FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 11, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by POR (vs DET) and DAL (vs PHX).

Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Hawks91
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Suns99
Mavs104
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Pistons94
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Rockets86
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Magic110
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +3
On this day · 1998–99Mar 11, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Antonio McDyess (Nuggets-Jazz), 39 points.
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The lead · Suns-Mavs

Erick Strickland goes for 36 in Dallas win over Phoenix

Jason Kidd goes for 19 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-1-4+5DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2526262299
Mavs24262331104
Who led
Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 19, 9, 31, 10, 15, 12, 5, 36DAL36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 17, 15, 21, 22, 18, 31, 14, 22DAL22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 12, 15, 22, 27, 10, 19, 9, 29PHX29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 9, 21, 8, 13, 10, 15, 12, 19PHX19 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Magic combined for 217, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 107, Magic 110
217
Suns-MavsSuns 99, Mavs 104
203
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 99, Pistons 94
193
Wolves-RocketsWolves 100, Rockets 86
186
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 86, Hawks 91
177
4 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 107, Magic 110
+3 ORL
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 99, Pistons 94
+5 POR
Suns-MavsSuns 99, Mavs 104
+5 DAL
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 86, Hawks 91
+5 ATL
Wolves-RocketsWolves 100, Rockets 86
+14 MIN
POR rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-PistonsPOR won · Blazers 99, Pistons 94
4 pts
Suns-MavsDAL won · Suns 99, Mavs 104
4 pts
Henderson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonATL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
McCloudDEN · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Grant HillDET · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
PippenPOR · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 107Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22303025107
Magic34292522110
The story
Darrell Armstrong had 23 points as Orlando beat Denver 110-107

George McCloud led Denver with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 34-22, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +12+11+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess led the game in fantasy with 47.1 FPTS (35 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 99Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2526262299
Mavs24262331104
The story
Shawn Bradley's 17 points and 12 rebounds carried Dallas past Phoenix, 104-99

For Phoenix, Clifford Robinson had 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 31-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1−1−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 100Rockets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25282522100
Rockets1728202186
The story
Minnesota beat Houston 100-86 behind 24 points and 9 assists from Terrell Brandon

Steve Francis paced Houston: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+8+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Pistons

Portland handles Detroit by 5

The Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 35–26. Final: 99–94. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over DEN3ATL over VAN5DAL over PHX5POR over DET5MIN over HOU14Final margin, points. Pink = POR over DET.
Top performances

Erick Strickland leads the day with 36

Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 19, 9, 31, 10, 15, 12, 5, 36Mavs-Suns · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 22, 22, 13, 12, 23, 29, 19, 35Nuggets-Magic · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John AmaechiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 24, 7, 11, 6, 12, 13, 16, 31Magic-Nuggets · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 30, 14, 37, 26, 24, 27, 27, 30Pistons-Blazers · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 12, 15, 22, 27, 10, 19, 9, 29Suns-Mavs · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 9, 22, 9, 12, 7, 5, 6, 25Nuggets-Magic · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+8.7 20.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+5.8 23.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
Donyell MarshallGSW+5.7 19.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
David RobinsonSAS+5.4 22.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Keon ClarkDEN+4.8 13.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−8.5 11.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Allen IversonPHI−6.8 22.7 last 10 · 29.5 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.2 16.6 last 10 · 21.8 season
Tim DuncanSAS−5.2 18.3 last 10 · 23.5 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−4.9 10.4 last 10 · 15.3 season