FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 17, 2007Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed WAS by 4 after three quarters and won 95–89.

Final · Box score
Pacers102
Hawks118
Q1 ATL +18; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Sixers92
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Magic95
Wizards89
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Pistons100
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Suns99
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Mavs82
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +24; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +29
On this day · 2005–06Apr 17, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Hedo Turkoglu (Magic-Bulls), 32 points.
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The lead · Magic-Wizards

Orlando handles Washington by 6

Antawn Jamison goes for 48 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+12-4+6ORL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3027122695
Wizards2718281689
Who led
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 6, 37, 15, 25, 7, 13, 20, 26ORL26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 8, 18, 31, 15, 12, 35, 10, 17ORL17 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 25, 27, 37, 26, 11, 4, 8, 48WAS48 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jarvis HayesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 13, 10, 29, 3, 13, 20, 11, 15WAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Sixers13
Clippers-Suns13
Mavs-Warriors5
Magic-Wizards4
Raptors-Pistons2
Pacers-Hawks0
The night in charts
Pacers-Hawks combined for 220, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HawksPacers 102, Hawks 118
220
Clippers-SunsClippers 103, Suns 99
202
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 82, Warriors 111
193
Cavs-SixersCavs 98, Sixers 92
190
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 84, Pistons 100
184
Magic-WizardsMagic 95, Wizards 89
184
LAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Clippers-SunsClippers 103, Suns 99
+4 LAC
Magic-WizardsMagic 95, Wizards 89
+6 ORL
Cavs-SixersCavs 98, Sixers 92
+6 CLE
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 84, Pistons 100
+16 DET
Pacers-HawksPacers 102, Hawks 118
+16 ATL
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 82, Warriors 111
+29 GSW
ORL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-WizardsORL won · Magic 95, Wizards 89
4 pts
Clippers-SunsLAC won · Clippers 103, Suns 99
3 pts
Slokar shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SlokarTOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Shelden WilliamsATL · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
DiawPHX · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
DwightORL · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 103Suns 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21292132103
Suns2028262599
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 103-99 behind 21 points from Elton Brand

Leandro Barbosa paced Phoenix: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 32-25 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1+2−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 95Wizards 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3027122695
Wizards2718281689
The story
Hedo Turkoglu had 26 points as Orlando beat Washington 95-89

Jarvis Hayes led Washington with 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 26-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+12−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 102Hawks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23322522102
Hawks41351428118
The story
Josh Smith's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Atlanta past Indiana, 118-102

For Indiana, Ike Diogu had 20 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 9-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-23, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +18+21+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 80 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 73 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Dallas by 29, the widest margin of 6 games.

LAC over PHX4CLE over PHI6ORL over WAS6ATL over IND16DET over TOR16GSW over DAL29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 48

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 25, 27, 37, 26, 11, 4, 8, 48Wizards-Magic · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +28.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high48 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 6, 37, 15, 25, 7, 13, 20, 26Magic-Wizards · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 25, 24, 15, 28, 16, 23, 17, 25Hawks-Pacers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 7, 16, 24, 26, 16, 10, 11, 25Hawks-Pacers · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 13, 12, 14, 8, 12, 2, 26, 24Sixers-Cavs · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 7, 10, 21, 21, 24, 8, 21, 23Hawks-Pacers · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 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
Andres NocioniCHI−6.7 7.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Sam CassellLAC−6.5 5.8 last 10 · 12.3 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