FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 1, 2005Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed HOU by 8 after three quarters and won 76–73.

Final
TOR119
CHA107
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +12
Final
WAS111
ORL102
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +9
Final
DAL100
PHI83
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +17
Final
BOS116
ATL100
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +16
Final
SAC128
CLE109
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +19
Final
LAC84
DET97
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +13
Final
NJN93
NYK91
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN +1; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +2
Final
NOH76
HOU73
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH -8; Q4 NOH +3
Final
MEM93
MIL82
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +11
Final
MIN98
PHX107
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +9
Final
GSW108
UTA91
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +17
Final
SAS84
DEN102
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +18
Final
POR87
SEA89
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2003–04Apr 1, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (DAL vs SAC), 29 points.
The lead · NOH @ HOU

New Orleans climbs out of an 8-point hole against Houston

Down 8 after three, the Hornets won the fourth quarter 28–17 and the game 76–73. Lee Nailon led New Orleans with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5-8+3NOH AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH1117202876
HOU1716231773
Who led
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 8, 13, 0, 10, 17, 8, 15, 16NOH16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dan DickauPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 17, 13, 14, 17, 5, 3, 11, 14NOH14 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 26, 31, 0, 26, 44, 26, 21HOU21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 0, 12, 6, 7, 4, 2, 10, 14HOU14 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 19.

NJN over NYK2SEA over POR2NOH over HOU3WAS over ORL9PHX over MIN9MEM over MIL11TOR over CHA12DET over LAC13BOS over ATL16DAL over PHI17GSW over UTA17DEN over SAS18SAC over CLE19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg33.9Today

34 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Davis leads the day with 36

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 14, 15, 27, 6, 7, 15, 18, 36BOS @ ATL · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 56, 29, 19, 19, 44, 22, 26, 35CLE vs SAC · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 23, 39, 33, 22, 16, 39, 31, 31NJN @ NYK · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 29, 33, 18, 28, 36, 31WAS @ ORL · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 21, 12, 25, 21, 31, 25, 26, 30WAS @ ORL · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 12, 17, 13, 23, 12, 15, 17, 29CHA vs TOR · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Reggie MillerIND+6.8 21.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.6 14.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.3 29.7 last 10 · 23.4 season
JR SmithNOH+6.2 15.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCLE−6.6 6.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Pau GasolMEM−5.5 12.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Speedy ClaxtonNOH−5.0 6.4 last 10 · 11.4 season