FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 19, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed VAN by 13 after the first quarter and won 101–99.

Final · Box score
Mavs89
Hawks85
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Suns99
Warriors82
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Wolves109
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +35; Q4 MIN +27
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Nets88
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Knicks85
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Magic85
Sixers89
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Raptors100
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Grizzlies99
Q1 DET -13; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +2
On this day · 1998–99Mar 19, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Lakers), 41 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Grizzlies

Grant Hill scores 31, Detroit rallies past Vancouver

Terrell Brandon goes for 28 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-4+3+2DET AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23302622101
Grizzlies3621192399
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 24, 27, 27, 30, 14, 24, 12, 31DET31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 26, 40, 27, 22, 36, 32, 18, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 24, 14, 24VAN24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 18, 17, 16, 14, 17, 22, 14, 22VAN22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Milwaukee by 27, the widest margin of 8 games.

TOR over HOU2DET over VAN2DAL over ATL4UTA over NJN4PHI over ORL4LAL over NYK7PHX over GSW17MIN over MIL27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Pistons-Grizzlies combined for 200, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 101, Grizzlies 99
200
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 98, Raptors 100
198
Bucks-WolvesBucks 82, Wolves 109
191
Suns-WarriorsSuns 99, Warriors 82
181
Jazz-NetsJazz 92, Nets 88
180
Lakers-KnicksLakers 92, Knicks 85
177
Mavs-HawksMavs 89, Hawks 85
174
Magic-SixersMagic 85, Sixers 89
174
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 98, Raptors 100
+2 TOR
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 101, Grizzlies 99
+2 DET
Jazz-NetsJazz 92, Nets 88
+4 UTA
Mavs-HawksMavs 89, Hawks 85
+4 DAL
Magic-SixersMagic 85, Sixers 89
+4 PHI
Lakers-KnicksLakers 92, Knicks 85
+7 LAL
Suns-WarriorsSuns 99, Warriors 82
+17 PHX
Bucks-WolvesBucks 82, Wolves 109
+27 MIN
DET erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-GrizzliesDET won · Pistons 101, Grizzlies 99
13 pts
Rockets-RaptorsTOR won · Rockets 98, Raptors 100
4 pts
Magic-SixersPHI won · Magic 85, Sixers 89
3 pts
Lakers-KnicksLAL won · Lakers 92, Knicks 85
1 pt
Brandon shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandonMIN · 28 PTS, 13 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
85% (11-13)
SzczerbiakMIN · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
Shandon AndersonHOU · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
MaloneUTA · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
EisleyUTA · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 101Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23302622101
Grizzlies3621192399
The story
Lindsey Hunter had 14 points as Detroit beat Vancouver 101-99

Michael Dickerson led Vancouver with 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 6 STL, 2 AST · 5-8 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Pistons took the second 30-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 −13−4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 98Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2713362298
Raptors28242028100
The story
Vince Carter's 37 points carried Toronto past Houston, 100-98

For Houston, Shandon Anderson had 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 14-28 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-13, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +1+12−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady was the fantasy play: 56.4 FPTS on 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 85Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2219311385
Sixers2131172089
The story
Philadelphia beat Orlando 89-85 behind 18 points and 10 assists from Allen Iverson

Darrell Armstrong paced Orlando: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 10 AST, 9 STL, 3 REB · 8-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+11−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 65 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 62 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg27.4Today

27 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 43

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 17, 61, 29, 39, 40, 40, 35, 43Lakers-Knicks · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 28, 35, 23, 25, 34, 23, 30, 37Raptors-Rockets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 30, 30, 16, 29, 31, 21, 31, 32Jazz-Nets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 18, 31, 14, 22, 16, 22, 28, 31Mavs-Hawks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 24, 27, 27, 30, 14, 24, 12, 31Pistons-Grizzlies · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 22, 20, 6, 17, 24, 18, 25, 28Wolves-Bucks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+10.2 23.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+7.0 36.0 last 10 · 29.0 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+6.1 17.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Tim ThomasMIL+5.6 17.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Keon ClarkDEN+5.3 14.0 last 10 · 8.7 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−6.3 15.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.6 11.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.4 23.6 last 10 · 29.0 season