FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 18, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NJN by 9 after the first quarter and won 98–84.

Final · Box score
Lakers95
Magic90
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Kings95
Pacers101
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Wolves91
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Pistons96
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Warriors99
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Clippers96
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Nets84
Nuggets98
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +14
On this day · 1999–00Mar 18, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Mavs), 29 points.
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The lead · Nets-Nuggets

Denver rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+12+14+14DEN AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3110212284
Nuggets2231232298
Who led
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 16, 8, 9, 4, 17, 16, 22, 22DEN22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 19, 24, 14, 12, 9, 12, 17, 19DEN19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 26, 19, 18, 14, 14, 21, 7, 17NJN17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Sherman DouglasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 6, 2, 2, 9, 2, 4, 9, 14NJN14 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Clippers combined for 207, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-ClippersJazz 111, Clippers 96
207
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 104, Warriors 99
203
Bucks-PistonsBucks 100, Pistons 96
196
Kings-PacersKings 95, Pacers 101
196
Lakers-MagicLakers 95, Magic 90
185
Nets-NuggetsNets 84, Nuggets 98
182
Cavs-WolvesCavs 76, Wolves 91
167
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PistonsBucks 100, Pistons 96
+4 MIL
Lakers-MagicLakers 95, Magic 90
+5 LAL
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 104, Warriors 99
+5 SEA
Kings-PacersKings 95, Pacers 101
+6 IND
Nets-NuggetsNets 84, Nuggets 98
+14 DEN
Jazz-ClippersJazz 111, Clippers 96
+15 UTA
Cavs-WolvesCavs 76, Wolves 91
+15 MIN
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-NuggetsDEN won · Nets 84, Nuggets 98
9 pts
Bucks-PistonsMIL won · Bucks 100, Pistons 96
8 pts
Cavs-WolvesMIN won · Cavs 76, Wolves 91
4 pts
Sonics-WarriorsSEA won · Sonics 104, Warriors 99
1 pt
Marshall shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallUTA · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
MaloneUTA · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
PackDEN · 15 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
McDyessDEN · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
LaFrentzDEN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 100Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26292223100
Pistons2835161796
The story
Glenn Robinson's 24 points carried Milwaukee past Detroit, 100-96

For Detroit, Corliss Williamson had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 22-16.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−8−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace was the fantasy play: 59.7 FPTS on 21 REB, 18 PTS

Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 95Magic 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2127252295
Magic1923262290
The story
Rick Fox had 15 points as Los Angeles beat Orlando 95-90

Mike Miller led Orlando with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+6+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 95Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2318292595
Pacers30162629101
The story
Indiana beat Sacramento 101-95 behind 17 points and 16 rebounds from Al Harrington

Peja Stojakovic paced Sacramento: 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 30-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+5+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber topped the game at 51.0 FPTS: 26 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 59 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Pistons

Milwaukee fights back from 8 down against Detroit

Final: 100–96, after trailing by 8 at the half. Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Pistons
Glenn Robinson · MILBen Wallace · DETPTS2418REB621AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 34

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 20, 30, 26, 20, 20, 16, 22, 34Jazz-Clippers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 26, 25, 33, 29, 28, 26, 18, 33Lakers-Magic · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 36, 25, 23, 37, 19, 33, 25, 29Magic-Lakers · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 10, 4, 24, 31, 25, 17, 19, 27Kings-Pacers · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 19, 41, 41, 26, 33, 26, 26, 26Kings-Pacers · L
27.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 0, 21, 16, 34, 15, 10, 22, 24Warriors-Sonics · L
24.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 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+6.3 16.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Mike MillerORL+5.3 16.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+4.5 14.4 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
Stephen JacksonNJN−5.1 3.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Rodney RogersPHX−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Lamond MurrayCLE−4.5 7.8 last 10 · 12.3 season