FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 20, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIA by 13 at halftime and won 100–89.

Final · Box score
Sixers102
Hornets96
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +6
Final · OT · Box score
Magic88
Bulls86
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Cavs98
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Clippers93
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Heat89
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -13; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Suns110
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +4
On this day · 1998–99Mar 20, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Charles Barkley (Rockets-Suns), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Heat

Lakers rally from 13 down to beat Miami

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-13+6+11LAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21213325100
Heat2332142089
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 61, 29, 39, 40, 40, 35, 43, 28LAL28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 16, 10, 6, 20, 22, 19, 6, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 21, 25, 28, 35, 22, 21, 4, 33MIA33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 8, 10, 4, 22, 17, 18, 21, 15MIA15 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Cleveland by 13.

ORL over CHI2PHX over BOS4PHI over CHH6LAL over MIA11WAS over LAC12CLE over HOU13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Celtics-Suns combined for 216, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-SunsCeltics 106, Suns 110
216
Sixers-HornetsSixers 102, Hornets 96
198
Wizards-ClippersWizards 105, Clippers 93
198
Lakers-HeatLakers 100, Heat 89
189
Rockets-CavsRockets 85, Cavs 98
183
Magic-BullsMagic 88, Bulls 86
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-BullsMagic 88, Bulls 86
+2 ORL
Celtics-SunsCeltics 106, Suns 110
+4 PHX
Sixers-HornetsSixers 102, Hornets 96
+6 PHI
Lakers-HeatLakers 100, Heat 89
+11 LAL
Wizards-ClippersWizards 105, Clippers 93
+12 WAS
Rockets-CavsRockets 85, Cavs 98
+13 CLE
LAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HeatLAL won · Lakers 100, Heat 89
13 pts
Celtics-SunsPHX won · Celtics 106, Suns 110
2 pts
Wizards-ClippersWAS won · Wizards 105, Clippers 93
1 pt
Eddie Robinson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie RobinsonCHH · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
SuraCLE · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RichmondWAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB
60% (9-15)
Maurice TaylorLAC · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
FortsonBOS · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 88Bulls 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic21192417788
Bulls11193318586
The story
Darrell Armstrong had 20 points as Orlando beat Chicago 88-86 in OT

Chris Anstey led Chicago with 16 REB, 12 PTS, 6 AST 20 PTS, 7 STL, 6 AST, 3 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 21-11, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+10+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand led the game in fantasy with 55.4 FPTS (18 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Celtics-Suns
Celtics 106Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30223123106
Suns28342226110
The story
Phoenix beat Boston 110-106 behind 16 points and 11 assists from Jason Kidd

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 27 PTS, 4 REB 16 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 5-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2+10+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 49.3 FPTS: 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 100Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21213325100
Heat2332142089
The story
Glen Rice's 28 points carried Los Angeles past Miami, 100-89

For Miami, Clar. Weatherspoon had 13 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 33-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−13+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.0Season avg37.2Last 5

37.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.0 in 66 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg19.1Last 3

19.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 57 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg33.0Today

33 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 33

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 21, 25, 28, 35, 22, 21, 4, 33Heat-Lakers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 61, 29, 39, 40, 40, 35, 43, 28Lakers-Heat · W
29.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 16, 10, 6, 20, 22, 19, 6, 28Lakers-Heat · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 23, 19, 14, 21, 18, 9, 14, 28Hornets-Sixers · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 20, 15, 29, 38, 19, 16, 15, 27Celtics-Suns · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 5, 29, 20, 30, 21, 28, 24, 18, 25Sixers-Hornets · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 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+10.2 23.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+7.3 36.3 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 23.5 last 10 · 28.9 season