FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 20, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 96–88.

Final · Box score
Knicks110
Cavs75
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +32; Q4 NYK +35
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Nets104
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Raptors102
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +21
Final · Box score
Magic103
Bulls95
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Mavs88
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Suns105
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Jazz84
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -7; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Sixers77
Clippers88
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Kings125
Q1 SAC +17; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +16
On this day · 1999–00Mar 20, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Mavs

Portland climbs out of a 10-point hole against Dallas

Chris Webber posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5-3+8POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1424253396
Mavs2419232288
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 2, 9, 17, 19, 29, 7, 20, 18POR18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 15, 8, 11, 9, 9, 20, 6, 16POR16 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 14, 16, 12, 14, 25, 22, 20, 24DAL24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 17, 16, 15, 20, 27, 10, 11, 20DAL20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New York posts the night's biggest win

New York beat Cleveland by 35, the widest margin of 9 games.

UTA over DET5ORL over CHI8POR over DAL8LAC over PHI11NJN over VAN14PHX over WAS14SAC over HOU16TOR over IND21NYK over CLE35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Rockets-Kings combined for 234, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KingsRockets 109, Kings 125
234
Magic-BullsMagic 103, Bulls 95
198
Wizards-SunsWizards 91, Suns 105
196
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 90, Nets 104
194
Knicks-CavsKnicks 110, Cavs 75
185
Blazers-MavsBlazers 96, Mavs 88
184
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 81, Raptors 102
183
Sixers-ClippersSixers 77, Clippers 88
165
Pistons-JazzPistons 79, Jazz 84
163
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-JazzPistons 79, Jazz 84
+5 UTA
Magic-BullsMagic 103, Bulls 95
+8 ORL
Blazers-MavsBlazers 96, Mavs 88
+8 POR
Sixers-ClippersSixers 77, Clippers 88
+11 LAC
Wizards-SunsWizards 91, Suns 105
+14 PHX
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 90, Nets 104
+14 NJN
Rockets-KingsRockets 109, Kings 125
+16 SAC
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 81, Raptors 102
+21 TOR
Knicks-CavsKnicks 110, Cavs 75
+35 NYK
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-MavsPOR won · Blazers 96, Mavs 88
10 pts
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 79, Jazz 84
7 pts
Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 81, Raptors 102
3 pts
Magic-BullsORL won · Magic 103, Bulls 95
2 pts
Sixers-ClippersLAC won · Sixers 77, Clippers 88
2 pts
Divac shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DivacSAC · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
VinceTOR · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
MobleyHOU · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Van HornNJN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
PejaSAC · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 96Mavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1424253396
Mavs2419232288
The story
Portland beat Dallas 96-88 behind 18 points from Rasheed Wallace

Juwan Howard paced Dallas: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 33-22 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −10−5−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki topped the game at 48.6 FPTS: 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 90Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1623213090
Nets21322427104
The story
Kenyon Martin's 24 points and 11 rebounds carried New Jersey past Vancouver, 104-90

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 12-20 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 32-23, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +5+14+17+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 109Kings 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29251936109
Kings46203029125
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 29 points as Sacramento beat Houston 125-109

Steve Francis led Houston with 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 13-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 46-29, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +17+12+23+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg16.9Last 3

16.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 11, 12, 23, 13, 20, 11, 12, 39Knicks-Cavs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 8, 6, 9, 19, 21, 31, 32, 36Suns-Wizards · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 38, 25, 25, 28, 32, 25, 24, 22, 33Raptors-Pacers · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 21, 22, 13, 21, 27, 30, 26, 30Rockets-Kings · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 36, 23, 30, 38, 46, 31, 16, 29Pistons-Jazz · L
29.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 4, 24, 31, 25, 17, 19, 27, 29Kings-Rockets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+11.9 22.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Mike MillerORL+5.6 16.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Al HarringtonIND+5.4 12.8 last 10 · 7.4 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+5.4 15.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+5.2 17.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Rod StricklandPOR−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Rasheed WallacePOR−4.7 14.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Rodney RogersPHX−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Howard EisleyDAL−4.4 5.6 last 10 · 10.0 season