FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 5, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed VAN by 8 after the first quarter and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Magic91
Celtics97
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Hornets100
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH -1; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Nuggets92
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Pacers114
Warriors95
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Heat80
Lakers93
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +13
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics100
Wolves105
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Knicks79
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Grizzlies92
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +2
On this day · 1998–99Mar 5, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Ron Mercer (Celtics-Nuggets), 35 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Grizzlies

Toronto climbs back to beat Vancouver

Gary Payton goes for 34 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10+2TOR AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2026242494
Grizzlies2819232292
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 24, 33, 23, 51, 26, 28, 30, 28TOR28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 11, 2, 3, 2, 8, 4, 6, 16TOR16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 17, 8, 20, 22, 19, 18, 21, 22VAN22 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Othella HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 6, 13, 13, 20, 20, 17, 16, 22VAN22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Warriors combined for 209, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 114, Warriors 95
209
Sonics-WolvesSonics 100, Wolves 105
205
Bulls-HornetsBulls 94, Hornets 100
194
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 100, Nuggets 92
192
Magic-CelticsMagic 91, Celtics 97
188
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 94, Grizzlies 92
186
Heat-LakersHeat 80, Lakers 93
173
Jazz-KnicksJazz 88, Knicks 79
167
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 94, Grizzlies 92
+2 TOR
Sonics-WolvesSonics 100, Wolves 105
+5 MIN
Bulls-HornetsBulls 94, Hornets 100
+6 CHH
Magic-CelticsMagic 91, Celtics 97
+6 BOS
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 100, Nuggets 92
+8 CLE
Jazz-KnicksJazz 88, Knicks 79
+9 UTA
Heat-LakersHeat 80, Lakers 93
+13 LAL
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 114, Warriors 95
+19 IND
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-GrizzliesTOR won · Raptors 94, Grizzlies 92
8 pts
Cavs-NuggetsCLE won · Cavs 100, Nuggets 92
2 pts
Bulls-HornetsCHH won · Bulls 94, Hornets 100
1 pt
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 91, Celtics 97
1 pt
Brandon shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandonMIN · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
HarringtonVAN · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
SealyMIN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
64% (7-11)
HoibergCHI · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
MashburnMIA · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Raptors-Grizzlies
Raptors 94Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2026242494
Grizzlies2819232292
The story
Toronto beat Vancouver 94-92 behind 28 points from Vince Carter

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 22 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −8−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 100Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics142126336100
Wolves2725251711105
The story
Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat Seattle 105-100 in OT

Vin Baker led Seattle with 20 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 27-14, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +13+17+160+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 94Hornets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2128252094
Hornets26242327100
The story
David Wesley's 16 points and 11 assists carried Charlotte past Chicago, 100-94

For Chicago, Fred Hoiberg had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 5-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 27-20.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +5+1−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.4Season avg32.6Last 5

32.6 points a game over his last five games, against 25.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg5.1Last 3

5.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Nuggets

Cleveland makes it three straight

Cleveland beat Denver 100–92 and moved to 25–34. Lamond Murray led Cleveland with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
Wvs SAS92–81Wvs DEN119–101L@ PHI75–104Wvs VAN109–108Lvs LAL98–116L@ MIA82–87Lvs PHX93–100W@ CHI114–110W@ LAC109–99W@ DEN100–92
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 34

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 13, 27, 17, 21, 32, 29, 20, 28, 34Sonics-Wolves · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 25, 18, 19, 23, 35, 31, 19, 30Jazz-Knicks · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 24, 33, 23, 51, 26, 28, 30, 28Raptors-Grizzlies · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 19, 9, 37, 12, 16, 23, 10, 27Warriors-Pacers · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 19, 17, 16, 32, 19, 24, 14, 26Hornets-Bulls · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 25, 38, 10, 28, 26, 30, 13, 24Bulls-Hornets · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rodney RogersPHX+7.7 21.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.7 15.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
David RobinsonSAS+4.9 21.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Keon ClarkDEN+4.8 13.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−5.1 15.7 last 10 · 20.8 season
Jason KiddPHX−5.1 9.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.1 24.6 last 10 · 29.7 season
Toni KukocPHI−4.8 11.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
Anthony CarterMIA−4.5 2.1 last 10 · 6.6 season