FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 30, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed GSW by 5 after the first quarter and won 102–90.

Final · Box score
Suns118
Hawks74
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +26; Q3 PHX +38; Q4 PHX +44
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Clippers85
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +19
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Heat105
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +25
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Wolves122
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +32
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Nets107
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Mavs85
Blazers96
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Warriors90
Spurs102
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +12
On this day · 1998–99Mar 30, 1999: 13 games. Top scorer: Patrick Ewing (Knicks-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Spurs

Golden State's skid reaches seven

Tim Duncan goes for 19 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+11+12SAS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3121132590
Spurs26272326102
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 20, 13, 30, 10, 10, 23, 15, 27SAS27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 10, 13, 26, 30, 17, 30, 36, 19SAS19 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 23, 7, 7, 8, 11, 11, 14, 19GSW19 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 14, 25, 12, 26, 14, 16, 22, 17GSW17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 212, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 90, Wolves 122
212
Raptors-NetsRaptors 103, Nets 107
210
Suns-HawksSuns 118, Hawks 74
192
Warriors-SpursWarriors 90, Spurs 102
192
Bucks-ClippersBucks 104, Clippers 85
189
Bulls-HeatBulls 80, Heat 105
185
Mavs-BlazersMavs 85, Blazers 96
181
NJN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Raptors-NetsRaptors 103, Nets 107
+4 NJN
Mavs-BlazersMavs 85, Blazers 96
+11 POR
Warriors-SpursWarriors 90, Spurs 102
+12 SAS
Bucks-ClippersBucks 104, Clippers 85
+19 MIL
Bulls-HeatBulls 80, Heat 105
+25 MIA
Rockets-WolvesRockets 90, Wolves 122
+32 MIN
Suns-HawksSuns 118, Hawks 74
+44 PHX
Steven Smith shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Steven SmithPOR · 22 PTS, 5 REB
80% (8-10)
Ray AllenMIL · 35 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (16-22)
RogersPHX · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Van HornNJN · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 103Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24153430103
Nets28301930107
The story
Keith Van Horn had 32 points as New Jersey beat Toronto 107-103

Antonio Davis led Toronto with 15 PTS, 13 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the second 30-15, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +4+19+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 90Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3121132590
Spurs26272326102
The story
San Antonio beat Golden State 102-90 behind 27 points from David Robinson

Mookie Blaylock paced Golden State: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-24 FG

The swing

A 23-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5+1+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 80Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1920221980
Heat29242329105
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 15 points carried Miami past Chicago, 105-80

15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +10+14+15+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.5Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg10.2Last 3

10.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 64 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg47.5Today

47 minutes today, against 26.0 a game in 71 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Nets

New Jersey leads Toronto wire to wire

New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 107–103. Best quarter: the second, 30–15. Keith Van Horn led New Jersey with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over TOR4POR over DAL11SAS over GSW12MIL over LAC19MIA over CHI25MIN over HOU32PHX over ATL44Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over TOR.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 39

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 30, 37, 23, 26, 18, 38, 19, 39Raptors-Nets · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 26, 28, 10, 10, 26, 36, 27, 35Bucks-Clippers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 19, 19, 24, 20, 11, 20, 17, 34Blazers-Mavs · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 27, 14, 17, 17, 17, 20, 30, 32Nets-Raptors · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 28, 31, 24, 29, 15, 31, 20, 30Mavs-Blazers · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 20, 13, 30, 10, 10, 23, 15, 27Spurs-Warriors · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+6.9 20.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+6.7 16.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.4 24.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.6 13.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.0 34.0 last 10 · 29.0 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−8.6 8.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.0 16.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Kenny AndersonBOS−4.9 8.8 last 10 · 13.7 season