FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 15, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed NYK by 9 at halftime and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
Bulls101
Wizards68
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +22; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +33
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Mavs91
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +40; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Nets111
Pacers107
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Kings105
Clippers100
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Pistons91
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Magic88
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2005–06Apr 15, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Hawks), 36 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Raptors

Toronto climbs back to beat New York

Kobe Bryant goes for 50 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-9-1+2TOR AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27321927105
Raptors30202730107
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 13, 37, 24, 24, 28, 23, 22, 16, 18, 23TOR23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 14, 9, 20, 12, 27, 24, 21, 19TOR19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 34, 14, 20, 43, 24, 4, 20, 30NYK30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 9, 9, 1, 7, 4, 6, 22, 28NYK28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bulls rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Washington by 33.

ORL over BOS2TOR over NYK2NJN over IND4DAL over SAS5SAC over LAC5PHI over DET11LAL over SEA11GSW over MIN13CHI over WAS33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Pacers14
Knicks-Raptors14
Spurs-Mavs10
Celtics-Magic8
Sixers-Pistons4
Wolves-Warriors3
Kings-Clippers1
Bulls-Wizards0
Sonics-Lakers0
The night in charts
Wolves-Warriors combined for 229, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 108, Warriors 121
229
Nets-PacersNets 111, Pacers 107
218
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 105, Raptors 107
212
Sonics-LakersSonics 98, Lakers 109
207
Kings-ClippersKings 105, Clippers 100
205
Sixers-PistonsSixers 102, Pistons 91
193
Spurs-MavsSpurs 86, Mavs 91
177
Celtics-MagicCeltics 86, Magic 88
174
Bulls-WizardsBulls 101, Wizards 68
169
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 86, Magic 88
+2 ORL
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 105, Raptors 107
+2 TOR
Nets-PacersNets 111, Pacers 107
+4 NJN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 86, Mavs 91
+5 DAL
Kings-ClippersKings 105, Clippers 100
+5 SAC
Sixers-PistonsSixers 102, Pistons 91
+11 PHI
Sonics-LakersSonics 98, Lakers 109
+11 LAL
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 108, Warriors 121
+13 GSW
Bulls-WizardsBulls 101, Wizards 68
+33 CHI
TOR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-RaptorsTOR won · Knicks 105, Raptors 107
9 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 86, Mavs 91
6 pts
Nets-PacersNJN won · Nets 111, Pacers 107
2 pts
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 102, Pistons 91
1 pt
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 86, Magic 88
1 pt
Steven Hunter shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Steven HunterPHI · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GrahamTOR · 19 PTS, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
KobeLAL · 50 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
72% (18-25)
WilksSEA · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
JeffersonBOS · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 105Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27321927105
Raptors30202730107
The story
Chris Bosh had 23 points as Toronto beat New York 107-105

Steve Francis led New York with 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Raptors took the third 27-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3−9−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 86Magic 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2416192786
Magic2325301088
The story
Hedo Turkoglu's 20 points carried Orlando past Boston, 88-86

For Boston, Rajon Rondo had 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1+8+19+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 44.7 FPTS on 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 98Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1531282498
Lakers29262628109
The story
Los Angeles beat Seattle 109-98 behind 14 points from Lamar Odom

Mike Wilks paced Seattle: 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +14+9+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.1Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 3.1 in 45 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 72 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg47.2Today

47 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 50

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 53, 19, 39, 29, 46, 34, 23, 50, 17, 50Lakers-Sonics · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
50 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 36, 9, 17, 11, 28, 7, 15, 42Wolves-Warriors · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 19, 24, 21, 46, 31, 26, 25, 35Nets-Pacers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 36, 26, 27, 19, 23, 11, 17, 32Warriors-Wolves · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 34, 14, 20, 43, 24, 4, 20, 30Knicks-Raptors · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 37, 15, 2, 27, 27, 23, 20, 30Bulls-Wizards · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 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
Nate RobinsonNYK+7.0 17.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.4 24.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Corey MaggetteLAC+6.3 23.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Sasha PavlovicCLE+5.8 14.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−7.6 4.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Andres NocioniCHI−6.7 7.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
JR SmithDEN−5.6 7.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Morris PetersonTOR−5.3 3.6 last 10 · 8.9 season