FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 5, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by LAC (vs CHA) and DEN (vs MEM) and NOH (vs ATL).

Final
LAC104
CHA102
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +2
Final
NJN111
CLE80
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +18; Q3 NJN +22; Q4 NJN +31
Final
BOS116
WAS108
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +8
Final
NOH96
ATL86
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH 0; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 NOH +10
Final
CHI86
MIA104
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +18
Final
IND97
NYK79
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +18
Final
DEN94
MEM91
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -6; Q4 DEN +3
Final
ORL105
DAL114
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +9
Final
POR79
UTA90
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +11
Final
LAL99
PHX125
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +26
Final
SEA101
SAC122
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +21
Final
HOU117
GSW122
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +5
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 5, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Gordan Giricek (UTA vs MEM), 25 points.
The lead · LAC @ CHA

Corey Maggette scores 34 as Clippers win in Charlotte

Final: 104–102. Corey Maggette made 9 of 20 shots from the field.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2-4+2LAC AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC22322030104
CHA28242624102
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 22, 34, 26, 14, 26, 17, 25, 34LAC34 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 24, 25, 25, 15, 7, 22, 33, 27LAC27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Brevin KnightPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 12, 15, 5, 16, 6, 14, 6, 21CHA21 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 17, 22, 17, 14, 23, 9, 4, 19CHA19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New Jersey by 31.

LAC over CHA2DEN over MEM3GSW over HOU5BOS over WAS8DAL over ORL9NOH over ATL10UTA over POR11MIA over CHI18IND over NYK18SAC over SEA21PHX over LAL26NJN over CLE31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 47 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg7.9Last 3

7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 44

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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 31, 0, 26, 44, 26, 21, 13, 44HOU @ GSW · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 29, 33, 18, 28, 36, 31, 22, 43WAS vs BOS · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high43 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 13, 22, 29, 33, 25, 12, 19, 40GSW vs HOU · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 30, 20, 35, 19, 27, 37, 33, 39MIA vs CHI · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 22, 34, 26, 14, 26, 17, 25, 34LAC @ CHA · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 23, 18, 12, 34, 13, 29, 15, 33IND @ NYK · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 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
Caron ButlerLAL+6.8 21.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.2 14.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
JR SmithNOH+6.1 15.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Nenad KrsticNJN+6.0 15.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.9 15.5 last 10 · 9.6 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
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.5 4.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.2 14.6 last 10 · 19.8 season