FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 3, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 7 after the first quarter and won 100–95.

Final · Box score
Lakers98
Grizzlies88
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Mavs100
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +5
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls122
Bucks126
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks 0; OT2 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Spurs124
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Suns97
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Blazers122
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +30; Q4 POR +31
On this day · 1999–00Mar 3, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Dallas handles Houston by 5

Michael Finley goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+1-6+5DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2720301895
Mavs20282329100
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 17, 26, 22, 19, 23, 23, 16, 27DAL27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 17, 25, 25, 23, 16, 22, 31, 26DAL26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 9, 13, 13, 16, 16, 17, 13, 27HOU27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 35, 19, 12, 17, 14, 21, 29, 21HOU21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Suns

Phoenix beats Denver, 97–82

Phoenix led 70–61 after three and won by 15. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CHI4DAL over HOU5LAL over VAN10PHX over DEN15SAS over ATL29POR over GSW31Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over DEN.
The night in charts
Bulls-Bucks combined for 248, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-BucksBulls 122, Bucks 126
248
Hawks-SpursHawks 95, Spurs 124
219
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 91, Blazers 122
213
Rockets-MavsRockets 95, Mavs 100
195
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 98, Grizzlies 88
186
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 82, Suns 97
179
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-BucksBulls 122, Bucks 126
+4 MIL
Rockets-MavsRockets 95, Mavs 100
+5 DAL
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 98, Grizzlies 88
+10 LAL
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 82, Suns 97
+15 PHX
Hawks-SpursHawks 95, Spurs 124
+29 SAS
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 91, Blazers 122
+31 POR
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 95, Mavs 100
7 pts
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 82, Suns 97
5 pts
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 122, Bucks 126
1 pt
Cassell shot 18-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellMIL · 40 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB
75% (18-24)
HowardDAL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
WellsPOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
HoibergCHI · 28 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 122Bucks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls292226181512122
Bucks282330141516126
The story
Glenn Robinson had 31 points as Milwaukee beat Chicago 126-122 in OT

Elton Brand led Chicago with 31 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 14-31 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the third 30-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10+400+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Fred Hoiberg led the game in fantasy with 60.3 FPTS (28 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 95Mavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2720301895
Mavs20282329100
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 26 points and 13 rebounds carried Dallas past Houston, 100-95

For Houston, Steve Francis had 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 29-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −7+1−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 98Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2130222598
Grizzlies2120232488
The story
Los Angeles beat Vancouver 98-88 behind 34 points and 13 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 11 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 34 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 13-19 FG

The swing

A 30-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+10+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.3Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 60 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg51.9Today

52 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 40

Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 22, 20, 18, 14, 17, 16, 23, 40Bucks-Bulls · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 38, 35, 29, 22, 30, 37, 23, 34Lakers-Grizzlies · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 15, 22, 17, 22, 24, 21, 21, 31Bulls-Bucks · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 18, 24, 23, 6, 45, 19, 19, 31Bucks-Bulls · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Fred HoibergPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 20, 8, 22, 14, 18, 7, 8, 28Bulls-Bucks · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 9, 13, 13, 16, 16, 17, 13, 27Rockets-Mavs · L
11.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vlade DivacSAC+7.5 19.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.6 37.7 last 10 · 31.1 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.3 21.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Fred HoibergCHI+5.1 13.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.1 25.4 last 10 · 20.3 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonNYK−6.5 3.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Alan HendersonATL−4.8 6.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Eric SnowPHI−4.0 6.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
David WesleyCHH−3.9 13.8 last 10 · 17.7 season