FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 4, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 10 at halftime and won 112–108.

Final · Box score
Bobcats105
Raptors100
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Hawks104
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Nets87
Pistons106
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Grizzlies86
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +31
Final · Box score
Knicks110
Hornets118
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Spurs64
Jazz90
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +26
Final · Box score
Heat95
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Bucks101
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Suns117
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +29
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Lakers112
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Rockets79
Sonics66
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +13
On this day · 2006–07Apr 4, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Hedo Turkoglu (Magic-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Lakers

Lamar Odom posts 31 and 10 as Lakers beat Dallas

Chris Paul goes for 33 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-10-7+4LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31332321108
Lakers31232632112
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 19, 23, 18, 2, 10, 12, 31LAL31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 23, 36, 30, 27, 53, 26, 36, 25LAL25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 26, 21, 21, 35, 22, 11, 18, 27DAL27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 3, 17, 4, 14, 15, 20, 31, 25DAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Hornets17
Mavs-Lakers11
Bobcats-Raptors10
Sixers-Hawks6
Rockets-Sonics6
Spurs-Jazz5
Warriors-Grizzlies2
Heat-Wizards2
Wolves-Suns0
Pacers-Bucks0
Nets-Pistons0
The night in charts
Knicks-Hornets combined for 228, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 110, Hornets 118
228
Mavs-LakersMavs 108, Lakers 112
220
Sixers-HawksSixers 109, Hawks 104
213
Pacers-BucksPacers 105, Bucks 101
206
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 105, Raptors 100
205
Wolves-SunsWolves 88, Suns 117
205
Heat-WizardsHeat 95, Wizards 109
204
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 117, Grizzlies 86
203
Nets-PistonsNets 87, Pistons 106
193
Spurs-JazzSpurs 64, Jazz 90
154
Rockets-SonicsRockets 79, Sonics 66
145
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BucksPacers 105, Bucks 101
+4 IND
Mavs-LakersMavs 108, Lakers 112
+4 LAL
Sixers-HawksSixers 109, Hawks 104
+5 PHI
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 105, Raptors 100
+5 CHA
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 110, Hornets 118
+8 NOH
Rockets-SonicsRockets 79, Sonics 66
+13 HOU
Heat-WizardsHeat 95, Wizards 109
+14 WAS
Nets-PistonsNets 87, Pistons 106
+19 DET
Spurs-JazzSpurs 64, Jazz 90
+26 UTA
Wolves-SunsWolves 88, Suns 117
+29 PHX
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 117, Grizzlies 86
+31 GSW
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 108, Lakers 112
10 pts
Spurs-JazzUTA won · Spurs 64, Jazz 90
6 pts
Bobcats-RaptorsCHA won · Bobcats 105, Raptors 100
2 pts
Rockets-SonicsHOU won · Rockets 79, Sonics 66
1 pt
Odom shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAL · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
86% (12-14)
McDyessDET · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
BiedrinsGSW · 21 PTS, 17 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ChildressATL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 108Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31332321108
Lakers31232632112
The story
Pau Gasol had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Dallas 112-108

Jason Terry led Dallas with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 11-20 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 32-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−10−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Raptors
Bobcats 105Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats27242331105
Raptors22243024100
The story
Emeka Okafor's 15 points and 13 rebounds carried Charlotte past Toronto, 105-100

For Toronto, Jamario Moon had 16 PTS, 5 REB 15 PTS, 13 REB · 5-6 FG

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 31-24.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +5+5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 109Hawks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28232632109
Hawks19272830104
The story
Philadelphia beat Atlanta 109-104 behind 30 points and 10 assists from Andre Iguodala

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 32 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 9-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+5+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 64 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Jazz

Utah routs San Antonio by 26

Utah led by 2 at halftime and won 90–64. Mehmet Okur led Utah with 17 points, 16 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over MIL4LAL over DAL4CHA over TOR5PHI over ATL5NOH over NYK8HOU over SEA13WAS over MIA14DET over NJN19UTA over SAS26PHX over MIN29GSW over MEM31Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over SAS.
Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 33

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 37, 21, 19, 31, 15, 22, 20, 19, 14, 33Hornets-Knicks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 15, 10, 28, 7, 14, 7, 7, 33Heat-Wizards · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 34, 15, 28, 19, 25, 19, 28, 32Hawks-Sixers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 19, 23, 18, 2, 10, 12, 31Lakers-Mavs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 14, 28, 28, 21, 13, 19, 17, 30Sixers-Hawks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 16, 26, 24, 26, 39, 19, 24, 29Knicks-Hornets · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasho NesterovicTOR+8.4 15.6 last 10 · 7.2 season
Chris QuinnMIA+7.5 14.9 last 10 · 7.4 season
Vince CarterNJN+7.3 28.8 last 10 · 21.5 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.0 6.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.5 6.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Grant HillPHX−5.2 8.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Sam CassellBOS−5.1 6.1 last 10 · 11.2 season