FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 22, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SEA by 12 at halftime and won 91–88.

Final · Box score
Spurs115
Hawks101
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Nets98
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Jazz99
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Suns91
Sonics88
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -12; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Rockets92
Clippers97
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Kings103
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 1999–00Mar 22, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Raptors), 44 points.
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The lead · Suns-Sonics

Phoenix turns it around against Seattle

Antoine Walker goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-12-7+3PHX AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2117262791
Sonics2525211788
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 6, 9, 19, 21, 31, 32, 36, 20PHX20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 24, 17, 26, 18, 13, 24, 20PHX20 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 24, 17, 6, 9, 2, 5, 18, 19SEA19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 19, 24, 31, 22, 24, 19, 29, 18SEA18 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Hawks combined for 216, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-HawksSpurs 115, Hawks 101
216
Celtics-NetsCeltics 113, Nets 98
211
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 95, Cavs 109
204
Pistons-KingsPistons 98, Kings 103
201
Blazers-JazzBlazers 101, Jazz 99
200
Rockets-ClippersRockets 92, Clippers 97
189
Suns-SonicsSuns 91, Sonics 88
179
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 101, Jazz 99
+2 POR
Suns-SonicsSuns 91, Sonics 88
+3 PHX
Rockets-ClippersRockets 92, Clippers 97
+5 LAC
Pistons-KingsPistons 98, Kings 103
+5 SAC
Spurs-HawksSpurs 115, Hawks 101
+14 SAS
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 95, Cavs 109
+14 CLE
Celtics-NetsCeltics 113, Nets 98
+15 BOS
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SonicsPHX won · Suns 91, Sonics 88
12 pts
Blazers-JazzPOR won · Blazers 101, Jazz 99
9 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 113, Nets 98
2 pts
Wells shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WellsPOR · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
71% (10-14)
ManningUTA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
MaloneUTA · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 101Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26222231101
Jazz2829202299
The story
Portland beat Utah 101-99 behind 25 points from Scottie Pippen

Danny Manning paced Utah: 25 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2−9−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone topped the game at 45.1 FPTS: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 91Sonics 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2117262791
Sonics2525211788
The story
Jason Kidd had 20 points as Phoenix beat Seattle 91-88

Vin Baker led Seattle with 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 6-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 27-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −4−12−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 92Clippers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2218213192
Clippers2818242797
The story
Michael Olowokandi's 20 points carried Los Angeles past Houston, 97-92

For Houston, Cuttino Mobley had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK · 9-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-22, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+6+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis was the fantasy play: 49.3 FPTS on 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Jazz

Portland takes over late to edge Utah

Down 7 after three, Portland won the fourth 31–22. Final: 101–99. Scottie Pippen led Portland with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over UTA2PHX over SEA3LAC over HOU5SAC over DET5SAS over ATL14CLE over VAN14BOS over NJN15Final margin, points. Pink = POR over UTA.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 44

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 30, 21, 24, 42, 42, 14, 37, 44Celtics-Nets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 20, 25, 19, 22, 31, 20, 36, 32Hawks-Spurs · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 23, 30, 38, 46, 31, 16, 29, 31Pistons-Kings · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 22, 24, 22, 16, 7, 30, 16, 30Rockets-Clippers · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 41, 41, 26, 33, 26, 26, 26, 28, 29Kings-Pistons · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 36, 24, 21, 23, 20, 21, 13, 29Celtics-Nets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+9.8 20.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Al HarringtonIND+6.4 13.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Paul PierceBOS+5.6 30.8 last 10 · 25.2 season
Mike MillerORL+5.5 16.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonGSW−5.6 18.7 last 10 · 24.3 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.2 5.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Terrell BrandonMIN−4.4 11.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Andre MillerCLE−4.2 11.2 last 10 · 15.4 season