FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 4, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ORL by 13 after the first quarter and won 111–108.

Final · Box score
Raptors111
Magic108
Q1 TOR -13; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats108
Wizards100
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Pistons88
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Nets101
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Knicks90
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Bucks98
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics92
Hornets101
Q1 NOK -2; Q2 NOK +3; Q3 NOK +13; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOK +9
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Rockets99
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Kings115
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +21; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Blazers94
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Lakers82
Clippers90
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2005–06Apr 4, 2006: 13 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Cavs), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Magic

Toronto climbs out of a 13-point hole against Orlando

Gerald Wallace goes for 27 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-5+5+3TOR AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24283227111
Magic37202229108
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 34, 14, 15, 13, 37, 24, 24, 28TOR28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 15, 0, 16, 20, 13, 14, 9, 20TOR20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 20, 4, 11, 18, 20, 10, 6, 37ORL37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 2, 24, 12, 6, 20, 22, 23, 19ORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Wizards

Charlotte takes care of Washington

An 8-point win, 108–100. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over NYK2TOR over ORL3DEN over SAC5POR over UTA5CHA over WAS8LAC over LAL8MIL over BOS9NOK over SEA9GSW over HOU11NJN over ATL15CHI over DET18Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over WAS.
Lead changes
Jazz-Blazers21
Celtics-Bucks18
Bobcats-Wizards17
Bulls-Pistons15
Sonics-Hornets9
Sixers-Knicks8
Warriors-Rockets7
Raptors-Magic4
Lakers-Clippers4
Hawks-Nets2
Kings-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 235, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 115, Nuggets 120
235
Raptors-MagicRaptors 111, Magic 108
219
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 110, Rockets 99
209
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 108, Wizards 100
208
Bulls-PistonsBulls 106, Pistons 88
194
Sonics-HornetsSonics 92, Hornets 101
193
Hawks-NetsHawks 86, Nets 101
187
Celtics-BucksCeltics 89, Bucks 98
187
Jazz-BlazersJazz 89, Blazers 94
183
Sixers-KnicksSixers 92, Knicks 90
182
Lakers-ClippersLakers 82, Clippers 90
172
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-KnicksSixers 92, Knicks 90
+2 PHI
Raptors-MagicRaptors 111, Magic 108
+3 TOR
Jazz-BlazersJazz 89, Blazers 94
+5 POR
Kings-NuggetsKings 115, Nuggets 120
+5 DEN
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 108, Wizards 100
+8 CHA
Lakers-ClippersLakers 82, Clippers 90
+8 LAC
Celtics-BucksCeltics 89, Bucks 98
+9 MIL
Sonics-HornetsSonics 92, Hornets 101
+9 NOK
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 110, Rockets 99
+11 GSW
Hawks-NetsHawks 86, Nets 101
+15 NJN
Bulls-PistonsBulls 106, Pistons 88
+18 CHI
TOR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 111, Magic 108
13 pts
Bobcats-WizardsCHA won · Bobcats 108, Wizards 100
4 pts
Sixers-KnicksPHI won · Sixers 92, Knicks 90
2 pts
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 89, Blazers 94
2 pts
Sonics-HornetsNOK won · Sonics 92, Hornets 101
2 pts
Head shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HeadHOU · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
OdomLAL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
OkaforCHA · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HilarioDEN · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BoykinsMIL · 32 PTS, 5 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 92Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2620192792
Knicks2019282390
The story
Andre Iguodala's 18 points carried Philadelphia past New York, 92-90

For New York, Renaldo Balkman had 17 PTS, 16 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+7−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephon Marbury was the fantasy play: 49.4 FPTS on 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 111Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24283227111
Magic37202229108
The story
Chris Bosh had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto beat Orlando 111-108

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 18 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Raptors took the third 32-22.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −13−5+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Hornets
Sonics 92Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics21242019892
Hornets192930617101
The story
New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Seattle 101-92 in OT behind 18 points and 14 rebounds from David West

Earl Watson paced Seattle: 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOK lead by quarter
200 −2+3+130+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rashard Lewis topped the game at 47.0 FPTS: 27 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 41 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg20.9Last 3

20.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 70 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Hedo Turkoglu leads the day with 37

Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 20, 4, 11, 18, 20, 10, 6, 37Magic-Raptors · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 19, 12, 11, 24, 29, 26, 25, 32Kings-Nuggets · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 4, 9, 13, 2, 12, 11, 8, 32Bucks-Celtics · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 10, 27, 13, 28, 32, 32, 31, 31Nuggets-Kings · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 8, 17, 4, 32, 16, 43, 16, 30Knicks-Sixers · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Luther HeadPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 9, 13, 3, 2, 15, 13, 0, 30Rockets-Warriors · L
10.6 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.0 43.1 last 10 · 31.1 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Sasha PavlovicCLE+6.6 15.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC+5.4 19.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.3 14.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−6.5 6.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Allen IversonDEN−6.5 20.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Richard HamiltonDET−6.3 13.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Earl BoykinsMIL−5.5 9.1 last 10 · 14.6 season