FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 28, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 99–96.

Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Nets99
Q1 NJN -9; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Magic96
Sixers95
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Suns103
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Blazers84
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Sonics94
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +1
Final · Box score
Kings108
Lakers84
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +24
On this day · 1999–00Mar 28, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wolves), 43 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Nets

New Jersey climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver

Jason Kidd goes for 29 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+8+12+3NJN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3316222596
Nets2433261699
Who led
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 21, 15, 14, 24, 19, 19, 3, 25NJN25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 17, 9, 10, 10, 4, 12, 9, 21NJN21 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 9, 12, 17, 19, 17, 32, 35, 20DEN20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 17, 16, 22, 22, 9, 3, 16, 18DEN18 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Lakers by 24.

ORL over PHI1SEA over MIN1NJN over DEN3PHX over CLE9DAL over POR10SAC over LAL24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Cavs-Suns combined for 197, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SunsCavs 94, Suns 103
197
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 96, Nets 99
195
Kings-LakersKings 108, Lakers 84
192
Magic-SixersMagic 96, Sixers 95
191
Wolves-SonicsWolves 93, Sonics 94
187
Mavs-BlazersMavs 94, Blazers 84
178
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SonicsWolves 93, Sonics 94
+1 SEA
Magic-SixersMagic 96, Sixers 95
+1 ORL
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 96, Nets 99
+3 NJN
Cavs-SunsCavs 94, Suns 103
+9 PHX
Mavs-BlazersMavs 94, Blazers 84
+10 DAL
Kings-LakersKings 108, Lakers 84
+24 SAC
NJN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-NetsNJN won · Nuggets 96, Nets 99
9 pts
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 96, Sixers 95
7 pts
Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 94, Blazers 84
5 pts
Kings-LakersSAC won · Kings 108, Lakers 84
3 pts
Wolves-SonicsSEA won · Wolves 93, Sonics 94
3 pts
Szczerbiak shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SzczerbiakMIN · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PattersonSEA · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
GugliottaPHX · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
LaFrentzDEN · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
57% (8-14)
EwingSEA · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 96Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1826302296
Sixers2427123295
The story
Allen Iverson had 37 points in a 96-95 loss to Orlando

Darrell Armstrong led Orlando with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 37 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 13-31 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Magic took the third 30-12.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −6−7+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Sonics
Wolves 93Sonics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2623271793
Sonics2327242094
The story
Gary Payton's 23 points and 11 assists carried Seattle past Minnesota, 94-93

For Minnesota, Terrell Brandon had 16 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 27-23.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −3+1−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 52.8 FPTS on 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 96Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3316222596
Nets2433261699
The story
New Jersey beat Denver 99-96 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Lucious Harris

Robert Pack paced Denver: 15 AST, 10 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-16 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −9+8+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Raef LaFrentz topped the game at 48.1 FPTS: 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 73 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 70 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 15 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 44

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 19, 33, 25, 29, 12, 25, 33, 28, 44Magic-Sixers · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high44 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 47, 26, 27, 41, 38, 47, 11, 28, 36, 37Sixers-Magic · L
31.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 18, 33, 27, 36, 40, 23, 27, 33Lakers-Kings · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 21, 31, 32, 36, 20, 12, 22, 29Suns-Cavs · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 26, 26, 26, 28, 29, 15, 39, 25Kings-Lakers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 21, 15, 14, 24, 19, 19, 3, 25Nets-Nuggets · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 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
Al HarringtonIND+7.3 14.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jason KiddPHX+6.8 23.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+6.8 17.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Rodney RogersPHX−5.3 6.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Rod StricklandPOR−4.9 5.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Howard EisleyDAL−4.9 4.7 last 10 · 9.6 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 3.8 last 10 · 8.6 season