FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 8, 2007Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed ATL by 12 at halftime and won 109–104.

Final · Box score
Cavs82
Pistons87
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Suns115
Lakers107
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +8
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats111
Heat103
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +14
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks104
Sixers109
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -12; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Kings106
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +6
On this day · 2005–06Apr 8, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bulls), 39 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Sixers

Philadelphia needs overtime to survive Atlanta

Tracy McGrady goes for 40 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-12-40+5PHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hawks3023211911104
Sixers2417292316109
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 6, 19, 26, 23, 13, 18, 20, 25PHI25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 2, 6, 11, 12, 10, 14, 2, 18PHI18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 2, 15, 4, 5, 15, 7, 16, 24ATL24 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 2, 9, 14, 12, 16, 7, 10, 21ATL21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Toronto by 14.

DET over CLE5PHI over ATL5HOU over SAC6PHX over LAL8CHA over MIA8TOR over CHI14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers14
Cavs-Pistons12
Rockets-Kings11
Bobcats-Heat9
Bulls-Raptors6
Hawks-Sixers4
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 222, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 115, Lakers 107
222
Rockets-KingsRockets 112, Kings 106
218
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 111, Heat 103
214
Hawks-SixersHawks 104, Sixers 109
213
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 89, Raptors 103
192
Cavs-PistonsCavs 82, Pistons 87
169
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 82, Pistons 87
+5 DET
Hawks-SixersHawks 104, Sixers 109
+5 PHI
Rockets-KingsRockets 112, Kings 106
+6 HOU
Suns-LakersSuns 115, Lakers 107
+8 PHX
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 111, Heat 103
+8 CHA
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 89, Raptors 103
+14 TOR
PHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SixersPHI won · Hawks 104, Sixers 109
12 pts
Rockets-KingsHOU won · Rockets 112, Kings 106
7 pts
Bulls-RaptorsTOR won · Bulls 89, Raptors 103
4 pts
Zo shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 20 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB
90% (9-10)
TuriafLAL · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Anthony ParkerTOR · 27 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
McDyessDET · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 104Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks3023211911104
Sixers2417292316109
The story
Andre Iguodala had 25 points and 8 assists as Philadelphia beat Atlanta 109-104 in OT

Marvin Williams led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the 76ers took the third 29-21.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6−12−40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Tyronn Lue led the game in fantasy with 48.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 112Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21293131112
Kings24332326106
The story
Yao Ming's 18 points carried Houston past Sacramento, 112-106

For Sacramento, Francisco Garcia had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 31-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−7+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Heat
Bobcats 111Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats2928211419111
Heat2227192411103
The story
Charlotte beat Miami 111-103 in OT behind 30 points from Gerald Wallace

Shaquille O'Neal paced Miami: 15 PTS, 9 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats settled it in overtime, 19-11.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +7+8+100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg47.2Today

47 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 20, 31, 22, 27, 30, 20, 0, 40Rockets-Kings · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 60, 50, 43, 23, 53, 19, 39, 29, 46, 34Lakers-Suns · L
31.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 21, 31, 24, 13, 34, 27, 29, 30Bobcats-Heat · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 31, 17, 25, 37, 15, 2, 27, 27Bulls-Raptors · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 16, 20, 13, 14, 9, 20, 12, 27Raptors-Bulls · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 11, 14, 18, 23, 15, 20, 15, 25Suns-Lakers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+8.3 39.6 last 10 · 31.3 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.8 24.9 last 10 · 18.1 season
Antonio McDyessDET+6.3 14.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jason TerryDAL+5.5 22.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−6.5 6.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Allen IversonDEN−6.0 20.6 last 10 · 26.6 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.8 8.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Richard HamiltonDET−5.2 14.8 last 10 · 20.0 season