FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 18, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAC by 16 after the first quarter and won 104–83.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat92
Cavs90
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Mavs99
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Pacers113
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Kings104
Clippers83
Q1 SAC -16; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +21
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks90
Nets92
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Sonics96
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +13
On this day · 1998–99Mar 18, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Cavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Kings-Clippers

Sacramento storms back from 16 down to beat Clippers

Antoine Walker goes for 29 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-40+21SAC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings8332736104
Clippers2421231583
Who led
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 5, 19, 27, 12, 15, 12, 12, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 6, 5, 4, 8, 22, 22, 17, 20SAC20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 12, 21, 21, 24, 20, 6, 11, 25LAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 17, 16, 10, 29, 25, 21, 10, 18LAC18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Pacers combined for 212, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-PacersHornets 99, Pacers 113
212
Celtics-MavsCeltics 104, Mavs 99
203
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 97, Sonics 96
193
Bulls-WizardsBulls 88, Wizards 101
189
Kings-ClippersKings 104, Clippers 83
187
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 82, Spurs 102
184
Heat-CavsHeat 92, Cavs 90
182
Bucks-NetsBucks 90, Nets 92
182
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 97, Sonics 96
+1 POR
Heat-CavsHeat 92, Cavs 90
+2 MIA
Bucks-NetsBucks 90, Nets 92
+2 NJN
Celtics-MavsCeltics 104, Mavs 99
+5 BOS
Bulls-WizardsBulls 88, Wizards 101
+13 WAS
Hornets-PacersHornets 99, Pacers 113
+14 IND
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 82, Spurs 102
+20 SAS
Kings-ClippersKings 104, Clippers 83
+21 SAC
SAC erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-ClippersSAC won · Kings 104, Clippers 83
16 pts
Bucks-NetsNJN won · Bucks 90, Nets 92
6 pts
Blazers-SonicsPOR won · Blazers 97, Sonics 96
4 pts
Heat-CavsMIA won · Heat 92, Cavs 90
2 pts
Buckner shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BucknerDAL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
SabonisPOR · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
DivacSAC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 97Sonics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2628232097
Sonics1939172196
The story
Portland beat Seattle 97-96 behind 24 points from Rasheed Wallace

Ruben Patterson paced Seattle: 15 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7−4+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton topped the game at 48.0 FPTS: 24 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB

Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 92Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat321512211292
Cavs261817191090
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 29 points as Miami beat Cleveland 92-90 in OT

Shawn Kemp led Cleveland with 22 PTS, 12 REB 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-24 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+3−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 90Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks22191627690
Nets16232025892
The story
Keith Van Horn's 27 points and 12 rebounds carried New Jersey past Milwaukee, 92-90 in OT

For Milwaukee, Sam Cassell had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 23-19.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6−2+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.5Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
30.21998–99 avg11.4Last 3

11.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg32.7Today

33 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

POR over SEA1MIA over CLE2NJN over MIL2BOS over DAL5WAS over CHI13IND over CHH14SAS over DEN20SAC over LAC21Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 29

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 18, 30, 9, 25, 30, 25, 30, 29Celtics-Mavs · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 29, 17, 9, 23, 21, 28, 13, 29Heat-Cavs · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 14, 26, 34, 17, 31, 15, 14, 28Hornets-Pacers · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 22, 18, 31, 14, 22, 16, 22, 28Mavs-Celtics · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 25, 23, 24, 23, 15, 14, 13, 27Nets-Bucks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 12, 21, 21, 24, 20, 6, 11, 25Clippers-Kings · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+10.2 23.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Tim ThomasMIL+6.1 17.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Keon ClarkDEN+5.3 14.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.2 34.0 last 10 · 28.8 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+5.1 15.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Tim DuncanSAS−7.7 15.3 last 10 · 23.0 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−6.9 14.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Hubert DavisDAL−5.1 2.0 last 10 · 7.1 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.9 24.3 last 10 · 29.2 season