FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 5, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–115.

Final
ORL101
CLE86
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +15
Final
BOS101
CHA78
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +23
Final
ATL92
PHI85
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +7
Final
TOR90
NJN99
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +9
Final
WAS99
CHI87
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +12
Final
SAC118
DEN115
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +3
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 5, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs MIA), 35 points.
The lead · SAC @ DEN

Kevin Martin scores 36, Sacramento rallies past Denver

Sacramento trailed by 9 after one and won 118–115. Carmelo Anthony scored 47 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · SAC 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+3+9+3SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC25342930118
DEN34222336115
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 29, 18, 36, 25, 31, 27, 26, 36SAC36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 15, 17, 7, 16, 21, 8, 17, 29SAC29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 17, 33, 23, 32, 25, 18, 25, 47DEN47 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 23, 3, 7, 7, 8, 4, 8, 28DEN28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · ORL @ CLE

Orlando climbs back to beat Cleveland

Cleveland led by 8 at the half. Orlando won it 101–86. Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · ORL vs CLE
Hedo Turkoglu · ORLDelonte West · CLEPTS2319REB51AST54Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 47

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 17, 33, 23, 32, 25, 18, 25, 47DEN vs SAC · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 29, 18, 36, 25, 31, 27, 26, 36SAC @ DEN · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 39, 32, 27, 27, 22, 33, 32, 29, 32NJN vs TOR · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 15, 17, 7, 16, 21, 8, 17, 29SAC @ DEN · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 11, 26, 20, 19, 20, 14, 15, 28NJN vs TOR · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 23, 3, 7, 7, 8, 4, 8, 28DEN vs SAC · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 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
Rasho NesterovicTOR+9.1 16.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Vince CarterNJN+7.9 29.5 last 10 · 21.6 season
Chris QuinnMIA+7.5 14.9 last 10 · 7.4 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.3 6.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Dwight HowardORL−5.3 15.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Grant HillPHX−5.2 8.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
John SalmonsSAC−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season