FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 25, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ATL by 8 after three quarters and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Spurs83
Heat88
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Pacers82
Magic84
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Celtics102
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Nets91
Wolves105
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Lakers84
Kings72
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 1999–00Mar 25, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Clippers), 31 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bucks

Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to beat Atlanta

Terrell Brandon goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-2-8+7MIL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3130271098
Bucks29302125105
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 29, 29, 18, 20, 15, 16, 17, 27MIL27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 7, 20, 21, 20, 21, 27, 17, 22MIL22 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 12, 16, 20, 25, 29, 26, 6, 31ATL31 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Alan HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 12, 23, 16, 17, 15, 4, 17, 18ATL18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Magic

Orlando holds off Indiana, 84–82

Orlando led 68–58 after three and held on to win by two. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over IND2BOS over CHI4MIA over SAS5MIL over ATL7TOR over VAN10LAL over SAC12MIN over NJN14Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over IND.
The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 203, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 98, Bucks 105
203
Bulls-CelticsBulls 98, Celtics 102
200
Nets-WolvesNets 91, Wolves 105
196
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 92, Raptors 102
194
Spurs-HeatSpurs 83, Heat 88
171
Pacers-MagicPacers 82, Magic 84
166
Lakers-KingsLakers 84, Kings 72
156
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-MagicPacers 82, Magic 84
+2 ORL
Bulls-CelticsBulls 98, Celtics 102
+4 BOS
Spurs-HeatSpurs 83, Heat 88
+5 MIA
Hawks-BucksHawks 98, Bucks 105
+7 MIL
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 92, Raptors 102
+10 TOR
Lakers-KingsLakers 84, Kings 72
+12 LAL
Nets-WolvesNets 91, Wolves 105
+14 MIN
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 98, Bucks 105
8 pts
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 84, Kings 72
7 pts
Pacers-MagicORL won · Pacers 82, Magic 84
7 pts
Grizzlies-RaptorsTOR won · Grizzlies 92, Raptors 102
2 pts
O'Neal shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
O'NealIND · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK
82% (9-11)
MercerCHI · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
RobinsonSAS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SwiftVAN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
SzczerbiakMIN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 82Magic 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2619132482
Magic1921281684
The story
Tracy McGrady had 28 points as Orlando beat Indiana 84-82

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 26 PTS, 12 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Magic took the third 28-13.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −7−5+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 98Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2327212798
Celtics23302029102
The story
Antoine Walker's 21 points carried Boston past Chicago, 102-98

For Chicago, Elton Brand had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 8-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-27, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+3+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Heat
Spurs 83Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1918281883
Heat2521241888
The story
Miami beat San Antonio 88-83 behind 25 points and 8 assists from Tim Hardaway

David Robinson paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 9-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+9+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 60 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 39 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 36

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 21, 24, 42, 42, 14, 37, 44, 36Celtics-Bulls · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 15, 5, 17, 4, 17, 6, 15, 34Wolves-Nets · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 12, 20, 15, 34, 20, 17, 22, 32Nets-Wolves · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 12, 16, 20, 25, 29, 26, 6, 31Hawks-Bucks · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 2, 20, 16, 12, 18, 18, 13, 30, 29Bulls-Celtics · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 19, 33, 25, 29, 12, 25, 33, 28Magic-Pacers · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+10.7 21.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+7.4 17.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Al HarringtonIND+6.8 14.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
Mike MillerORL+6.6 18.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Rod StricklandPOR−5.2 5.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
Lorenzen WrightATL−4.8 7.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Rodney RogersPHX−4.8 7.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.5 4.2 last 10 · 8.7 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.5 19.9 last 10 · 24.4 season