FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 7, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DEN by 14 after the first quarter and won 90–89.

Final · Box score
Hawks82
Bulls89
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Warriors99
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 CHH +8; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +3
Final · Box score
Suns108
Rockets101
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Pacers90
Q1 IND -14; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Wolves86
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS -8; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Knicks111
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +25
Final · Box score
Mavs86
Sonics101
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +19; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +15
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Jazz113
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +18
On this day · 1998–99Mar 7, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Nuggets), 34 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pacers

Indiana fights back from 14 down against Denver

Ruben Patterson goes for 32 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-2-1+1IND AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3217231789
Pacers1829241990
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 23, 22, 29, 20, 19, 13, 13, 19IND19 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 4, 7, 10, 8, 20, 4, 10, 13IND13 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 29, 12, 9, 22, 22, 13, 12, 23DEN23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 3, 2, 4, 3, 18, 16, 17DEN17 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 209, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 108, Rockets 101
209
Cavs-JazzCavs 95, Jazz 113
208
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 102, Warriors 99
201
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 86, Knicks 111
197
Mavs-SonicsMavs 86, Sonics 101
187
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 89, Pacers 90
179
Wizards-WolvesWizards 90, Wolves 86
176
Hawks-BullsHawks 82, Bulls 89
171
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 89, Pacers 90
+1 IND
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 102, Warriors 99
+3 CHH
Wizards-WolvesWizards 90, Wolves 86
+4 WAS
Suns-RocketsSuns 108, Rockets 101
+7 PHX
Hawks-BullsHawks 82, Bulls 89
+7 CHI
Mavs-SonicsMavs 86, Sonics 101
+15 SEA
Cavs-JazzCavs 95, Jazz 113
+18 UTA
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 86, Knicks 111
+25 NYK
IND erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-PacersIND won · Nuggets 89, Pacers 90
14 pts
Wizards-WolvesWAS won · Wizards 90, Wolves 86
8 pts
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 108, Rockets 101
4 pts
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 82, Bulls 89
2 pts
Ewing shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EwingNYK · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MaloneUTA · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
SzczerbiakMIN · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
ColemanCHH · 34 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST
65% (13-20)
RussellUTA · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Pacers
Nuggets 89Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3217231789
Pacers1829241990
The story
Jalen Rose had 19 points and 9 assists as Indiana beat Denver 90-89

Antonio McDyess led Denver with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-24 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Pacers took the second 29-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −14−2−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 102Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25282326102
Warriors2124262899
The story
Eddie Jones' 19 points carried Charlotte past Golden State, 102-99

For Golden State, Donyell Marshall had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 6-21 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-21, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +4+8+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 108Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32192928108
Rockets25302521101
The story
Phoenix beat Houston 108-101 behind 23 points from Tom Gugliotta

Shandon Anderson paced Houston: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7−40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis topped the game at 58.8 FPTS: 32 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg6.2Last 3

6.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg44.0Today

44 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 25.

IND over DEN1CHH over GSW3WAS over MIN4CHI over ATL7PHX over HOU7SEA over DAL15UTA over CLE18NYK over VAN25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Derrick Coleman leads the day with 34

Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 17, 16, 32, 19, 24, 14, 26, 34Hornets-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 17, 21, 11, 7, 24, 0, 8, 32Sonics-Mavs · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 19, 24, 0, 6, 8, 17, 15, 32Rockets-Suns · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 38, 10, 28, 26, 30, 13, 24, 31Bulls-Hawks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 14, 12, 17, 15, 21, 22, 18, 31Mavs-Sonics · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 18, 19, 23, 35, 31, 19, 30, 30Jazz-Cavs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+5.3 16.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Vince CarterTOR+5.3 30.9 last 10 · 25.6 season
David RobinsonSAS+5.2 22.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.2 14.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.9 15.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Allen IversonPHI−5.1 24.6 last 10 · 29.7 season
Toni KukocPHI−4.8 11.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
Isaiah RiderATL−4.4 16.1 last 10 · 20.5 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.2 3.1 last 10 · 7.3 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.1 10.5 last 10 · 14.6 season