FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 27, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed NYK by 17 at halftime and won 124–117.

Final · Box score
Pacers110
Wizards102
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +8
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics115
Hawks112
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Heat92
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +27; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Hornets79
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +7
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks117
Kings124
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -17; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +7
On this day · 1999–00Mar 27, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Jazz), 31 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Kings

Chris Webber drops 39 in 17-point comeback win over New York

Tim Duncan goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-17-50+7SAC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks303419277117
Kings2522313214124
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 41, 26, 33, 26, 26, 26, 28, 29, 15, 39SAC39 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 25, 17, 19, 27, 29, 25, 9, 29SAC29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 16, 9, 22, 18, 8, 9, 10, 23NYK23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 12, 16, 6, 5, 17, 10, 18, 22NYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Kings combined for 241, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-KingsKnicks 117, Kings 124
241
Celtics-HawksCeltics 115, Hawks 112
227
Pacers-WizardsPacers 110, Wizards 102
212
Pistons-ClippersPistons 94, Clippers 101
195
Jazz-RocketsJazz 86, Rockets 109
195
Raptors-HeatRaptors 101, Heat 92
193
Hornets-SpursHornets 79, Spurs 93
172
BOS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 115, Hawks 112
+3 BOS
Pistons-ClippersPistons 94, Clippers 101
+7 LAC
Knicks-KingsKnicks 117, Kings 124
+7 SAC
Pacers-WizardsPacers 110, Wizards 102
+8 IND
Raptors-HeatRaptors 101, Heat 92
+9 TOR
Hornets-SpursHornets 79, Spurs 93
+14 SAS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 86, Rockets 109
+23 HOU
SAC erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-KingsSAC won · Knicks 117, Kings 124
17 pts
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 115, Hawks 112
7 pts
Rose shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseIND · 35 PTS, 12 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
MarshallUTA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
MaloneyATL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
WebberSAC · 39 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
62% (16-26)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 115Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics2918322610115
Hawks282631207112
The story
Antoine Walker had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Atlanta 115-112 in OT

Jason Terry led Atlanta with 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 6-22 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 26-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1−7−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 117Kings 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks303419277117
Kings2522313214124
The story
Peja Stojakovic's 29 points carried Sacramento past New York, 124-117 in OT

For New York, Kurt Thomas had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 31-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5−17−50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 94Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2525232194
Clippers31281527101
The story
Los Angeles beat Detroit 101-94 behind a 27-16-11 triple-double from Lamar Odom

Jerry Stackhouse paced Detroit: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 16 REB, 11 AST · 10-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+9+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 58 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Hawks

Boston needs overtime to survive Atlanta

Tied 105–105 after regulation. Boston won the final period 10–7 for a 115–112 win. Paul Pierce led Boston with 41 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Hawks
Paul Pierce · BOSLorenzen Wright · ATLPTS4127REB1118AST30Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 41

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 24, 42, 42, 14, 37, 44, 36, 41Celtics-Hawks · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 41, 26, 33, 26, 26, 26, 28, 29, 15, 39Kings-Knicks · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 25, 24, 22, 33, 23, 29, 24, 38Raptors-Heat · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 39, 17, 21, 10, 16, 12, 15, 13, 35Pacers-Wizards · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 23, 29, 25, 20, 15, 18, 26, 34Spurs-Hornets · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 40, 13, 20, 25, 28, 23, 20, 31Wizards-Pacers · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+10.0 21.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Paul PierceBOS+7.5 33.1 last 10 · 25.6 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+7.4 17.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Al HarringtonIND+7.3 14.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+6.7 23.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Rodney RogersPHX−4.9 6.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 3.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−4.8 8.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Lindsey HunterMIL−4.4 5.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Rod StricklandPOR−4.3 6.5 last 10 · 10.8 season