FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 16, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 15 at halftime and won 114–105.

Final
NYK100
CHA98
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +2
Final
CHI114
ATL105
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -15; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +9
Final
DEN87
HOU115
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +28
Final
ORL103
MIL113
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +10
Final
MEM75
SAS97
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +22
Final
SAC98
PHX116
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +18
Final
NOH89
LAC94
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +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
The lead · CHI @ ATL

Chicago storms back from 15 down to beat Atlanta

The Bulls trailed by 15 at the half and won 114–105. Chris Duhon led Chicago with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-15+2+9CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI22263630114
ATL29341923105
Who led
Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 5, 7, 3, 8, 0, 16, 17, 24CHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 15, 14, 6, 6, 16, 12, 17, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 18, 6, 18, 20, 18, 5, 16, 18ATL18 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Josh ChildressPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 26, 23, 8, 7, 14, 20, 12, 17ATL17 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 63 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 28.

NYK over CHA2LAC over NOH5CHI over ATL9MIL over ORL10PHX over SAC18SAS over MEM22HOU over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 38

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.
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 9, 23, 44, 32, 10, 27, 24, 38PHX vs SAC · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 44, 26, 21, 13, 44, 27, 34, 38, 23, 32HOU vs DEN · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 5, 7, 3, 8, 0, 16, 17, 24CHI @ ATL · W
6.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 8, 7, 13, 13, 6, 5, 15, 23HOU vs DEN · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 20, 9, 24, 14, 12, 12, 17, 22DEN @ HOU · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 20, 23, 21, 12, 18, 15, 15, 22MIL vs ORL · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 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+8.7 24.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.2 30.3 last 10 · 24.1 season
Jameer NelsonORL+6.1 14.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Josh SmithATL+5.5 14.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Reggie MillerIND+5.3 20.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsDAL−6.1 3.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−5.1 14.3 last 10 · 19.4 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season