FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 5, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 7 after three quarters and won 99–86.

Final · Box score
Jazz109
Hawks102
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Heat87
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Nets100
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs81
Magic95
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Grizzlies77
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Clippers99
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC -7; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 1999–00Mar 5, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Clippers

Denver's skid reaches three

Kenyon Martin posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-6-7+13LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2136171286
Clippers2625163299
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 23, 14, 22, 22, 16, 3, 11, 27LAC27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 12, 17, 23, 8, 33, 5, 8, 14LAC14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mark StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 4, 0, 12, 0, 2, 3, 10, 16DEN16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 6, 6, 8, 2, 10, 6, 7, 15DEN15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Magic

Orlando takes care of Dallas

A 14-point win, 95–81. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over DET3UTA over ATL7MIL over NJN7LAC over DEN13ORL over DAL14SAS over VAN14Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over DAL.
The night in charts
Jazz-Hawks combined for 211, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-HawksJazz 109, Hawks 102
211
Bucks-NetsBucks 107, Nets 100
207
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 86, Clippers 99
185
Mavs-MagicMavs 81, Magic 95
176
Pistons-HeatPistons 84, Heat 87
171
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 91, Grizzlies 77
168
MIA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 84, Heat 87
+3 MIA
Bucks-NetsBucks 107, Nets 100
+7 MIL
Jazz-HawksJazz 109, Hawks 102
+7 UTA
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 86, Clippers 99
+13 LAC
Mavs-MagicMavs 81, Magic 95
+14 ORL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 91, Grizzlies 77
+14 SAS
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 86, Clippers 99
7 pts
Mavs-MagicORL won · Mavs 81, Magic 95
3 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesSAS won · Spurs 91, Grizzlies 77
3 pts
Odom shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAC · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
StricklandDEN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BibbyVAN · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
63% (10-16)
McInnisLAC · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Aaron WilliamsNJN · 16 PTS, 7 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 84Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2521182084
Heat2524231587
The story
Anthony Mason's 19 points and 16 rebounds carried Miami past Detroit, 87-84

For Detroit, Corliss Williamson had 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 23-18, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+3+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace was the fantasy play: 44.8 FPTS on 14 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 107Nets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25331930107
Nets20213326100
The story
Ray Allen had 23 points as Milwaukee beat New Jersey 107-100

Lucious Harris led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5+17+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Magic
Mavs 81Magic 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1928221281
Magic2420272495
The story
Orlando beat Dallas 95-81 behind 23 points from Tracy McGrady

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 22 PTS, 14 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 9-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5−3+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 61 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 32

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 30, 40, 28, 32, 22, 35, 28, 21, 26, 32Pistons-Heat · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 22, 33, 22, 21, 21, 17, 20, 30Jazz-Hawks · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 23, 14, 22, 22, 16, 3, 11, 27Clippers-Nuggets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 25, 23, 20, 24, 20, 6, 12, 25Spurs-Grizzlies · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 10, 14, 28, 8, 26, 17, 6, 24Grizzlies-Spurs · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 8, 9, 17, 7, 12, 28, 19, 24Hawks-Jazz · L
9.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 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−6.0 3.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.7 5.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Alan HendersonATL−4.5 6.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Stephen JacksonNJN−4.4 4.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Felipe LopezMIN−4.3 3.3 last 10 · 7.6 season