FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 5, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–115.

Final · Box score
Magic101
Cavs86
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Bobcats78
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Sixers85
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Nets99
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Bulls87
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Kings118
Nuggets115
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +3
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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Kevin Martin scores 36, Sacramento rallies past Denver

Carmelo Anthony goes for 47 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+3+9+3SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25342930118
Nuggets34222336115
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 29, 18, 36, 25, 31, 27, 26, 36SAC36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 15, 17, 7, 16, 21, 8, 17, 29SAC29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 17, 33, 23, 32, 25, 18, 25, 47DEN47 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 23, 3, 7, 7, 8, 4, 8, 28DEN28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Magic-Cavs

Orlando climbs back to beat Cleveland

Cleveland led by 8 at the half. Orlando won it 101–86. Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Cavs
Hedo Turkoglu · ORLDelonte West · CLEPTS2319REB51AST54Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Bulls14
Magic-Cavs10
Kings-Nuggets4
Raptors-Nets4
Hawks-Sixers1
The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 233, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 118, Nuggets 115
233
Raptors-NetsRaptors 90, Nets 99
189
Magic-CavsMagic 101, Cavs 86
187
Wizards-BullsWizards 99, Bulls 87
186
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 101, Bobcats 78
179
Hawks-SixersHawks 92, Sixers 85
177
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-NuggetsKings 118, Nuggets 115
+3 SAC
Hawks-SixersHawks 92, Sixers 85
+7 ATL
Raptors-NetsRaptors 90, Nets 99
+9 NJN
Wizards-BullsWizards 99, Bulls 87
+12 WAS
Magic-CavsMagic 101, Cavs 86
+15 ORL
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 101, Bobcats 78
+23 BOS
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NuggetsSAC won · Kings 118, Nuggets 115
9 pts
Magic-CavsORL won · Magic 101, Cavs 86
8 pts
Wizards-BullsWAS won · Wizards 99, Bulls 87
1 pt
Nesterovic shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NesterovicTOR · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
MeloDEN · 47 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
79% (19-24)
Mikki MooreSAC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Andre MillerPHI · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
WestCLE · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 118Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25342930118
Nuggets34222336115
The story
Francisco Garcia had 29 points as Sacramento beat Denver 118-115

Marcus Camby led Denver with 14 REB, 11 AST, 4 PTS 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Kings took the second 34-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −9+3+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 92Sixers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2431152292
Sixers1529132885
The story
Atlanta beat Philadelphia 92-85 behind 22 points from Joe Johnson

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +9+11+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 90Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2622261690
Nets3323202399
The story
Vince Carter's 32 points carried New Jersey past Toronto, 99-90

For Toronto, Rasho Nesterovic had 22 PTS, 14 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 12-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-26, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +7+8+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 47

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 17, 33, 23, 32, 25, 18, 25, 47Nuggets-Kings · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 29, 18, 36, 25, 31, 27, 26, 36Kings-Nuggets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 39, 32, 27, 27, 22, 33, 32, 29, 32Nets-Raptors · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 15, 17, 7, 16, 21, 8, 17, 29Kings-Nuggets · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 11, 26, 20, 19, 20, 14, 15, 28Nets-Raptors · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 23, 3, 7, 7, 8, 4, 8, 28Nuggets-Kings · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasho NesterovicTOR+9.1 16.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Vince CarterNJN+7.9 29.5 last 10 · 21.6 season
Chris QuinnMIA+7.5 14.9 last 10 · 7.4 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.3 6.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Dwight HowardORL−5.3 15.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Grant HillPHX−5.2 8.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
John SalmonsSAC−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season