FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 26, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed UTA by 11 at halftime and won 98–90.

Final · Box score
Bucks78
Sixers90
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +12
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets109
Bulls104
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Lakers83
Suns104
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +20; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Jazz90
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -11; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Blazers104
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Sonics104
Q1 SEA -7; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +18
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks89
Warriors87
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +2
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The lead · Mavs-Jazz

Michael Finley scores 33, Dallas rallies past Utah

Allen Iverson goes for 36 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-11-2+8DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1817293498
Jazz1828202490
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 14, 25, 22, 20, 24, 16, 31, 33DAL33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 22, 25, 14, 34, 15, 30, 27, 27DAL27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 20, 16, 22, 34, 13, 24, 15, 21UTA21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 0, 15, 24, 22, 12, 12, 16, 17UTA17 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

NYK over GSW2DEN over CHI5DAL over UTA8POR over LAC8PHI over MIL12SEA over CLE18PHX over LAL21Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Bulls combined for 213, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 109, Bulls 104
213
Clippers-BlazersClippers 96, Blazers 104
200
Cavs-SonicsCavs 86, Sonics 104
190
Mavs-JazzMavs 98, Jazz 90
188
Lakers-SunsLakers 83, Suns 104
187
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 89, Warriors 87
176
Bucks-SixersBucks 78, Sixers 90
168
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 89, Warriors 87
+2 NYK
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 109, Bulls 104
+5 DEN
Mavs-JazzMavs 98, Jazz 90
+8 DAL
Clippers-BlazersClippers 96, Blazers 104
+8 POR
Bucks-SixersBucks 78, Sixers 90
+12 PHI
Cavs-SonicsCavs 86, Sonics 104
+18 SEA
Lakers-SunsLakers 83, Suns 104
+21 PHX
DAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-JazzDAL won · Mavs 98, Jazz 90
11 pts
Cavs-SonicsSEA won · Cavs 86, Sonics 104
7 pts
Bucks-SixersPHI won · Bucks 78, Sixers 90
6 pts
Payton shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonSEA · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PattersonSEA · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WillisDEN · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MarionPHX · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
MaloneUTA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Warriors
Knicks 89Warriors 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks24231721489
Warriors19192324287
The story
Marcus Camby had 17 rebounds and 14 points as New York beat Golden State 89-87 in OT

Chris Porter led Golden State with 24 PTS, 4 REB 17 REB, 14 PTS, 1 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Knicks won the first 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+9+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Bulls
Nuggets 109Bulls 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2619302014109
Bulls222325259104
The story
Antonio McDyess' 35 points and 12 rebounds carried Denver past Chicago, 109-104 in OT

For Chicago, Elton Brand had 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK · 13-23 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +40+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 98Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1817293498
Jazz1828202490
The story
Dallas beat Utah 98-90 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

John Stockton paced Utah: 12 AST, 8 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 5-18 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−11−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 70 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.0Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 41

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 34, 15, 10, 22, 24, 23, 34, 41Warriors-Knicks · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 43, 47, 26, 27, 41, 38, 47, 11, 28, 36Sixers-Bucks · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 12, 9, 12, 17, 19, 17, 32, 35Nuggets-Bulls · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 14, 25, 22, 20, 24, 16, 31, 33Mavs-Jazz · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 16, 12, 18, 18, 13, 30, 29, 30Bulls-Nuggets · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 22, 25, 14, 34, 15, 30, 27, 27Mavs-Jazz · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 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
Rick FoxLAL+6.4 15.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Rodney RogersPHX−4.9 6.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Lorenzen WrightATL−4.8 7.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−4.8 8.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.5 4.2 last 10 · 8.7 season
Lindsey HunterMIL−4.4 5.7 last 10 · 10.1 season