FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 16, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 7 at halftime and won 91–89.

Final · Box score
Celtics91
Heat89
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Nets104
Knicks95
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Grizzlies101
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Suns117
Rockets120
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Jazz130
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +37
Final · Box score
Hornets125
Kings118
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOK +1; Q4 NOK +7
On this day · 2005–06Apr 16, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Suns), 43 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Heat

Boston wins a tight one over Miami

Pau Gasol goes for 25 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-70+2BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1818292691
Heat2122222489
Who led
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 18, 17, 16, 11, 10, 13, 19, 28BOS28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 22, 4, 22, 23, 20, 24, 28, 20BOS20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 14, 5, 8, 4, 8, 9, 5, 16MIA16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jason KaponoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 7, 11, 9, 19, 9, 9, 0, 16MIA16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 37.

BOS over MIA2HOU over PHX3MIL over ATL6NOK over SAC7NJN over NYK9MEM over SAS10DEN over MIN15UTA over POR37Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Kings15
Wolves-Nuggets10
Celtics-Heat10
Suns-Rockets9
Hawks-Bucks8
Blazers-Jazz4
Nets-Knicks1
Spurs-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Jefferson's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 91-89 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Kings combined for 243, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KingsHornets 125, Kings 118
243
Suns-RocketsSuns 117, Rockets 120
237
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 122
229
Blazers-JazzBlazers 93, Jazz 130
223
Nets-KnicksNets 104, Knicks 95
199
Hawks-BucksHawks 96, Bucks 102
198
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 91, Grizzlies 101
192
Celtics-HeatCeltics 91, Heat 89
180
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 91, Heat 89
+2 BOS
Suns-RocketsSuns 117, Rockets 120
+3 HOU
Hawks-BucksHawks 96, Bucks 102
+6 MIL
Hornets-KingsHornets 125, Kings 118
+7 NOK
Nets-KnicksNets 104, Knicks 95
+9 NJN
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 91, Grizzlies 101
+10 MEM
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 122
+15 DEN
Blazers-JazzBlazers 93, Jazz 130
+37 UTA
BOS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 91, Heat 89
7 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 107, Nuggets 122
4 pts
Suns-RocketsHOU won · Suns 117, Rockets 120
1 pt
Boozer shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
YaoHOU · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
JeffersonBOS · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MarionPHX · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
Devin BrownNOK · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 91Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1818292691
Heat2122222489
The story
Boston beat Miami 91-89 behind 28 points from Delonte West

Shaquille O'Neal paced Miami: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 20 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 117Rockets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25292538117
Rockets24323529120
The story
Yao Ming had 34 points as Houston beat Phoenix 120-117

Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 27 PTS, 3 REB 34 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 14-20 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the third 35-25, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+2+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 96Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2518282596
Bucks31252818102
The story
Mo Williams' 26 points carried Milwaukee past Atlanta, 102-96

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-20 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+13+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 77 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg9.1Last 3

9.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 61 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 39

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 30, 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39Rockets-Suns · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 39, 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34Rockets-Suns · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 27, 15, 11, 19, 18, 15, 14, 30Suns-Rockets · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 24, 21, 46, 31, 26, 25, 35, 29Nets-Knicks · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 18, 17, 16, 11, 10, 13, 19, 28Celtics-Heat · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 17, 17, 20, 12, 24, 16, 18, 27Suns-Rockets · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tarence KinseyMEM+11.7 19.2 last 10 · 7.5 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+6.5 16.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Travis OutlawPOR+6.5 15.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.4 24.6 last 10 · 18.2 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
Dwyane WadeMIA−5.6 21.8 last 10 · 27.4 season
JR SmithDEN−5.5 7.4 last 10 · 12.9 season