FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 14, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIL by 1 after the first quarter and won 113–92.

Final · Box score
Magic104
Sixers87
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Cavs110
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +28; Q3 CLE +30; Q4 CLE +34
Final · Box score
Nuggets118
Grizzlies133
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Rockets123
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats113
Bucks92
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +21
Final · Box score
Suns126
Jazz98
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +28
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Blazers108
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2005–06Apr 14, 2006: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Blazers), 50 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Bucks

Walter Herrmann hits six threes, Charlotte tops Milwaukee

Dwight Howard goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3+16+21CHA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats27273227113
Bucks2823192292
Who led
Walter HerrmannPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 22, 21, 20, 15, 15, 20, 14, 30CHA30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 7, 12, 0, 6, 0, 2, 13, 24CHA24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 17, 9, 25, 4, 15, 13, 23, 16MIL16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dan GadzuricPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 5, 6, 4, 9, 0, 18, 21, 14MIL14 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sonics-Blazers

Portland never trails at a break against Seattle

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–102. Jarrett Jack led Portland with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over SEA6HOU over NOK11MEM over DEN15ORL over PHI17CHA over MIL21PHX over UTA28CLE over ATL34Final margin, points. Pink = POR over SEA.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Bucks18
Nuggets-Grizzlies16
Sonics-Blazers7
Hornets-Rockets4
Magic-Sixers0
Suns-Jazz0
Hawks-Cavs0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Grizzlies combined for 251, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 118, Grizzlies 133
251
Hornets-RocketsHornets 112, Rockets 123
235
Suns-JazzSuns 126, Jazz 98
224
Sonics-BlazersSonics 102, Blazers 108
210
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 113, Bucks 92
205
Magic-SixersMagic 104, Sixers 87
191
Hawks-CavsHawks 76, Cavs 110
186
POR won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sonics-BlazersSonics 102, Blazers 108
+6 POR
Hornets-RocketsHornets 112, Rockets 123
+11 HOU
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 118, Grizzlies 133
+15 MEM
Magic-SixersMagic 104, Sixers 87
+17 ORL
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 113, Bucks 92
+21 CHA
Suns-JazzSuns 126, Jazz 98
+28 PHX
Hawks-CavsHawks 76, Cavs 110
+34 CLE
Dwight shot 14-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
93% (14-15)
HilarioDEN · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
HerrmannCHA · 30 PTS, 9 REB
80% (12-15)
WestNOK · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
74% (14-19)
Alan AndersonCHA · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Sonics-Blazers
Sonics 102Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics26242824102
Blazers28321929108
The story
Jarrett Jack's 25 points carried Portland past Seattle, 108-102

For Seattle, Chris Wilcox had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-24, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+10+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rashard Lewis was the fantasy play: 41.2 FPTS on 29 PTS, 6 REB

Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 104Sixers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35262122104
Sixers2523182187
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 104-87 behind 14 points from Darko Milicic

Kyle Korver paced Philadelphia: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 35-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+13+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 76Cavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1711272176
Cavs28282925110
The story
LeBron James had 23 points as Cleveland beat Atlanta 110-76

Shelden Williams led Atlanta with 13 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 28-11, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
400 +11+28+30+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 35

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 12, 10, 8, 18, 31, 15, 12, 35Magic-Sixers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 20, 24, 18, 17, 15, 33, 31, 33Hornets-Rockets · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Walter HerrmannPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 22, 21, 20, 15, 15, 20, 14, 30Bobcats-Bucks · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 39, 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30Rockets-Hornets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 27, 19, 27, 9, 35, 20, 30, 29Sonics-Blazers · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 1, 5, 0, 19, 19, 15, 18, 11, 28Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 12 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+6.5 16.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.4 24.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Corey MaggetteLAC+6.2 23.0 last 10 · 16.8 season
Gerald GreenBOS+6.0 16.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Andres NocioniCHI−6.3 7.8 last 10 · 14.1 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Sam CassellLAC−6.2 6.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
JR SmithDEN−5.6 7.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Morris PetersonTOR−5.3 3.6 last 10 · 8.9 season