FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 12, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 12 after three quarters and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Sixers77
Celtics93
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Warriors103
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Heat105
Pacers96
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Kings106
Lakers109
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL -12; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs72
Bucks103
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +31
Final · Box score
Magic91
Nets129
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +38
Final · Box score
Spurs80
Knicks93
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Sonics97
Q1 TOR +14; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Wizards86
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +16
On this day · 1998–99Mar 12, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Celtics), 33 points.
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The lead · Kings-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 40 as Lakers beat Sacramento

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 39 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-7-12+3LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31282720106
Lakers22302235109
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 31, 22, 27, 22, 15, 22, 30, 40LAL40 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 24, 23, 25, 31, 17, 61, 29, 39LAL39 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 36, 23, 29, 31, 22, 22, 25, 24SAC24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 6, 7, 6, 6, 5, 4, 8, 22SAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New Jersey by 38.

TOR over SEA2LAL over SAC3LAC over GSW9MIA over IND9NYK over SAS13BOS over PHI16POR over WAS16MIL over CLE31NJN over ORL38Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Magic-Nets combined for 220, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-NetsMagic 91, Nets 129
220
Kings-LakersKings 106, Lakers 109
215
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 112, Warriors 103
215
Heat-PacersHeat 105, Pacers 96
201
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 99, Sonics 97
196
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 102, Wizards 86
188
Cavs-BucksCavs 72, Bucks 103
175
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 80, Knicks 93
173
Sixers-CelticsSixers 77, Celtics 93
170
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 99, Sonics 97
+2 TOR
Kings-LakersKings 106, Lakers 109
+3 LAL
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 112, Warriors 103
+9 LAC
Heat-PacersHeat 105, Pacers 96
+9 MIA
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 80, Knicks 93
+13 NYK
Sixers-CelticsSixers 77, Celtics 93
+16 BOS
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 102, Wizards 86
+16 POR
Cavs-BucksCavs 72, Bucks 103
+31 MIL
Magic-NetsMagic 91, Nets 129
+38 NJN
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-LakersLAL won · Kings 106, Lakers 109
12 pts
Heat-PacersMIA won · Heat 105, Pacers 96
3 pts
Magic-NetsNJN won · Magic 91, Nets 129
2 pts
Clippers-WarriorsLAC won · Clippers 112, Warriors 103
2 pts
Zo shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
Tim ThomasMIL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SnowPHI · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
NewmanNJN · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ReggieIND · 26 PTS, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Sonics
Raptors 99Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3119282199
Sonics1730252597
The story
Vince Carter's 34 points carried Toronto past Seattle, 99-97

For Seattle, Rashard Lewis had 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 34 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 11-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-17, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +14+3+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 106Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31282720106
Lakers22302235109
The story
Vlade Divac had 15 points and 13 rebounds in a 109-106 loss to Los Angeles

Chris Webber added 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 35-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −9−7−12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 112Warriors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24242836112
Warriors24252925103
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 112-103 behind 29 points and 14 rebounds from Lamar Odom

Larry Hughes paced Golden State: 30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0−1−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg20.2Last 3

20.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg33.3Today

33 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 31, 22, 27, 22, 15, 22, 30, 40Lakers-Kings · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 24, 23, 25, 31, 17, 61, 29, 39Lakers-Kings · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 20, 43, 9, 28, 21, 25, 28, 35Heat-Pacers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 51, 26, 28, 30, 28, 35, 23, 25, 34Raptors-Sonics · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 24, 23, 5, 13, 21, 41, 26, 30Warriors-Clippers · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 11, 10, 20, 17, 17, 16, 10, 29Clippers-Warriors · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+9.9 22.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Donyell MarshallGSW+6.8 20.9 last 10 · 14.1 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+5.8 23.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
Keon ClarkDEN+4.8 13.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Andre MillerCLE+4.7 16.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−8.5 11.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Allen IversonPHI−6.4 22.9 last 10 · 29.3 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−6.3 15.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Tim DuncanSAS−6.0 17.4 last 10 · 23.4 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−4.9 10.4 last 10 · 15.3 season