FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 13, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed DAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Raptors84
Pistons91
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +21
Final · Box score
Heat76
Cavs84
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Magic104
Bulls84
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Sonics99
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +4
On this day · 2006–07Apr 13, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Jazz-Mavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Sonics

Seattle upsets Dallas

Allen Iverson goes for 33 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1+3+4SEA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2526271795
Sonics1931311899
Who led
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 20, 12, 4, 16, 22, 18, 17, 21SEA21 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 25, 30, 4, 37, 16, 26, 20, 19SEA19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 11, 18, 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32DAL32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 20, 31, 25, 12, 22, 21, 10, 25DAL25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Cavs10
Mavs-Sonics9
Rockets-Nuggets8
Spurs-Lakers7
Raptors-Pistons5
Magic-Bulls0
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 205, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 94, Nuggets 111
205
Mavs-SonicsMavs 95, Sonics 99
194
Spurs-LakersSpurs 85, Lakers 106
191
Magic-BullsMagic 104, Bulls 84
188
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 84, Pistons 91
175
Heat-CavsHeat 76, Cavs 84
160
SEA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Mavs-SonicsMavs 95, Sonics 99
+4 SEA
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 84, Pistons 91
+7 DET
Heat-CavsHeat 76, Cavs 84
+8 CLE
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 94, Nuggets 111
+17 DEN
Magic-BullsMagic 104, Bulls 84
+20 ORL
Spurs-LakersSpurs 85, Lakers 106
+21 LAL
SEA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SonicsSEA won · Mavs 95, Sonics 99
6 pts
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 76, Cavs 84
2 pts
Maxiell shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaxiellDET · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
AIDEN · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
65% (13-20)
JR SmithDEN · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
NesterovicTOR · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
KleizaDEN · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Sonics
Mavs 95Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2526271795
Sonics1931311899
The story
Earl Watson had 21 points and 10 assists as Seattle beat Dallas 99-95

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 7-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the SuperSonics took the second 31-26.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −6−1+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 94Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1826232794
Nuggets24372723111
The story
Marcus Camby's 14 rebounds and 6 points carried Denver past Houston, 111-94

For Houston, Luther Head had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 14 REB, 7 BLK, 6 PTS, 3 AST · 2-7 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +6+17+21+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 104Bulls 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic36172922104
Bulls2424261084
The story
Orlando beat Chicago 104-84 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Hedo Turkoglu

Andres Nocioni paced Chicago: 22 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +12+5+8+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 68 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Heat-Cavs

Cleveland takes care of Miami

An 8-point win, 84–76. Delonte West led Cleveland with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over DAL4DET over TOR7CLE over MIA8DEN over HOU17ORL over CHI20LAL over SAS21Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over MIA.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 33

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 21, 31, 13, 26, 21, 33, 28, 33Nuggets-Rockets · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 11, 18, 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32Mavs-Sonics · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 21, 32, 24, 23, 18, 32, 21, 30Raptors-Pistons · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 20, 31, 25, 12, 22, 21, 10, 25Mavs-Sonics · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 2, 12, 26, 23, 22, 12, 23, 24Magic-Bulls · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 23, 17, 13, 11, 10, 24, 11, 23Nuggets-Rockets · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasho NesterovicTOR+9.2 16.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Chris QuinnMIA+6.5 14.4 last 10 · 7.9 season
Al ThorntonLAC+6.3 19.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Earl WatsonSEA+4.9 15.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Grant HillPHX−5.2 7.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
LeBron JamesCLE−5.2 24.8 last 10 · 30.0 season
Jose CalderonTOR−5.2 6.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Daniel GibsonCLE−5.1 5.4 last 10 · 10.5 season