FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 26, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NJN by 9 after three quarters and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
Bulls78
Rockets123
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +26; Q3 HOU +49; Q4 HOU +45
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Pacers101
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +25; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Celtics84
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +15
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors101
Wolves106
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Nets110
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN -9; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Heat69
Magic94
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +25
Final · Box score
Warriors82
Suns90
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Blazers89
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Kings89
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 1998–99Mar 26, 1999: 13 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Bucks), 34 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Nets

Denver fights back late to top New Jersey

Raef LaFrentz goes for 22 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+4-9+2DEN AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37231735112
Nets27293024110
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 17, 16, 10, 6, 8, 18, 12, 28DEN28 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 6, 6, 21, 5, 2, 12, 9, 22DEN22 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 14, 13, 27, 14, 17, 17, 17, 20NJN20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 6, 26, 4, 5, 14, 5, 2, 20NJN20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Nets combined for 222, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 112, Nets 110
222
Sixers-PacersSixers 111, Pacers 101
212
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 101, Wolves 106
207
Bulls-RocketsBulls 78, Rockets 123
201
Celtics-BucksCeltics 84, Bucks 99
183
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 93, Blazers 89
182
Lakers-KingsLakers 90, Kings 89
179
Warriors-SunsWarriors 82, Suns 90
172
Heat-MagicHeat 69, Magic 94
163
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 90, Kings 89
+1 LAL
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 112, Nets 110
+2 DEN
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 93, Blazers 89
+4 NYK
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 101, Wolves 106
+5 MIN
Warriors-SunsWarriors 82, Suns 90
+8 PHX
Sixers-PacersSixers 111, Pacers 101
+10 PHI
Celtics-BucksCeltics 84, Bucks 99
+15 MIL
Heat-MagicHeat 69, Magic 94
+25 ORL
Bulls-RocketsBulls 78, Rockets 123
+45 HOU
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-NetsDEN won · Nuggets 112, Nets 110
9 pts
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 90, Kings 89
7 pts
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 69, Magic 94
5 pts
Knicks-BlazersNYK won · Knicks 93, Blazers 89
1 pt
Penny shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PennyPHX · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
PoseyDEN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
KGMIN · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
Walt WilliamsHOU · 24 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
KittlesNJN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 90Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1829212290
Kings2525231689
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 90-89 behind 34 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Jason Williams paced Sacramento: 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 34 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 15-26 FG

The swing

A 22-16 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−3−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber topped the game at 65.0 FPTS: 28 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST

Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 112Nets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37231735112
Nets27293024110
The story
Nick Van Exel's 28 points and 12 assists carried Denver past New Jersey, 112-110

For New Jersey, Stephon Marbury had 16 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 11-21 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 35-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+4−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Wolves
Raptors 101Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors1620232814101
Wolves2321202319106
The story
Kevin Garnett had 34 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Toronto 106-101 in OT

Tracy McGrady led Toronto with 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 34 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 14-21 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 23-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +7+8+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 64 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Rockets rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Chicago by 45.

LAL over SAC1DEN over NJN2NYK over POR4MIN over TOR5PHX over GSW8PHI over IND10MIL over BOS15ORL over MIA25HOU over CHI45Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 38

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 34, 23, 30, 37, 23, 26, 18, 38Raptors-Wolves · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 17, 17, 17, 17, 29, 40, 38, 34Wolves-Raptors · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 40, 40, 35, 43, 28, 22, 40, 34Lakers-Kings · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 9, 26, 6, 16, 13, 11, 25, 33Suns-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 21, 28, 24, 18, 25, 44, 21, 33Sixers-Pacers · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 24, 21, 25, 12, 22, 16, 29, 28Kings-Lakers · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+8.8 22.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.9 35.0 last 10 · 29.1 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.2 12.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jalen RoseIND+5.1 22.9 last 10 · 17.8 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
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.8 11.2 last 10 · 17.0 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.7 15.5 last 10 · 21.2 season
Bimbo ColesATL−4.8 3.5 last 10 · 8.3 season