FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 9, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed MIN by 6 after three quarters and won 111–100.

Final · Box score
Pistons91
Knicks83
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Magic117
Bucks94
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +23
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Wolves100
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Mavs96
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Sonics90
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Warriors126
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +24
On this day · 2005–06Apr 9, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Wolves

Toronto keeps rolling, beats Minnesota

Marcus Camby goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-4-6+11TOR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25232538111
Wolves27252721100
Who led
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 16, 20, 13, 14, 9, 20, 12, 27, 24TOR24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 14, 23, 11, 4, 16, 12, 3, 17TOR17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 21, 18, 10, 36, 9, 17, 11, 28MIN28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 20, 25, 22, 22, 22, 12, 13, 17MIN17 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pistons-Knicks

Detroit gets past New York

91–83, with Detroit ahead 45–38 at halftime. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 22 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over LAL4HOU over SEA5DET over NYK8DAL over LAC10TOR over MIN11SAS over POR16ORL over MIL23GSW over UTA24Final margin, points. Pink = DET over NYK.
Lead changes
Magic-Bucks16
Clippers-Mavs8
Rockets-Sonics7
Lakers-Nuggets5
Raptors-Wolves5
Jazz-Warriors3
Blazers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Jazz-Warriors combined for 228, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 102, Warriors 126
228
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 111, Nuggets 115
226
Magic-BucksMagic 117, Bucks 94
211
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 111, Wolves 100
211
Blazers-SpursBlazers 96, Spurs 112
208
Rockets-SonicsRockets 95, Sonics 90
185
Clippers-MavsClippers 86, Mavs 96
182
Pistons-KnicksPistons 91, Knicks 83
174
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 111, Nuggets 115
+4 DEN
Rockets-SonicsRockets 95, Sonics 90
+5 HOU
Pistons-KnicksPistons 91, Knicks 83
+8 DET
Clippers-MavsClippers 86, Mavs 96
+10 DAL
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 111, Wolves 100
+11 TOR
Blazers-SpursBlazers 96, Spurs 112
+16 SAS
Magic-BucksMagic 117, Bucks 94
+23 ORL
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 102, Warriors 126
+24 GSW
TOR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-WolvesTOR won · Raptors 111, Wolves 100
6 pts
Pistons-KnicksDET won · Pistons 91, Knicks 83
5 pts
Jazz-WarriorsGSW won · Jazz 102, Warriors 126
1 pt
Craig Smith shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Craig SmithMIN · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ParkerSAS · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
JackPOR · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
DwightORL · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
TurkogluORL · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 111Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23352429111
Nuggets32332723115
The story
Allen Iverson had 24 points as Denver beat Los Angeles 115-111

Luke Walton led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 8-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 32-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+7+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 95Sonics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2327261995
Sonics2022282090
The story
Tracy McGrady's 27 points carried Houston past Seattle, 95-90

For Seattle, Rashard Lewis had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+8+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 102Warriors 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27202827102
Warriors26373627126
The story
Golden State beat Utah 126-102 behind 28 points from Stephen Jackson

Carlos Boozer paced Utah: 17 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 10-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-20 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −1+16+24+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.2Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 3.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 70 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg35.5Today

36 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 33

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 28, 32, 32, 31, 31, 23, 23, 33Nuggets-Lakers · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 16, 22, 24, 39, 35, 9, 18, 31Rockets-Sonics · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 20, 6, 23, 22, 16, 35, 18, 30Spurs-Blazers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 16, 12, 29, 21, 17, 12, 14, 28Warriors-Jazz · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 21, 18, 10, 36, 9, 17, 11, 28Wolves-Raptors · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 31, 22, 27, 30, 20, 0, 40, 27Rockets-Sonics · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+7.0 16.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.8 24.9 last 10 · 18.1 season
Antonio McDyessDET+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.3 14.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−6.5 6.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.8 8.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Richard HamiltonDET−5.4 14.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Mickael PietrusGSW−5.2 5.8 last 10 · 11.0 season