FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 3, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CLE by 10 at halftime and won 101–98.

Final
CHI101
CLE98
Q1 CHI 0; Q2 CHI -10; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 CHI +3
Final
LAC98
SAC110
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +12
Final
HOU95
POR86
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
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 3, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs DEN), 39 points.
The lead · CHI @ CLE

Chicago rallies from 10 down to beat Cleveland

Trailing by 10 at the half, Chicago outscored the Cavaliers 56–43 the rest of the way. Final: 101–98. Larry Hughes led Chicago with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final00-10-8+3CHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI26193224101
CLE2629301398
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 10, 7, 9, 3, 5, 19, 2, 25CHI25 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 12, 21, 16, 12, 18, 11, 9, 24CHI24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 30, 29, 29, 21, 13, 26, 29, 33CLE33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 20, 16, 20, 29, 11, 14, 16, 23CLE23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · LAC @ SAC

Sacramento beats Clippers, 110–98

Sacramento led 84–70 after three and won by 12. Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over CLE3HOU over POR9SAC over LAC12Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over LAC.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 72 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg9.9Last 3

9.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 35

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: 11, 8, 15, 26, 30, 17, 23, 13, 32, 35HOU @ POR · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 30, 29, 29, 21, 13, 26, 29, 33CLE vs CHI · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 21, 21, 22, 28, 26, 23, 20, 28LAC @ SAC · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 20, 29, 18, 36, 25, 31, 27, 26SAC vs LAC · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 10, 7, 9, 3, 5, 19, 2, 25CHI @ CLE · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 12, 21, 16, 12, 18, 11, 9, 24CHI @ CLE · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 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+7.1 14.2 last 10 · 7.1 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.4 30.5 last 10 · 25.1 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.0 6.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.5 6.3 last 10 · 11.8 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