FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 9, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed GSW by 2 after the first quarter and won 109–92.

Final · Box score
Spurs105
Hawks79
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +30; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Mavs79
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Warriors92
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +17
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers119
Pacers127
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +3; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +8
Final · Box score
Rockets82
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +19
On this day · 1998–99Mar 9, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Grizzlies-Warriors), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Warriors

Kobe Bryant scores 30 in Lakers win over Golden State

Larry Hughes goes for 41 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+10+13+17LAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23362723109
Warriors2524241992
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 17, 31, 22, 27, 22, 15, 22, 30LAL30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 28, 24, 23, 25, 31, 17, 61, 29LAL29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 14, 24, 24, 23, 5, 13, 21, 41GSW41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 37, 12, 16, 23, 10, 27, 19, 16GSW16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Pacers combined for 246, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-PacersBlazers 119, Pacers 127
246
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 109, Warriors 92
201
Spurs-HawksSpurs 105, Hawks 79
184
Rockets-JazzRockets 82, Jazz 101
183
Wolves-MavsWolves 100, Mavs 79
179
IND won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Blazers-PacersBlazers 119, Pacers 127
+8 IND
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 109, Warriors 92
+17 LAL
Rockets-JazzRockets 82, Jazz 101
+19 UTA
Wolves-MavsWolves 100, Mavs 79
+21 MIN
Spurs-HawksSpurs 105, Hawks 79
+26 SAS
Avery Johnson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Avery JohnsonSAS · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
90% (9-10)
BradleyDAL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
StocktonUTA · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
Mark JacksonIND · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Blazers-Pacers
Blazers 119Pacers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2529322013119
Pacers3327291721127
The story
Mark Jackson had 23 points and 9 assists as Indiana beat Portland 127-119 in OT

Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 21 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+6+30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace led the game in fantasy with 47.7 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 109Warriors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23362723109
Warriors2524241992
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 29 points and 13 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 109-92

For Golden State, Donyell Marshall had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 36-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+10+13+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 82Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1826201882
Jazz22242332101
The story
Utah beat Houston 101-82 behind 17 points from John Stockton

Steve Francis paced Houston: 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 8-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+2+5+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 59 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Pacers

Indiana outlasts Portland in overtime

106–106 at the end of regulation. Indiana took the last extra period 21–13. Final: 127–119. Mark Jackson led Indiana with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Blazers
Mark Jackson · INDBonzi Wells · PORPTS2329REB25AST93Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Larry Hughes leads the day with 41

Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 14, 24, 24, 23, 5, 13, 21, 41Warriors-Lakers · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +29.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 17, 31, 22, 27, 22, 15, 22, 30Lakers-Warriors · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 28, 24, 23, 25, 31, 17, 61, 29Lakers-Warriors · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 8, 15, 2, 4, 16, 6, 11, 29Blazers-Pacers · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 4, 6, 9, 2, 7, 0, 7, 26Mavs-Wolves · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 16, 11, 17, 15, 16, 27, 19, 24Blazers-Pacers · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 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
Larry HughesGSW+8.5 20.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Stephon MarburyNJN+5.3 28.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.2 14.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Donyell MarshallGSW+5.1 18.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+5.0 15.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Allen IversonPHI−7.0 22.5 last 10 · 29.5 season
Isaiah RiderATL−5.7 14.5 last 10 · 20.2 season
Tim DuncanSAS−5.3 18.2 last 10 · 23.5 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.5 2.8 last 10 · 7.2 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−4.4 17.6 last 10 · 22.0 season