FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 6, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed POR by 6 after the first quarter and won 109–90.

Final · Box score
Lakers123
Clippers103
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +20
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Bucks111
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +34; Q4 MIL +33
Final · Box score
Heat92
Suns100
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Blazers90
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Kings130
Q1 SAC +18; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +21
Final · Box score
Nets104
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Magic87
Wizards85
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +2
On this day · 1998–99Mar 6, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Shawn Kemp (Cavs-Warriors), 31 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Blazers

Vince Carter scores 35 as Toronto wins in Portland

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 61 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5+11+19TOR AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors18293428109
Blazers2428182090
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 33, 23, 51, 26, 28, 30, 28, 35TOR35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 22, 11, 5, 7, 21, 11, 6, 26TOR26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 12, 24, 16, 11, 17, 15, 16, 27POR27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 11, 19, 12, 17, 16, 11, 16POR16 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 239, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 109, Kings 130
239
Lakers-ClippersLakers 123, Clippers 103
226
Nets-SpursNets 104, Spurs 106
210
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 109, Blazers 90
199
Heat-SunsHeat 92, Suns 100
192
Hawks-BucksHawks 78, Bucks 111
189
Magic-WizardsMagic 87, Wizards 85
172
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-SpursNets 104, Spurs 106
+2 SAS
Magic-WizardsMagic 87, Wizards 85
+2 ORL
Heat-SunsHeat 92, Suns 100
+8 PHX
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 109, Blazers 90
+19 TOR
Lakers-ClippersLakers 123, Clippers 103
+20 LAL
Mavs-KingsMavs 109, Kings 130
+21 SAC
Hawks-BucksHawks 78, Bucks 111
+33 MIL
TOR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BlazersTOR won · Raptors 109, Blazers 90
6 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAL won · Lakers 123, Clippers 103
5 pts
Nets-SpursSAS won · Nets 104, Spurs 106
2 pts
Lorenzen Wright shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lorenzen WrightATL · 18 PTS, 5 REB
80% (8-10)
KobeLAL · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
WebberSAC · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
ShaqLAL · 61 PTS, 23 REB, 3 AST
69% (24-35)
PennyPHX · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Nets-Spurs
Nets 104Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27322223104
Spurs28292722106
The story
David Robinson's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried San Antonio past New Jersey, 106-104

For New Jersey, Stephon Marbury had 34 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 27-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1−2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 47.1 FPTS on 17 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 87Wizards 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2824142187
Wizards2227171985
The story
Orlando beat Washington 87-85 behind 16 rebounds and 8 points from Ben Wallace

Gerard King paced Washington: 12 REB, 5 PTS, 2 AST 16 REB, 8 PTS, 1 AST · 4-8 FG

The swing

A 28-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy Murray topped the game at 38.1 FPTS: 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 123Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24323631123
Clippers29262523103
The story
Kobe Bryant had 22 points as Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 123-103

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 9-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 36-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5+1+12+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Clippers

Lakers roll past Clippers, 123–103

The Clippers were held to 23 points in the fourth quarter. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 61 points, 23 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over NJN2ORL over WAS2PHX over MIA8TOR over POR19LAL over LAC20SAC over DAL21MIL over ATL33Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over LAC.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 61

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 19, 28, 24, 23, 25, 31, 17, 61Lakers-Clippers · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +33.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high61 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 33, 23, 51, 26, 28, 30, 28, 35Raptors-Blazers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 39, 33, 21, 21, 34, 20, 25, 35, 34Nets-Spurs · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 10, 13, 14, 28, 22, 15, 11, 28Suns-Heat · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 12, 24, 16, 11, 17, 15, 16, 27Blazers-Raptors · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 14, 26, 22, 16, 3, 8, 33, 27Mavs-Kings · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley PersonCLE+5.7 15.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Rodney RogersPHX+5.3 18.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Vince CarterTOR+5.3 30.9 last 10 · 25.6 season
David RobinsonSAS+5.2 22.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Keon ClarkDEN+4.8 13.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Allen IversonPHI−5.1 24.6 last 10 · 29.7 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.8 9.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Toni KukocPHI−4.8 11.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
Isaiah RiderATL−4.7 16.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.3 13.8 last 10 · 18.1 season