FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 8, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 6 at halftime and won 95–88.

Final · Box score
Wolves119
Bobcats121
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Pacers112
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Heat95
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Pistons94
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +23; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Suns127
Grizzlies113
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +14
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics107
Bucks104
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Jazz77
Hornets66
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Mavs99
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Blazers112
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Kings132
Warriors140
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Clippers99
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +18
On this day · 2006–07Apr 8, 2007: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Heat

Miami handles Chicago by 7

Baron Davis goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6+2+7MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2128182188
Heat1825262695
Who led
Kasib PowellPoints, last 7 games: 0, 4, 14, 2, 6, 15, 18MIA18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 28, 7, 14, 7, 7, 33, 11, 16MIA16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 14, 6, 19, 16, 10, 15, 8, 25CHI25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 13, 10, 6, 18, 6, 10, 7, 16CHI16 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Denver by 18.

CHA over MIN2BOS over MIL3NYK over DET4MIA over CHI7GSW over SAC8POR over LAL9UTA over NOH11IND over ATL14PHX over MEM14DAL over SEA16DEN over LAC18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Lakers-Blazers12
Sonics-Mavs8
Nuggets-Clippers8
Knicks-Pistons8
Bulls-Heat7
Jazz-Hornets6
Celtics-Bucks4
Suns-Grizzlies4
Hawks-Pacers3
Wolves-Bobcats0
Kings-Warriors0
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 272, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 132, Warriors 140
272
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 119, Bobcats 121
240
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 127, Grizzlies 113
240
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 117, Clippers 99
216
Lakers-BlazersLakers 103, Blazers 112
215
Celtics-BucksCeltics 107, Bucks 104
211
Hawks-PacersHawks 98, Pacers 112
210
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 98, Pistons 94
192
Bulls-HeatBulls 88, Heat 95
183
Sonics-MavsSonics 83, Mavs 99
182
Jazz-HornetsJazz 77, Hornets 66
143
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 119, Bobcats 121
+2 CHA
Celtics-BucksCeltics 107, Bucks 104
+3 BOS
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 98, Pistons 94
+4 NYK
Bulls-HeatBulls 88, Heat 95
+7 MIA
Kings-WarriorsKings 132, Warriors 140
+8 GSW
Lakers-BlazersLakers 103, Blazers 112
+9 POR
Jazz-HornetsJazz 77, Hornets 66
+11 UTA
Hawks-PacersHawks 98, Pacers 112
+14 IND
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 127, Grizzlies 113
+14 PHX
Sonics-MavsSonics 83, Mavs 99
+16 DAL
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 117, Clippers 99
+18 DEN
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 88, Heat 95
6 pts
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 127, Grizzlies 113
3 pts
Deng shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DengCHI · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
TerryDAL · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
82% (9-11)
MohammedCHA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Amar'ePHX · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MeloDEN · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
Final · Wolves-Bobcats
Wolves 119Bobcats 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves17303834119
Bobcats32273527121
The story
Jason Richardson's 36 points carried Charlotte past Minnesota, 121-119

For Minnesota, Randy Foye had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 36 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-17, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +15+12+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 107Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics322820198107
Bucks291621335104
The story
Kevin Garnett had 21 points as Boston beat Milwaukee 107-104 in OT

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 25 PTS, 6 AST 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the second 28-16, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+15+140+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andrew Bogut led the game in fantasy with 48.5 FPTS (15 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 127Grizzlies 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30243538127
Grizzlies33152738113
The story
Phoenix beat Memphis 127-113 behind 28 points and 11 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

Mike Conley paced Memphis: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

A 24-15 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3+6+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gay topped the game at 56.6 FPTS: 36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 40

Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 21, 14, 22, 26, 12, 24, 18, 40Wolves-Bobcats · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 13, 28, 23, 29, 21, 23, 23, 36Grizzlies-Suns · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 34, 27, 20, 26, 31, 27, 9, 36Bobcats-Wolves · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 23, 32, 25, 18, 25, 47, 38, 36Nuggets-Clippers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 30, 27, 53, 26, 36, 25, 29, 34Lakers-Blazers · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 12, 28, 21, 19, 20, 9, 17, 33Warriors-Kings · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasho NesterovicTOR+9.1 16.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Chris QuinnMIA+8.2 15.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Vince CarterNJN+7.9 29.5 last 10 · 21.6 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.5 30.7 last 10 · 25.2 season
Cold
Dwight HowardORL−5.7 15.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.3 6.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Grant HillPHX−5.0 8.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Sam CassellBOS−4.8 6.3 last 10 · 11.1 season