FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 17, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DEN by 16 at halftime and won 86–83.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls116
Magic112
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Pacers120
Raptors95
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +35; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Celtics88
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats98
Knicks91
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Bucks113
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +29; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Spurs115
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +33
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Nuggets83
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU -16; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Hornets78
Suns115
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +37
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Warriors93
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2004–05Apr 17, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Sixers), 43 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Nuggets

Juwan Howard drops 31 in 16-point comeback win over Denver

Kirk Hinrich goes for 26 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-16-7+3HOU AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1619242786
Nuggets2922151783
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 13, 12, 12, 22, 25, 15, 16, 31HOU31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 16, 5, 16, 1, 22, 17, 13, 17HOU17 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 25, 24, 33, 28, 28, 18, 15, 22DEN22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
DerMarr JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 2, 22, 0, 5, 13, 6, 3, 12DEN12 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Knicks13
Cavs-Celtics12
Bulls-Magic5
Blazers-Warriors4
Jazz-Spurs2
Hornets-Suns1
Pacers-Raptors1
The night in charts
Bulls-Magic combined for 228, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-MagicBulls 116, Magic 112
228
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 120, Raptors 95
215
Pistons-BucksPistons 93, Bucks 113
206
Jazz-SpursJazz 82, Spurs 115
197
Hornets-SunsHornets 78, Suns 115
193
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 98, Knicks 91
189
Cavs-CelticsCavs 93, Celtics 88
181
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 79, Warriors 93
172
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 86, Nuggets 83
169
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 86, Nuggets 83
+3 HOU
Bulls-MagicBulls 116, Magic 112
+4 CHI
Cavs-CelticsCavs 93, Celtics 88
+5 CLE
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 98, Knicks 91
+7 CHA
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 79, Warriors 93
+14 GSW
Pistons-BucksPistons 93, Bucks 113
+20 MIL
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 120, Raptors 95
+25 IND
Jazz-SpursJazz 82, Spurs 115
+33 SAS
Hornets-SunsHornets 78, Suns 115
+37 PHX
HOU erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-NuggetsHOU won · Rockets 86, Nuggets 83
16 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 116, Magic 112
11 pts
Cavs-CelticsCLE won · Cavs 93, Celtics 88
1 pt
Bobcats-KnicksCHA won · Bobcats 98, Knicks 91
1 pt
Tony Allen shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tony AllenBOS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
83% (10-12)
Anthony JohnsonIND · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
NocioniCHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
VoskuhlCHA · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
BarrySAS · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 86Nuggets 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1619242786
Nuggets2922151783
The story
Rafer Alston's 17 points carried Houston past Denver, 86-83

For Denver, DerMarr Johnson had 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 5-17 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 27-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −13−16−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 116Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2417282720116
Magic2626242016112
The story
Luol Deng had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago beat Orlando 116-112 in OT

Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 27-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−11−70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bobcats-Knicks
Bobcats 98Knicks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2629212298
Knicks2722202291
The story
Charlotte beat New York 98-91 behind 16 points and 14 assists from Raymond Felton

Jamal Crawford paced New York: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 14 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 6-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1+6+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.9Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Season avg19.2Last 3

19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.2 in 79 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 2.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City by 37, the widest margin of 9 games.

HOU over DEN3CHI over ORL4CLE over BOS5CHA over NYK7GSW over POR14MIL over DET20IND over TOR25SAS over UTA33PHX over NOK37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Hedo Turkoglu leads the day with 32

Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 24, 26, 14, 16, 18, 15, 23, 32Magic-Bulls · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 13, 12, 12, 22, 25, 15, 16, 31Rockets-Nuggets · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 25, 32, 11, 23, 25, 11, 18, 27Pacers-Raptors · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 32, 12, 13, 9, 23, 23, 20, 27Raptors-Pacers · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 15, 14, 5, 22, 17, 19, 17, 26Bulls-Magic · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 14, 21, 19, 20, 14, 17, 18, 24Bulls-Magic · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mike JamesTOR+8.1 28.4 last 10 · 20.3 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+7.9 22.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Josh SmithATL+6.9 18.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+6.5 18.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Hedo TurkogluORL+5.9 20.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
David WesleyHOU−5.3 4.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Darius MilesPOR−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC−5.2 9.7 last 10 · 14.9 season