FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 17, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Celtics114
Hawks90
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Knicks118
Hornets99
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +19
Final · 2OT · Box score
Warriors95
Bulls92
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 Warriors 0; OT2 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +27
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Pistons82
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +28
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Pacers111
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Sixers99
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Magic91
Raptors95
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Suns101
Grizzlies86
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +15
On this day · 1998–99Mar 17, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pacers), 39 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Bulls

Golden State needs two overtimes to survive Chicago

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 35 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-50+800+3GSW AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Warriors1721241371395
Bulls2216162171092
Who led
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 6, 9, 8, 8, 9, 8, 5, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 27, 19, 16, 27, 22, 12, 14, 21GSW21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 13, 24, 31, 11, 16, 26, 12, 26CHI26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Fred HoibergPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 7, 20, 14, 8, 12, 7, 0, 18CHI18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Hornets combined for 217, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 118, Hornets 99
217
Rockets-PacersRockets 102, Pacers 111
213
Celtics-HawksCeltics 114, Hawks 90
204
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 87, Nuggets 114
201
Jazz-SixersJazz 97, Sixers 99
196
Lakers-PistonsLakers 110, Pistons 82
192
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 101, Grizzlies 86
187
Warriors-BullsWarriors 95, Bulls 92
187
Magic-RaptorsMagic 91, Raptors 95
186
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SixersJazz 97, Sixers 99
+2 PHI
Warriors-BullsWarriors 95, Bulls 92
+3 GSW
Magic-RaptorsMagic 91, Raptors 95
+4 TOR
Rockets-PacersRockets 102, Pacers 111
+9 IND
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 101, Grizzlies 86
+15 PHX
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 118, Hornets 99
+19 NYK
Celtics-HawksCeltics 114, Hawks 90
+24 BOS
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 87, Nuggets 114
+27 DEN
Lakers-PistonsLakers 110, Pistons 82
+28 LAL
GSW rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BullsGSW won · Warriors 95, Bulls 92
5 pts
Magic-RaptorsTOR won · Magic 91, Raptors 95
3 pts
Jazz-SixersPHI won · Jazz 97, Sixers 99
2 pts
Ward shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WardNYK · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PotapenkoBOS · 16 PTS, 7 REB
73% (8-11)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
HoustonNYK · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
RiceLAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Sixers
Jazz 97Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2423232797
Sixers2223252999
The story
Allen Iverson's 24 points and 9 assists carried Philadelphia past Utah, 99-97

For Utah, John Stockton had 14 PTS, 7 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 25-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 59.1 FPTS on 31 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST

Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 95Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Warriors1721241371395
Bulls2216162171092
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 23 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Chicago 95-92 in OT

Elton Brand led Chicago with 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 24-16, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −50+800+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 91Raptors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2423232191
Raptors2522202895
The story
Toronto beat Orlando 95-91 behind 22 points from Doug Christie

Ben Wallace paced Orlando: 14 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +10−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg7.1Last 3

7.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg45.8Today

46 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 28.

PHI over UTA2GSW over CHI3TOR over ORL4IND over HOU9PHX over VAN15NYK over CHH19BOS over ATL24DEN over LAC27LAL over DET28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 35

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 31, 17, 61, 29, 39, 40, 40, 35Lakers-Pistons · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 19, 13, 13, 19, 21, 18, 32, 35Pacers-Rockets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 19, 30, 30, 16, 29, 31, 21, 31Jazz-Sixers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 11, 18, 30, 9, 25, 30, 25, 30Celtics-Hawks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 30, 28, 35, 23, 25, 34, 23, 30Raptors-Magic · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 22, 27, 10, 19, 9, 29, 24, 27Suns-Grizzlies · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+10.2 23.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Keon ClarkDEN+7.1 16.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+5.4 22.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.2 34.0 last 10 · 28.8 season
Erick StricklandDAL+5.1 17.4 last 10 · 12.3 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
Bob SuraCLE−5.5 8.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−5.1 10.1 last 10 · 15.2 season