FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 16, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed POR by 9 after the first quarter and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Jazz107
Cavs86
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Sixers77
Heat92
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Bucks106
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Blazers92
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Spurs88
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +23; Q4 DAL +22
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Sonics117
Q1 SEA +14; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +14
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +16; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +7
On this day · 1998–99Mar 16, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Vin Baker (Sonics-Grizzlies), 31 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Blazers

Minnesota climbs out of a 9-point hole against Portland

Gary Payton goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8+3+4MIN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1625302596
Blazers2524192492
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 22, 20, 6, 17, 24, 18, 25MIN25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 23, 21, 21, 26, 22, 17, 17, 17MIN17 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 13, 6, 4, 12, 18, 7, 11, 21POR21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 16, 27, 19, 24, 24, 11, 19, 19POR19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Sonics combined for 220, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 103, Sonics 117
220
Lakers-WizardsLakers 102, Wizards 109
211
Rockets-BucksRockets 96, Bucks 106
202
Mavs-SpursMavs 110, Spurs 88
198
Jazz-CavsJazz 107, Cavs 86
193
Wolves-BlazersWolves 96, Blazers 92
188
Sixers-HeatSixers 77, Heat 92
169
MIN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 96, Blazers 92
+4 MIN
Lakers-WizardsLakers 102, Wizards 109
+7 WAS
Rockets-BucksRockets 96, Bucks 106
+10 MIL
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 103, Sonics 117
+14 SEA
Sixers-HeatSixers 77, Heat 92
+15 MIA
Jazz-CavsJazz 107, Cavs 86
+21 UTA
Mavs-SpursMavs 110, Spurs 88
+22 DAL
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BlazersMIN won · Wolves 96, Blazers 92
9 pts
Rockets-BucksMIL won · Rockets 96, Bucks 106
8 pts
Jazz-CavsUTA won · Jazz 107, Cavs 86
4 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
ReevesVAN · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
PattersonSEA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
BibbyVAN · 23 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB
75% (9-12)
RobinsonSAS · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 96Blazers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1625302596
Blazers2524192492
The story
Minnesota beat Portland 96-92 behind 25 points from Terrell Brandon

Scottie Pippen paced Portland: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 11-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−8+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 45.4 FPTS: 17 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST

Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 102Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers20252829102
Wizards36281827109
The story
Mitch Richmond's 32 points carried Washington past Los Angeles, 109-102

For Los Angeles, Glen Rice had 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-20, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +16+19+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 96Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2226202896
Bucks22183135106
The story
Ray Allen had 28 points as Milwaukee beat Houston 106-96

Steve Francis led Houston with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Bucks took the third 31-20.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0−8+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.5Season avg41.8Last 5

41.8 points a game over his last five games, against 28.5 in 63 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
30.21998–99 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.2 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 22.4 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Bucks

Milwaukee fights back from 8 down against Houston

Final: 106–96, after trailing by 8 at the half. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Rockets
Ray Allen · MILSteve Francis · HOUPTS2822REB63AST76Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 25, 31, 17, 61, 29, 39, 40, 40Lakers-Wizards · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 9, 4, 14, 32, 22, 18, 16, 32Wizards-Lakers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 20, 28, 34, 19, 27, 22, 40, 30Sonics-Grizzlies · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 25, 28, 13, 28, 16, 18, 26, 28Bucks-Rockets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 31, 10, 15, 12, 5, 36, 11, 26Mavs-Spurs · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 22, 20, 6, 17, 24, 18, 25Wolves-Blazers · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+11.2 24.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Keon ClarkDEN+6.8 15.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+5.6 22.8 last 10 · 17.2 season
Erick StricklandDAL+5.1 17.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Tim ThomasMIL+5.1 16.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Tim DuncanSAS−6.6 16.5 last 10 · 23.1 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−6.2 15.3 last 10 · 21.5 season
Toni KukocPHI−5.6 9.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Bob SuraCLE−5.5 8.8 last 10 · 14.3 season