FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 13, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by SAC (vs ORL) and LAL (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Bucks101
Raptors97
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Knicks98
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +19
Final · OT · Box score
Kings114
Magic108
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Nets98
Mavs122
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +24
Final · 3OT · Box score
Pacers118
Rockets127
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets 0; OT2 Rockets 0; OT3 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Sonics99
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 1999–00Mar 13, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Nuggets), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Lakers

Lakers beat Boston, 112–107

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5+2+5LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22322429107
Lakers23263132112
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 23, 34, 26, 26, 25, 33, 29, 28LAL28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Derek FisherLAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 23, 30, 24, 30, 21, 24, 42BOS42 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 25, 15, 26, 27, 36, 24, 21, 23BOS23 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Rockets combined for 245, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-RocketsPacers 118, Rockets 127
245
Kings-MagicKings 114, Magic 108
222
Nets-MavsNets 98, Mavs 122
220
Celtics-LakersCeltics 107, Lakers 112
219
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 99, Hawks 109
208
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 101, Raptors 97
198
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 90, Sonics 99
189
Cavs-KnicksCavs 79, Knicks 98
177
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 101, Raptors 97
+4 MIL
Celtics-LakersCeltics 107, Lakers 112
+5 LAL
Kings-MagicKings 114, Magic 108
+6 SAC
Pacers-RocketsPacers 118, Rockets 127
+9 HOU
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 90, Sonics 99
+9 SEA
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 99, Hawks 109
+10 ATL
Cavs-KnicksCavs 79, Knicks 98
+19 NYK
Nets-MavsNets 98, Mavs 122
+24 DAL
SAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-MagicSAC won · Kings 114, Magic 108
5 pts
Celtics-LakersLAL won · Celtics 107, Lakers 112
5 pts
Pacers-RocketsHOU won · Pacers 118, Rockets 127
2 pts
Abdul-Rauf shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdul-RaufVAN · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Mike MillerORL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
PierceBOS · 42 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
68% (13-19)
BibbyVAN · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
HendersonATL · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 107Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22322429107
Lakers23263132112
The story
Los Angeles beat Boston 112-107 behind 26 points and 8 assists from Derek Fisher

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 23 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB 26 PTS, 8 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1−5+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Magic
Kings 114Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings3423252012114
Magic282435156108
The story
Chris Webber's 33 points and 15 rebounds carried Sacramento past Orlando, 114-108 in OT

For Orlando, Tracy McGrady had 25 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 33 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST · 14-29 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-28, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6+5−50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Rockets
Pacers 118Rockets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Pacers2523281610106118
Rockets25301918101015127
The story
Jalen Rose had 39 points and 11 rebounds in a 127-118 in OT loss to Houston

Steve Francis led Houston with 16 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 39 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 16-34 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the third overtime 15-6.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+7−2000+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.7points, today vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
6.31999–00 avg26Today

26 points today in 37 minutes, against 6.3 a game in 1999–00 (78 games).

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg53.9Today

54 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

MIL over TOR4LAL over BOS5SAC over ORL6HOU over IND9SEA over POR9ATL over VAN10NYK over CLE19DAL over NJN24Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 42

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 23, 30, 24, 30, 21, 24, 42Celtics-Lakers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 16, 24, 17, 16, 21, 35, 11, 39Pacers-Rockets · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 41, 25, 39, 22, 34, 19, 41, 41, 26, 33Kings-Magic · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 27, 26, 44, 28, 10, 19, 24, 31Sonics-Blazers · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 42, 16, 15, 27, 23, 14, 32, 29, 29Bucks-Raptors · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 17, 14, 5, 11, 17, 16, 10, 28Pacers-Rockets · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+8.4 18.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Brian ShawLAL+5.6 10.7 last 10 · 5.1 season
Fred HoibergCHI+5.3 13.8 last 10 · 8.5 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+4.4 13.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Felipe LopezMIN−5.1 2.4 last 10 · 7.5 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−5.1 18.7 last 10 · 23.8 season
Othella HarringtonNYK−4.9 4.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.9 10.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season