FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 17, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SAS by 13 at halftime and won 103–99.

Final · Box score
Pistons106
Hawks90
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Hornets95
Q1 CHH +11; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +1; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Heat95
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Knicks101
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +21
Final · Box score
Suns99
Mavs109
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Rockets103
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -13; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Bucks87
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +9
On this day · 1999–00Mar 17, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Rockets

Steve Francis scores 30 in Houston win over San Antonio

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 34 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-13-1+4HOU AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2424232899
Rockets19163533103
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 21, 31, 22, 24, 22, 16, 7, 30HOU30 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 12, 21, 22, 13, 21, 27, 30, 26HOU26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 19, 22, 16, 29, 28, 23, 29, 25SAS25 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 6, 19, 12, 11, 14, 18, 14, 22SAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Mavs combined for 208, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MavsSuns 99, Mavs 109
208
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 99, Rockets 103
202
Pistons-HawksPistons 106, Hawks 90
196
Wizards-HornetsWizards 93, Hornets 95
188
Bulls-KnicksBulls 80, Knicks 101
181
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 81, Heat 95
176
Sixers-BucksSixers 78, Bucks 87
165
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HornetsWizards 93, Hornets 95
+2 CHH
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 99, Rockets 103
+4 HOU
Sixers-BucksSixers 78, Bucks 87
+9 MIL
Suns-MavsSuns 99, Mavs 109
+10 DAL
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 81, Heat 95
+14 MIA
Pistons-HawksPistons 106, Hawks 90
+16 DET
Bulls-KnicksBulls 80, Knicks 101
+21 NYK
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-RocketsHOU won · Spurs 99, Rockets 103
13 pts
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 78, Bucks 87
5 pts
Robinson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
MasonMIA · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Tim ThomasMIL · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Joe SmithDET · 16 PTS, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 93Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2429231793
Hornets3522201895
The story
P.J. Brown's 22 points carried Charlotte past Washington, 95-93

For Washington, Courtney Alexander had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-24, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +11+4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 99Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2424232899
Rockets19163533103
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat San Antonio 103-99

David Robinson led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 10-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Rockets took the third 35-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−13−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 106Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons29332519106
Hawks2523172590
The story
Detroit beat Atlanta 106-90 behind 31 points from Jerry Stackhouse

Alan Henderson paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-24 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
300 +4+14+22+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Toni Kukoc topped the game at 56.5 FPTS: 29 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Bucks

Milwaukee tops Philadelphia in Milwaukee

Final: 87–78. Tim Thomas led Milwaukee with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over WAS2HOU over SAS4MIL over PHI9DAL over PHX10MIA over VAN14DET over ATL16NYK over CHI21Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over PHI.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 26, 22, 29, 32, 22, 25, 14, 34Mavs-Suns · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 7, 8, 6, 9, 19, 21, 31, 32Suns-Mavs · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 26, 32, 36, 23, 30, 38, 46, 31Pistons-Hawks · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 21, 31, 22, 24, 22, 16, 7, 30Rockets-Spurs · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 19, 24, 26, 12, 16, 20, 25, 29Hawks-Pistons · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 17, 10, 19, 12, 16, 6, 18, 28Mavs-Suns · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+10.8 21.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Corliss WilliamsonDET+5.8 16.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Mike MillerORL+5.4 16.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+5.1 15.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+4.5 14.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Rod StricklandPOR−5.5 5.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Rodney RogersPHX−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Felipe LopezMIN−4.5 3.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Stephen JacksonNJN−4.4 4.1 last 10 · 8.5 season