FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 16, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIA by 10 after the first quarter and won 117–93.

Final · Box score
Bulls117
Heat93
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +24
Final · Box score
Suns89
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +20
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Pistons103
Q1 DET +22; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Wolves90
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +26; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Nets95
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Sonics114
Clippers98
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +16; Q3 SEA +26; Q4 SEA +16
Final · Box score
Hornets79
Kings96
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +17
On this day · 2004–05Apr 16, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Heat

Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Miami

Kobe Bryant goes for 43 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+5+14+24CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25333029117
Heat3518211993
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 20, 14, 21, 14, 10, 14, 16, 26CHI26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 13, 14, 21, 19, 20, 14, 17, 18CHI18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 11, 14, 6, 5, 5, 32, 16, 22MIA22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 18, 24, 28, 27, 16, 15, 15, 14MIA14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Nets

New Jersey leads Boston wire to wire

New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 95–93. Best quarter: the first, 31–21. Nenad Krstic led New Jersey with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over BOS2DET over NYK6WAS over CLE12SAS over MIN13DAL over UTA16SEA over LAC16SAC over NOK17LAL over PHX20CHI over MIA24Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over BOS.
Lead changes
Spurs-Wolves8
Bulls-Heat7
Jazz-Mavs5
Sonics-Clippers2
Celtics-Nets2
Hornets-Kings1
Suns-Lakers0
Knicks-Pistons0
The night in charts
Sonics-Clippers combined for 212, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-ClippersSonics 114, Clippers 98
212
Bulls-HeatBulls 117, Heat 93
210
Jazz-MavsJazz 95, Mavs 111
206
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 97, Pistons 103
200
Suns-LakersSuns 89, Lakers 109
198
Cavs-WizardsCavs 92, Wizards 104
196
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 103, Wolves 90
193
Celtics-NetsCeltics 93, Nets 95
188
Hornets-KingsHornets 79, Kings 96
175
NJN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-NetsCeltics 93, Nets 95
+2 NJN
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 97, Pistons 103
+6 DET
Cavs-WizardsCavs 92, Wizards 104
+12 WAS
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 103, Wolves 90
+13 SAS
Sonics-ClippersSonics 114, Clippers 98
+16 SEA
Jazz-MavsJazz 95, Mavs 111
+16 DAL
Hornets-KingsHornets 79, Kings 96
+17 SAC
Suns-LakersSuns 89, Lakers 109
+20 LAL
Bulls-HeatBulls 117, Heat 93
+24 CHI
Prince shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DengCHI · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
IlgauskasCLE · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KrsticNJN · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
RidnourSEA · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 93Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2127222393
Nets3122212195
The story
Vince Carter's 13 points and 9 assists carried New Jersey past Boston, 95-93

For Boston, Gerald Green had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 3-11 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-21, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +10+5+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 79Kings 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2015281679
Kings2628241896
The story
Sacramento beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 96-79 behind 13 points from Metta World Peace

Chris Paul paced New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 12 PTS, 7 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 5-11 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6+19+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 89Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2219291989
Lakers35272126109
The story
Lamar Odom had 14 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 109-89

Boris Diaw led Phoenix with 12 AST, 11 PTS, 10 REB 14 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 7-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 35-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +13+21+13+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.4Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg23.9Last 3

23.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 79 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 43, 43, 42, 51, 38, 31, 50, 43Lakers-Suns · W
35.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 13, 38, 41, 30, 32, 25, 36, 35Wizards-Cavs · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 32, 16, 12, 22, 23, 29, 31, 29Suns-Lakers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 25, 12, 13, 19, 12, 14, 16, 28Pistons-Knicks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 20, 14, 21, 14, 10, 14, 16, 26Bulls-Heat · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Marcus BanksPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 4, 2, 14, 6, 10, 15, 15, 25Wolves-Spurs · L
9.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mike JamesTOR+8.5 28.9 last 10 · 20.4 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+7.5 21.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.2 19.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Josh SmithATL+6.9 18.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Morris PetersonTOR+6.0 22.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Darius MilesPOR−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Steve NashPHX−5.3 13.7 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC−5.2 9.7 last 10 · 14.9 season