FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 1, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIN by 12 after the first quarter and won 94–90.

Final
NOH98
ORL97
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -9; Q3 NOH -2; Q4 NOH +1
Final
PHI108
NJN99
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI 0; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +9
Final · OT
NYK115
MIL119
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -11; Q4 MIL 0; OT1 MIL +4
Final
DET94
MIN90
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -7; Q4 DET +4
Final
BOS106
CHI92
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +14
Final
GSW92
SAS116
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +24
Final
PHX120
DEN126
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +6
Final
HOU98
SAC99
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +1
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 · 2006–07Apr 1, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Ricky Davis (MIN @ ORL), 36 points.
The lead · DET @ MIN

Detroit climbs out of a 12-point hole against Minnesota

Down 12 after one, the Pistons won the fourth quarter 29–18 and the game 94–90. Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DET 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5-7+4DET AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET1826212994
MIN3019231890
Who led
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 11, 5, 8, 13, 16, 4, 5, 27DET27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 13, 11, 13, 11, 10, 8, 12, 15DET15 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 29, 11, 8, 21, 14, 22, 26MIN26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 7, 12, 16, 9, 5, 11, 9, 18MIN18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 24.

NOH over ORL1SAC over HOU1MIL over NYK4DET over MIN4DEN over PHX6PHI over NJN9BOS over CHI14SAS over GSW24Final 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
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg21.6Last 3

21.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 63 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd 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.
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 15, 27, 21, 24, 20, 7, 33, 36MIL vs NYK · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 8, 15, 26, 30, 17, 23, 13, 32HOU @ SAC · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 32, 26, 36, 26, 31, 14, 21, 31DEN vs PHX · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 19, 26, 23, 17, 24, 28, 29, 30SAC vs HOU · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 39, 32, 27, 27, 22, 33, 32, 29NJN vs PHI · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 11, 5, 8, 13, 16, 4, 5, 27DET @ MIN · W
6.9 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 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
Vince CarterNJN+7.3 28.8 last 10 · 21.5 season
Chris QuinnMIA+6.3 13.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−6.3 5.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
John SalmonsSAC−5.6 6.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Sam CassellBOS−5.1 6.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Grant HillPHX−4.9 8.5 last 10 · 13.4 season