FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 16, 2001Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHH by 7 at halftime and won 114–109.

Final · Box score
Hawks97
Pacers103
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Kings100
Sixers79
Q1 SAC +16; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +21
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Wizards89
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Magic103
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Sonics90
Bulls80
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Nets86
Spurs95
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Nuggets83
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Blazers90
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Warriors76
Clippers94
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +18
On this day · 1999–00Mar 16, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Cavs

Cleveland takes care of Charlotte

Tim Duncan goes for 29 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-70+5CLE AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets21352825109
Cavs23263530114
Who led
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 6, 16, 6, 11, 16, 11, 19, 28CLE28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 12, 8, 7, 13, 15, 7, 7, 14CLE14 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 17, 22, 21, 18, 17, 14, 20, 26CHH26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 23, 13, 27, 16, 15, 28, 23, 23CHH23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Philadelphia by 21.

POR over UTA3ORL over VAN4BOS over DEN4CLE over CHH5IND over ATL6SAS over NJN9SEA over CHI10LAL over WAS12LAC over GSW18SAC over PHI21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Hornets-Cavs combined for 223, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-CavsHornets 109, Cavs 114
223
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 99, Magic 103
202
Hawks-PacersHawks 97, Pacers 103
200
Lakers-WizardsLakers 101, Wizards 89
190
Nets-SpursNets 86, Spurs 95
181
Kings-SixersKings 100, Sixers 79
179
Jazz-BlazersJazz 87, Blazers 90
177
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 76, Clippers 94
170
Sonics-BullsSonics 90, Bulls 80
170
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 87, Nuggets 83
170
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-BlazersJazz 87, Blazers 90
+3 POR
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 99, Magic 103
+4 ORL
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 87, Nuggets 83
+4 BOS
Hornets-CavsHornets 109, Cavs 114
+5 CLE
Hawks-PacersHawks 97, Pacers 103
+6 IND
Nets-SpursNets 86, Spurs 95
+9 SAS
Sonics-BullsSonics 90, Bulls 80
+10 SEA
Lakers-WizardsLakers 101, Wizards 89
+12 LAL
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 76, Clippers 94
+18 LAC
Kings-SixersKings 100, Sixers 79
+21 SAC
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-CavsCLE won · Hornets 109, Cavs 114
7 pts
Grizzlies-MagicORL won · Grizzlies 99, Magic 103
6 pts
Celtics-NuggetsBOS won · Celtics 87, Nuggets 83
2 pts
Popeye Jones shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Popeye JonesWAS · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Damon JonesVAN · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
PattersonSEA · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ArmstrongORL · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB
67% (10-15)
Eddie RobinsonCHH · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 87Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2121222387
Blazers2225251890
The story
Scottie Pippen had 20 points as Portland beat Utah 90-87

Karl Malone led Utah with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 6 STL, 4 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the second 25-21, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+5+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 109Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets21352825109
Cavs23263530114
The story
Cleveland beat Charlotte 114-109 behind 28 points from Matt Harpring

David Wesley paced Charlotte: 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 35-28 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2−70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 76Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1820211776
Clippers2929191794
The story
Jeff McInnis' a 21-12-11 triple-double carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 94-76

For Golden State, Adonal Foyle had 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-18, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +11+20+18+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
6.31999–00 avg17.3Last 3

17.3 points a game over his last three games, against 6.3 in 1999–00 (78 games). Today: 11 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jason Terry leads the day with 31

Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 26, 9, 21, 20, 25, 19, 22, 31Hawks-Pacers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 26, 19, 22, 16, 29, 28, 23, 29Spurs-Nets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 16, 21, 7, 16, 17, 13, 15, 29Magic-Grizzlies · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 6, 16, 6, 11, 16, 11, 19, 28Cavs-Hornets · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 43, 47, 26, 27, 41, 38, 47, 11, 28Sixers-Kings · L
31.1 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 34, 19, 41, 41, 26, 33, 26, 26Kings-Sixers · W
27.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+8.9 18.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Mike MillerORL+5.4 16.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Corliss WilliamsonDET+5.2 15.7 last 10 · 10.5 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+5.2 21.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+5.1 15.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Rod StricklandPOR−5.5 5.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.2 12.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Felipe LopezMIN−4.5 3.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Othella HarringtonNYK−4.5 4.7 last 10 · 9.2 season