FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 25, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed CLE by 8 after the first quarter and won 96–76.

Final · Box score
Hornets86
Hawks70
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH +3; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +16
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Mavs86
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons126
Clippers107
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Spurs96
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Grizzlies75
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +9
On this day · 1998–99Mar 25, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Rockets), 32 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Spurs

San Antonio fights back from 8 down against Cleveland

Tim Duncan posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1+10+20SAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2920121576
Spurs2127232596
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 23, 15, 21, 10, 13, 26, 30, 17SAS17 PTS · 17 REB · 11 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 0, 8, 0, 6, 9, 6, 9, 16SAS16 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 15, 14, 10, 6, 12, 14, 4, 15CLE15 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 16, 16, 2, 14, 17, 16, 8, 14CLE14 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Pistons-Clippers combined for 233, 54 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-ClippersPistons 126, Clippers 107
233
Wizards-MavsWizards 93, Mavs 86
179
Cavs-SpursCavs 76, Spurs 96
172
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 84, Grizzlies 75
159
Hornets-HawksHornets 86, Hawks 70
156
WAS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Wizards-MavsWizards 93, Mavs 86
+7 WAS
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 84, Grizzlies 75
+9 UTA
Hornets-HawksHornets 86, Hawks 70
+16 CHH
Pistons-ClippersPistons 126, Clippers 107
+19 DET
Cavs-SpursCavs 76, Spurs 96
+20 SAS
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SpursSAS won · Cavs 76, Spurs 96
8 pts
Hornets-HawksCHH won · Hornets 86, Hawks 70
2 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesUTA won · Jazz 84, Grizzlies 75
1 pt
Henderson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonATL · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Lindsey HunterDET · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
OlowokandiLAC · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Grant HillDET · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
64% (7-11)
PiatkowskiLAC · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 84Grizzlies 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1717232784
Grizzlies1519241775
The story
Utah beat Vancouver 84-75 behind 25 points and 14 rebounds from Karl Malone

Dennis Scott paced Vancouver: 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 9-25 FG

The swing

A 27-17 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +20−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 86Hawks 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2018242486
Hawks2213191670
The story
Anthony Mason's a 12-15-11 triple-double carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 86-70

For Atlanta, Dikembe Mutombo had 20 REB, 11 PTS 15 REB, 12 PTS, 11 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-16, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −2+3+8+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Spurs
Cavs 76Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2920121576
Spurs2127232596
The story
Avery Johnson had 14 points as San Antonio beat Cleveland 96-76

Bob Sura led Cleveland with 13 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Spurs took the third 23-12.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −8−1+10+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Hawks

Charlotte makes it three straight

Charlotte beat Atlanta 86–70 and moved to 38–31. Eddie Jones led Charlotte with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · CHH
W@ GSW102–99L@ SAC92–105W@ LAC118–101Wvs CHI77–74Lvs NYK99–118L@ IND99–113Lvs PHI96–102Wvs NJN119–103W@ TOR102–84W@ ATL86–70
Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 31

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 36, 32, 18, 23, 21, 23, 24, 31Pistons-Clippers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chris WhitneyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 7, 9, 10, 7, 11, 12, 14, 29Wizards-Mavs · W
6.8 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 29, 31, 21, 31, 32, 28, 21, 25Jazz-Grizzlies · W
25.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 21, 18, 9, 14, 28, 26, 25, 24Hornets-Hawks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tyrone NesbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 20, 17, 8, 4, 20, 11, 15, 22Clippers-Pistons · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 12, 16, 10, 9, 6, 16, 0, 21Clippers-Pistons · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+11.4 24.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+8.6 37.7 last 10 · 29.1 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.2 12.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Keon ClarkDEN+4.9 13.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Mitch RichmondWAS+4.8 22.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Robert PackDAL−6.1 3.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.8 15.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.8 11.2 last 10 · 17.0 season
Bimbo ColesATL−4.8 3.5 last 10 · 8.3 season