FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 4, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed NYK by 7 after the first quarter and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Raptors102
Knicks95
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Nets94
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Sixers95
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Magic88
Hawks82
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Heat118
Wizards104
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Bucks102
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +16
On this day · 2007–08Apr 4, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Hornets-Knicks), 33 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Knicks

Toronto keeps rolling, beats New York

Dwight Howard goes for 23 rebounds

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-2+4+7TOR AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23252925102
Knicks3020232295
Who led
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 27, 13, 27, 23, 14, 28, 16, 23TOR23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 18, 35, 16, 18, 21, 31, 24, 17TOR17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 8, 10, 38, 23, 18, 24, 23, 22NYK22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 4, 16, 10, 15, 6, 8, 5, 22NYK22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pistons-Sixers

Philadelphia handles Detroit by 5

The 76ers won the fourth quarter 27–16. Final: 95–90. Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over DET5MEM over MIL5ORL over ATL6TOR over NYK7CHI over NJN9MIA over WAS14DEN over LAC16Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over DET.
Lead changes
Pistons-Sixers14
Raptors-Knicks13
Magic-Hawks8
Grizzlies-Bucks7
Nets-Bulls2
Clippers-Nuggets1
Heat-Wizards0
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 104, Nuggets 120
224
Heat-WizardsHeat 118, Wizards 104
222
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 107, Bucks 102
209
Nets-BullsNets 94, Bulls 103
197
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 102, Knicks 95
197
Pistons-SixersPistons 90, Sixers 95
185
Magic-HawksMagic 88, Hawks 82
170
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-SixersPistons 90, Sixers 95
+5 PHI
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 107, Bucks 102
+5 MEM
Magic-HawksMagic 88, Hawks 82
+6 ORL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 102, Knicks 95
+7 TOR
Nets-BullsNets 94, Bulls 103
+9 CHI
Heat-WizardsHeat 118, Wizards 104
+14 MIA
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 104, Nuggets 120
+16 DEN
TOR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 102, Knicks 95
7 pts
Pistons-SixersPHI won · Pistons 90, Sixers 95
6 pts
Grizzlies-BucksMEM won · Grizzlies 107, Bucks 102
4 pts
Magic-HawksORL won · Magic 88, Hawks 82
4 pts
Brook Lopez shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezNJN · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
IguodalaPHI · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
SessionsMIL · 16 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
ButlerWAS · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
O'NealMIA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 90Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1931241690
Sixers2125222795
The story
Andre Miller had a 21-10-12 triple-double as Philadelphia beat Detroit 95-90

Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 6-17 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 27-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2−4−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 88Hawks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2218222688
Hawks1826172182
The story
Rashard Lewis' 16 points carried Orlando past Atlanta, 88-82

For Atlanta, Al Horford had 13 PTS, 13 REB 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 5-14 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 22-17.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4−4+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 104Nuggets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21262928104
Nuggets32343024120
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 120-104 behind 18 points from Carmelo Anthony

Zach Randolph paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 6-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +11+19+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 68 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

JR Smith leads the day with 34

JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 40, 14, 16, 22, 10, 17, 28, 34Nuggets-Clippers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 39, 27, 21, 31, 27, 42, 23, 27, 33Heat-Wizards · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 27, 25, 15, 25, 27, 19, 20, 31Sixers-Pistons · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 27, 23, 5, 11, 31, 31, 25, 27Wizards-Heat · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 15, 8, 23, 10, 21, 25, 27, 26Grizzlies-Bucks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 16, 22, 13, 32, 29, 29, 17, 24Bucks-Grizzlies · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithDEN+7.1 22.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Brandon RushIND+6.7 14.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Flip MurrayATL+5.6 17.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Anthony MorrowGSW+5.6 15.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−5.7 21.5 last 10 · 27.2 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mehmet OkurUTA−5.1 12.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Daequan CookMIA−4.2 5.1 last 10 · 9.3 season