FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 10, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOK trailed LAC by 11 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Celtics96
Hawks104
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Heat82
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Sixers90
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Nets96
Wizards92
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN -2; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Kings112
Grizzlies100
Q1 SAC +24; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +12
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers100
Hornets103
Q1 NOK +1; Q2 NOK -11; Q3 NOK +4; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOK +3
Final · Box score
Knicks69
Bulls98
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +28; Q4 CHI +29
On this day · 2005–06Apr 10, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Wizards-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Hornets

David West scores 33, New Orleans/Oklahoma City rallies past Clippers

Elton Brand goes for 37 points

Game flow · NOK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-11+40+3NOK AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers2527142311100
Hornets2615291914103
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 10, 16, 20, 24, 18, 17, 15, 33NOK33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 8, 11, 5, 11, 14, 13, 8, 25NOK25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 18, 24, 12, 21, 12, 22, 20, 37LAC37 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 19, 29, 13, 19, 22, 24, 24, 24LAC24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Hornets10
Nets-Wizards10
Celtics-Hawks9
Pacers-Sixers6
Heat-Bobcats1
Kings-Grizzlies0
Knicks-Bulls0
The night in charts
Kings-Grizzlies combined for 212, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-GrizzliesKings 112, Grizzlies 100
212
Clippers-HornetsClippers 100, Hornets 103
203
Celtics-HawksCeltics 96, Hawks 104
200
Nets-WizardsNets 96, Wizards 92
188
Pacers-SixersPacers 86, Sixers 90
176
Heat-BobcatsHeat 82, Bobcats 92
174
Knicks-BullsKnicks 69, Bulls 98
167
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-HornetsClippers 100, Hornets 103
+3 NOK
Pacers-SixersPacers 86, Sixers 90
+4 PHI
Nets-WizardsNets 96, Wizards 92
+4 NJN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 96, Hawks 104
+8 ATL
Heat-BobcatsHeat 82, Bobcats 92
+10 CHA
Kings-GrizzliesKings 112, Grizzlies 100
+12 SAC
Knicks-BullsKnicks 69, Bulls 98
+29 CHI
NOK erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-HornetsNOK won · Clippers 100, Hornets 103
11 pts
Nets-WizardsNJN won · Nets 96, Wizards 92
8 pts
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 96, Hawks 104
8 pts
Gerald Wallace shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Gerald WallaceCHA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
RondoBOS · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
JeffersonNJN · 35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
68% (13-19)
BrandLAC · 37 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (15-23)
PachuliaATL · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Clippers-Hornets
Clippers 100Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2527142311100
Hornets2615291914103
The story
Devin Brown had 25 points as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 103-100 in OT

Corey Maggette led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Hornets took the third 29-14.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +1−11+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 96Wizards 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1624253196
Wizards2416272592
The story
New Jersey beat Washington 96-92 behind 31 points from Vince Carter

Antawn Jamison paced Washington: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −80−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 112Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings39142831112
Grizzlies15332230100
The story
Brad Miller's a 17-10-11 triple-double carried Sacramento past Memphis, 112-100

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 17 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 39-15, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +24+5+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 59 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 49 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat New York by 29, the widest margin of 7 games.

NOK over LAC3PHI over IND4NJN over WAS4ATL over BOS8CHA over MIA10SAC over MEM12CHI over NYK29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Elton Brand leads the day with 37

Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 18, 24, 12, 21, 12, 22, 20, 37Clippers-Hornets · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 14, 13, 14, 9, 11, 27, 35Nets-Wizards · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 10, 16, 20, 24, 18, 17, 15, 33Hornets-Clippers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 10, 2, 12, 25, 8, 21, 12, 33Celtics-Hawks · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 40, 13, 27, 19, 24, 21, 46, 31Nets-Wizards · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 14, 16, 10, 6, 25, 27, 37, 26Wizards-Nets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.4 24.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+6.1 16.1 last 10 · 10.0 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−5.9 8.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Richard HamiltonDET−5.4 14.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Mickael PietrusGSW−5.2 5.8 last 10 · 11.0 season