FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 12, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed GSW by 5 after three quarters and won 84–79.

Final · Box score
Bulls94
Hornets102
Q1 CHH +15; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Heat77
Wolves94
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Clippers81
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets84
Warriors79
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +5
On this day · 1999–00Mar 12, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Warriors

Golden State's skid reaches seven

Jamal Mashburn goes for 28 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+4-5+5DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2615202384
Warriors2017291379
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 8, 18, 12, 27, 10, 22, 14, 17DEN17 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 17, 19, 16, 8, 9, 4, 17, 16DEN16 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 7, 8, 9, 9, 3, 25, 9, 20GSW20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 24, 36, 22, 0, 21, 16, 34, 15GSW15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bulls-Hornets

Charlotte leads Chicago wire to wire

Charlotte was ahead at every break and won 102–94. Best quarter: the first, 35–20. Jamal Mashburn led Charlotte with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over GSW5CHH over CHI8MIN over MIA17SAS over LAC18Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over CHI.
The night in charts
Bulls-Hornets combined for 196, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HornetsBulls 94, Hornets 102
196
Clippers-SpursClippers 81, Spurs 99
180
Heat-WolvesHeat 77, Wolves 94
171
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 84, Warriors 79
163
DEN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 84, Warriors 79
+5 DEN
Bulls-HornetsBulls 94, Hornets 102
+8 CHH
Heat-WolvesHeat 77, Wolves 94
+17 MIN
Clippers-SpursClippers 81, Spurs 99
+18 SAS
Campbell shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CampbellCHH · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
MercerCHI · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
64% (9-14)
LaFrentzDEN · 16 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK
64% (7-11)
BillupsMIN · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
59% (13-22)
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 84Warriors 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2615202384
Warriors2017291379
The story
Raef LaFrentz had 16 points and 16 rebounds as Denver beat Golden State 84-79

Bob Sura led Golden State with 13 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 16 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK · 7-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 23-13.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+4−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock led the game in fantasy with 46.4 FPTS (20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 94Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2032182494
Hornets35222421102
The story
Elden Campbell's 26 points carried Charlotte past Chicago, 102-94

For Chicago, Brad Miller had 22 PTS, 15 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-20, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +15+5+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Wolves
Heat 77Wolves 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2027121877
Wolves3126191894
The story
Minnesota beat Miami 94-77 behind 24 points and 15 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Brian Grant paced Miami: 24 PTS, 13 REB 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 11-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +11+10+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.4Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.4 in 56 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg11.4Last 3

11.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 51 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 28

Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 12, 24, 23, 13, 27, 16, 15, 28Hornets-Bulls · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 16, 25, 26, 19, 22, 16, 29, 28Spurs-Clippers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 11, 15, 10, 16, 6, 17, 15, 26Hornets-Bulls · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 23, 18, 24, 26, 22, 13, 21, 24Wolves-Heat · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 6, 14, 6, 20, 23, 16, 22, 24Heat-Wolves · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 11, 12, 10, 14, 13, 2, 8, 22Bulls-Hornets · L
7.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+7.5 17.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Brian ShawLAL+6.0 11.0 last 10 · 5.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Vlade DivacSAC+5.4 17.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Fred HoibergCHI+5.3 13.8 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonNYK−6.0 3.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Stephen JacksonNJN−5.3 3.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Felipe LopezMIN−5.1 2.4 last 10 · 7.5 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.9 10.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season