FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 14, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–104.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Wizards103
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Hornets100
Q1 CHH -3; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Magic97
Cavs87
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Kings104
Heat114
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves100
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Bulls67
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +24; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Pacers83
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Suns84
Blazers79
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Warriors83
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +19
On this day · 1999–00Mar 14, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Knicks), 32 points.
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The lead · Kings-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat Sacramento

Kevin Garnett goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+8+9+10MIA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35142926104
Heat23343027114
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 3, 14, 23, 19, 25, 22, 13, 25MIA25 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 14, 6, 20, 23, 16, 22, 24, 23MIA23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 22, 34, 19, 41, 41, 26, 33, 26SAC26 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 13, 11, 19, 8, 9, 14, 7, 24SAC24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Heat combined for 218, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HeatKings 104, Heat 114
218
Wolves-SpursWolves 100, Spurs 106
206
Pistons-WizardsPistons 96, Wizards 103
199
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 95, Hornets 100
195
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 102, Warriors 83
185
Magic-CavsMagic 97, Cavs 87
184
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 83, Nuggets 95
178
Suns-BlazersSuns 84, Blazers 79
163
Sixers-BullsSixers 85, Bulls 67
152
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 95, Hornets 100
+5 CHH
Suns-BlazersSuns 84, Blazers 79
+5 PHX
Wolves-SpursWolves 100, Spurs 106
+6 SAS
Pistons-WizardsPistons 96, Wizards 103
+7 WAS
Kings-HeatKings 104, Heat 114
+10 MIA
Magic-CavsMagic 97, Cavs 87
+10 ORL
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 83, Nuggets 95
+12 DEN
Sixers-BullsSixers 85, Bulls 67
+18 PHI
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 102, Warriors 83
+19 UTA
MIA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HeatMIA won · Kings 104, Heat 114
12 pts
Grizzlies-HornetsCHH won · Grizzlies 95, Hornets 100
3 pts
Pistons-WizardsWAS won · Pistons 96, Wizards 103
2 pts
Garrity shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarrityORL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Brian GrantMIA · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
ManningUTA · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HamiltonWAS · 40 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
HarpringCLE · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 84Blazers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2315242284
Blazers1314282479
The story
Phoenix beat Portland 84-79 behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Damon Stoudamire paced Portland: 14 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG

The swing

A 23-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+11+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace topped the game at 57.7 FPTS: 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 100Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves212620258100
Spurs2225212414106
The story
Tim Duncan had 23 points and 20 rebounds as San Antonio beat Minnesota 106-100 in OT

Terrell Brandon led Minnesota with 17 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 23 PTS, 20 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the overtime 14-8.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 104Heat 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35142926104
Heat23343027114
The story
Anthony Mason's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Miami past Sacramento, 114-104

For Sacramento, Jason Williams had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 34-14.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −12+8+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber was the fantasy play: 52.9 FPTS on 26 PTS, 17 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Utah by 19.

CHH over VAN5PHX over POR5SAS over MIN6WAS over DET7ORL over CLE10MIA over SAC10DEN over IND12PHI over CHI18UTA over GSW19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 40

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 23, 15, 34, 7, 17, 12, 25, 40Wizards-Pistons · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 28, 21, 26, 32, 36, 23, 30, 38Pistons-Wizards · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 18, 12, 27, 10, 22, 14, 17, 37Nuggets-Pacers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 6, 12, 25, 16, 29, 21, 11, 30Spurs-Wolves · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 22, 15, 11, 2, 9, 17, 19, 29Blazers-Suns · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 22, 34, 19, 41, 41, 26, 33, 26Kings-Heat · L
27.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+8.4 18.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Brian ShawLAL+5.6 10.7 last 10 · 5.1 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+5.2 21.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
Corliss WilliamsonDET+5.1 15.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Shawn MarionPHX+4.5 21.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Felipe LopezMIN−5.9 1.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.4 6.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−5.1 18.7 last 10 · 23.8 season
Othella HarringtonNYK−4.9 4.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season