FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 22, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed POR by 13 at halftime and won 104–95.

Final · Box score
Wolves109
Celtics106
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Nets103
Hornets119
Q1 CHH +10; Q2 CHH +9; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +16
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +23
Final · Box score
Bulls67
Knicks78
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Magic103
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Sixers106
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Kings93
Suns114
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Blazers95
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -13; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +25
On this day · 1998–99Mar 22, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Mitch Richmond (Wizards-Pacers), 35 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Blazers

Detroit turns it around against Portland

Allen Iverson goes for 44 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-13-5+9DET AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24242828104
Blazers3328201495
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 27, 30, 14, 24, 12, 31, 33, 24DET24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 26, 40, 27, 22, 36, 32, 18, 23, 21, 23DET23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 19, 24, 24, 11, 19, 19, 24, 20POR20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 11, 4, 10, 10, 3, 19, 8, 20POR20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Hornets combined for 222, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-HornetsNets 103, Hornets 119
222
Warriors-LakersWarriors 96, Lakers 119
215
Wolves-CelticsWolves 109, Celtics 106
215
Kings-SunsKings 93, Suns 114
207
Raptors-SixersRaptors 93, Sixers 106
199
Pistons-BlazersPistons 104, Blazers 95
199
Hawks-MagicHawks 90, Magic 103
193
Clippers-SpursClippers 78, Spurs 103
181
Bulls-KnicksBulls 67, Knicks 78
145
MIN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-CelticsWolves 109, Celtics 106
+3 MIN
Pistons-BlazersPistons 104, Blazers 95
+9 DET
Bulls-KnicksBulls 67, Knicks 78
+11 NYK
Raptors-SixersRaptors 93, Sixers 106
+13 PHI
Hawks-MagicHawks 90, Magic 103
+13 ORL
Nets-HornetsNets 103, Hornets 119
+16 CHH
Kings-SunsKings 93, Suns 114
+21 PHX
Warriors-LakersWarriors 96, Lakers 119
+23 LAL
Clippers-SpursClippers 78, Spurs 103
+25 SAS
DET erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BlazersDET won · Pistons 104, Blazers 95
13 pts
Wolves-CelticsMIN won · Wolves 109, Celtics 106
5 pts
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 93, Sixers 106
2 pts
Kings-SunsPHX won · Kings 93, Suns 114
2 pts
Tyrone Hill shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrone HillPHI · 20 PTS, 12 REB
75% (9-12)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
MarionPHX · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
KGMIN · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (16-23)
Steven SmithPOR · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 109Celtics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25302529109
Celtics26302921106
The story
Kevin Garnett had 40 points as Minnesota beat Boston 109-106

Kenny Anderson led Boston with 14 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 40 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 16-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 29-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1−1−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 67Knicks 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1526141267
Knicks2522141778
The story
New York beat Chicago 78-67 behind 21 points from Latrell Sprewell

Chris Anstey paced Chicago: 14 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +10+6+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 93Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2016342393
Sixers18253528106
The story
Tyrone Hill's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Toronto, 106-93

For Toronto, Tracy McGrady had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB · 9-12 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 25-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2+7+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 67 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg5.9Last 3

5.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Celtics

Minnesota takes over late to edge Boston

Down 5 after three, Minnesota won the fourth 29–21. Final: 109–106. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over BOS3DET over POR9NYK over CHI11ORL over ATL13PHI over TOR13CHH over NJN16PHX over SAC21LAL over GSW23SAS over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over BOS.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 44

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 29, 20, 30, 21, 28, 24, 18, 25, 44Sixers-Raptors · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 26, 22, 17, 17, 17, 17, 29, 40Wolves-Celtics · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 13, 23, 15, 21, 10, 13, 26, 30Spurs-Clippers · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 23, 15, 17, 14, 6, 16, 20, 27Magic-Hawks · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 19, 14, 21, 18, 9, 14, 28, 26Hornets-Nets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 19, 9, 29, 24, 27, 25, 22, 26Suns-Kings · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+12.1 25.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+6.5 35.4 last 10 · 28.9 season
Tim ThomasMIL+5.6 17.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+5.5 16.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
John AmaechiORL+4.9 15.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−6.3 15.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.4 11.8 last 10 · 17.2 season
Toni KukocPHI−5.4 9.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.8 24.4 last 10 · 29.2 season