FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 21, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed LAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 107–100.

Final · Box score
Spurs97
Celtics77
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Magic95
Pacers96
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Hornets111
Q1 CHH -7; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +21; Q4 CHH +16
Final · Box score
Bulls81
Heat109
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +27; Q4 MIA +28
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Bucks107
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Wolves109
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Warriors94
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +5
On this day · 1999–00Mar 21, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Sonics), 33 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Lakers

Kevin Garnett goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4+4+7MIL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25192432100
Bucks15253235107
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 20, 24, 7, 20, 21, 20, 21, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 10, 21, 32, 18, 21, 20, 24, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 33, 29, 28, 26, 18, 33, 27, 36LAL36 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 0, 18, 21, 13, 13, 15, 17, 19LAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Miami by 28.

IND over ORL1WAS over GSW5MIL over LAL7MIN over DAL12CHH over TOR16SAS over BOS20MIA over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Lakers-Bucks combined for 207, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BucksLakers 100, Bucks 107
207
Mavs-WolvesMavs 97, Wolves 109
206
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 95, Hornets 111
206
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 99, Warriors 94
193
Magic-PacersMagic 95, Pacers 96
191
Bulls-HeatBulls 81, Heat 109
190
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 97, Celtics 77
174
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-PacersMagic 95, Pacers 96
+1 IND
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 99, Warriors 94
+5 WAS
Lakers-BucksLakers 100, Bucks 107
+7 MIL
Mavs-WolvesMavs 97, Wolves 109
+12 MIN
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 95, Hornets 111
+16 CHH
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 97, Celtics 77
+20 SAS
Bulls-HeatBulls 81, Heat 109
+28 MIA
MIL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BucksMIL won · Lakers 100, Bucks 107
10 pts
Spurs-CelticsSAS won · Spurs 97, Celtics 77
9 pts
Raptors-HornetsCHH won · Raptors 95, Hornets 111
7 pts
Wizards-WarriorsWAS won · Wizards 99, Warriors 94
4 pts
KG shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 5 BLK
82% (14-17)
Hubert DavisWAS · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
WesleyCHH · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
PierceBOS · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (16-26)
T-MacORL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 95Pacers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2319262795
Pacers2730172296
The story
Reggie Miller had 22 points as Indiana beat Orlando 96-95

Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the second 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4+15+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darrell Armstrong led the game in fantasy with 52.6 FPTS (29 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 99Warriors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2224282599
Warriors2226301694
The story
Washington beat Golden State 99-94 behind 26 points from Courtney Alexander

Antawn Jamison paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0−2−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock topped the game at 54.0 FPTS: 16 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB

Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 100Bucks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25192432100
Bucks15253235107
The story
Glenn Robinson's 26 points carried Milwaukee past Los Angeles, 107-100

For Los Angeles, Rick Fox had 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 32-24.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10−4+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal was the fantasy play: 52.6 FPTS on 36 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg12.5Last 3

12.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 37

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 24, 30, 21, 24, 42, 42, 14, 37Celtics-Spurs · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 33, 29, 28, 26, 18, 33, 27, 36Lakers-Bucks · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 29, 32, 22, 25, 14, 34, 15, 30Mavs-Wolves · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 16, 17, 13, 15, 29, 8, 17, 29Magic-Pacers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 22, 13, 21, 24, 24, 28, 21, 28Wolves-Mavs · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 7, 17, 12, 25, 40, 13, 20, 25, 28Wizards-Warriors · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+11.9 22.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Al HarringtonIND+6.4 13.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Derek AndersonSAS+5.6 21.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Mike MillerORL+5.5 16.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+5.4 22.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonGSW−5.6 18.7 last 10 · 24.3 season
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