FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 23, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CHH by 6 after the first quarter and won 93–90.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies75
Pacers95
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +31; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +35; Q4 TOR +26
Final · Box score
Nets95
Knicks86
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +14; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Wolves101
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets90
Bulls93
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Magic103
Bucks115
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Sixers71
Suns84
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Lakers104
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 1999–00Mar 23, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Bulls

Ron Mercer scores 30, Chicago wins in overtime

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 40 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-1+20+3CHI AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets28171821690
Bulls22222119993
Who led
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 2, 20, 16, 12, 18, 18, 13, 30CHI30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 21, 31, 14, 15, 20, 18, 0, 26CHI26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 16, 15, 28, 23, 23, 12, 27, 25CHH25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 23, 10, 9, 14, 6, 10, 9, 20CHH20 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Nets-Knicks

New Jersey upsets New York

New Jersey (23–48) beat New York (41–26) 95–86. Johnny Newman led New Jersey with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over CHH3NJN over NYK9MIN over DEN11MIL over ORL12PHX over PHI13LAL over WAS13IND over VAN20TOR over ATL26Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over NYK.
The night in charts
Magic-Bucks combined for 218, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 115
218
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 86, Raptors 112
198
Wizards-LakersWizards 91, Lakers 104
195
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 90, Wolves 101
191
Hornets-BullsHornets 90, Bulls 93
183
Nets-KnicksNets 95, Knicks 86
181
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 75, Pacers 95
170
Sixers-SunsSixers 71, Suns 84
155
CHI won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hornets-BullsHornets 90, Bulls 93
+3 CHI
Nets-KnicksNets 95, Knicks 86
+9 NJN
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 90, Wolves 101
+11 MIN
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 115
+12 MIL
Sixers-SunsSixers 71, Suns 84
+13 PHX
Wizards-LakersWizards 91, Lakers 104
+13 LAL
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 75, Pacers 95
+20 IND
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 86, Raptors 112
+26 TOR
CHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BullsCHI won · Hornets 90, Bulls 93
6 pts
Nets-KnicksNJN won · Nets 95, Knicks 86
5 pts
Vince shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VinceTOR · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
79% (11-14)
McKiePHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
Mike MillerORL · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
RoseIND · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ShaqLAL · 40 PTS, 17 REB, 8 AST, 5 BLK
60% (15-25)
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 90Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets28171821690
Bulls22222119993
The story
Elton Brand had 26 points as Chicago beat Charlotte 93-90 in OT

Jamal Mashburn led Charlotte with 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Bulls took the second 22-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6−1+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis led the game in fantasy with 51.0 FPTS (20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 91Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2530181891
Lakers25352816104
The story
Brian Shaw's 12 points carried Los Angeles past Washington, 104-91

For Washington, Richard Hamilton had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-18, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+5+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 86Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2222162686
Raptors35293117112
The story
Toronto beat Atlanta 112-86 behind 29 points from Vince Carter

Jason Terry paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-14 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
400 +13+20+35+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Keon Clark topped the game at 64.6 FPTS: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg46.8Today

47 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in 71 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 29, 28, 26, 18, 33, 27, 36, 40Lakers-Wizards · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 17 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 37, 19, 33, 25, 29, 12, 25, 33Magic-Bucks · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 13, 21, 24, 24, 28, 21, 28, 30Wolves-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 2, 20, 16, 12, 18, 18, 13, 30Bulls-Hornets · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 16, 26, 16, 16, 21, 22, 12, 29Knicks-Nets · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 28, 32, 25, 24, 22, 33, 23, 29Raptors-Hawks · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+9.8 20.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Mike MillerORL+7.2 18.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Al HarringtonIND+7.1 14.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+6.2 16.4 last 10 · 10.2 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
Rodney RogersPHX−4.8 7.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Antonio McDyessDEN−4.5 16.5 last 10 · 21.0 season