FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 9, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 96–79.

Final · Box score
Nets83
Cavs104
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Magic115
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +32
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Sixers101
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Bobcats107
Knicks109
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Hornets122
Wolves90
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +16; Q4 NOH +32
Final · Box score
Sonics80
Rockets103
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Suns96
Spurs79
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +17
On this day · 2006–07Apr 9, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · Suns-Spurs

Phoenix climbs out of an 8-point hole against San Antonio

Chris Bosh goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+4+17PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1629272496
Spurs2421231179
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 22, 33, 41, 25, 24, 31, 28, 21PHX21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 16, 15, 17, 20, 14, 5, 13, 16PHX16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 19, 26, 12, 13, 17, 15, 27, 23SAS23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 11, 15, 18, 22, 26, 17, 8, 20SAS20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Orlando by 32.

NYK over CHA2PHI over DET7WAS over BOS14PHX over SAS17TOR over MIL18CLE over NJN21HOU over SEA23ORL over CHI32NOH over MIN32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Wolves15
Bucks-Raptors10
Bulls-Magic8
Suns-Spurs8
Nets-Cavs6
Celtics-Wizards6
Bobcats-Knicks5
Sonics-Rockets2
Pistons-Sixers0
The night in charts
Bobcats-Knicks combined for 216, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 107, Knicks 109
216
Hornets-WolvesHornets 122, Wolves 90
212
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 95, Wizards 109
204
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 93, Raptors 111
204
Bulls-MagicBulls 83, Magic 115
198
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 101
195
Nets-CavsNets 83, Cavs 104
187
Sonics-RocketsSonics 80, Rockets 103
183
Suns-SpursSuns 96, Spurs 79
175
NYK won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 107, Knicks 109
+2 NYK
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 101
+7 PHI
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 95, Wizards 109
+14 WAS
Suns-SpursSuns 96, Spurs 79
+17 PHX
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 93, Raptors 111
+18 TOR
Nets-CavsNets 83, Cavs 104
+21 CLE
Sonics-RocketsSonics 80, Rockets 103
+23 HOU
Hornets-WolvesHornets 122, Wolves 90
+32 NOH
Bulls-MagicBulls 83, Magic 115
+32 ORL
PHX rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SpursPHX won · Suns 96, Spurs 79
8 pts
Sonics-RocketsHOU won · Sonics 80, Rockets 103
5 pts
Nets-CavsCLE won · Nets 83, Cavs 104
4 pts
Hornets-WolvesNOH won · Hornets 122, Wolves 90
2 pts
Dwight shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
WestNOH · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
JeffersonMIN · 14 PTS, 8 REB
70% (7-10)
DalembertPHI · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
PierceBOS · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Bobcats-Knicks
Bobcats 107Knicks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats26243324107
Knicks27372223109
The story
Jamal Crawford had 18 points as New York beat Charlotte 109-107

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 37-24, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1+14+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Richardson led the game in fantasy with 47.0 FPTS (25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 93Raptors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1830202593
Raptors23273328111
The story
Toronto beat Milwaukee 111-93 behind 18 points from Anthony Parker

Michael Redd paced Milwaukee: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+2+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 80Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2611222180
Rockets21252928103
The story
Luis Scola's 13 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Seattle, 103-80

For Seattle, Earl Watson had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 25-11.

HOU lead by quarter
300 −5+9+16+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant was the fantasy play: 46.1 FPTS on 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 66 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg21.4Last 3

21.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Charlie Villanueva leads the day with 38

Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 11, 26, 8, 24, 11, 22, 2, 38Bucks-Raptors · L
11.5 PPG season to date · +26.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 29, 21, 13, 26, 29, 33, 17, 33Cavs-Nets · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 21, 29, 21, 32, 24, 23, 18, 32Raptors-Bucks · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 13, 11, 24, 25, 17, 4, 13, 30Magic-Bulls · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 12, 27, 27, 10, 17, 13, 14, 28Celtics-Wizards · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 24, 9, 17, 25, 17, 22, 18, 27Wizards-Celtics · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasho NesterovicTOR+9.2 16.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Chris QuinnMIA+8.2 15.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Vince CarterNJN+7.6 29.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.4 16.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Sam CassellBOS−4.8 6.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Dwight HowardORL−4.7 16.3 last 10 · 21.0 season
Daniel GibsonCLE−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Grant HillPHX−4.5 8.8 last 10 · 13.3 season