FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 9, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 9 at halftime and won 101–86.

Final
IND73
DET98
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +25
Final
NJN95
MIL83
Q1 NJN +19; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +12
Final
ATL83
MIN84
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +1
Final
CHA94
TOR88
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +6
Final
NYK101
BOS86
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +15
Final
ORL93
MIA84
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +9
Final
MEM81
SAS83
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +2
Final
HOU77
SAC86
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +9
Final
PHX114
SEA116
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 SEA +2
Final
LAC83
LAL100
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +17
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 · 2004–05Apr 9, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (NJN vs BOS), 45 points.
The lead · NYK @ BOS

Jamal Crawford scores 31, New York rallies past Boston

New York trailed by 9 at the half and won 101–86.

Game flow · NYK 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9-6+15NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK23202731101
BOS2824241086
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 20, 8, 18, 23, 14, 37, 23, 31NYK31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 6, 6, 34, 10, 0, 6, 16, 12NYK12 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 24, 24, 22, 18, 22, 29, 33, 19BOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 3, 6, 14, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18BOS18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Indiana by 25.

MIN over ATL1SAS over MEM2SEA over PHX2CHA over TOR6ORL over MIA9SAC over HOU9NJN over MIL12NYK over BOS15LAL over LAC17DET over IND25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
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
7.9Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 71 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 69 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 75 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 28, 43, 30, 23, 43, 43, 42, 51, 38LAL vs LAC · W
35.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 11, 19, 36, 15, 25, 34, 36, 32TOR vs CHA · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 20, 8, 18, 23, 14, 37, 23, 31NYK @ BOS · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 14, 24, 17, 25, 4, 3, 18, 30SAC vs HOU · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 33, 20, 10, 29, 24, 32, 38, 30SEA vs PHX · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 17, 13, 10, 16, 10, 14, 17, 28MIN vs ATL · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 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
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.6 19.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Charlie BellMIL+7.3 15.9 last 10 · 8.6 season
LeBron JamesCLE+5.9 37.6 last 10 · 31.7 season
Mike JamesTOR+5.7 25.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+5.6 20.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Cuttino MobleyLAC−6.6 8.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−5.5 7.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Steve FrancisNYK−5.0 9.6 last 10 · 14.6 season