FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 29, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by PHX (vs HOU) and WAS (vs GSW).

Final · Box score
Warriors100
Wizards116
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Hawks104
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Heat96
Bucks104
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Bulls104
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Suns90
Rockets85
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -10; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Knicks68
Grizzlies89
Q1 VAN +11; Q2 VAN +15; Q3 VAN +28; Q4 VAN +21
On this day · 1999–00Mar 29, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Michael Dickerson (Grizzlies-Lakers), 32 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Jason Kidd scores 43 as Phoenix beats Houston

Richard Hamilton goes for 41 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10-1+5PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2119272390
Rockets2624181785
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 31, 32, 36, 20, 12, 22, 29, 43PHX43 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 11, 6, 2, 0, 2, 14, 14, 11PHX11 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 16, 17, 13, 27, 0, 11, 20HOU20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Moochie NorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 28, 17, 0, 3, 4, 7, 2, 15HOU15 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Wizards combined for 216, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 100, Wizards 116
216
Celtics-BullsCeltics 106, Bulls 104
210
Heat-BucksHeat 96, Bucks 104
200
Pacers-HawksPacers 93, Hawks 104
197
Jazz-SpursJazz 88, Spurs 106
194
Suns-RocketsSuns 90, Rockets 85
175
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 68, Grizzlies 89
157
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-BullsCeltics 106, Bulls 104
+2 BOS
Suns-RocketsSuns 90, Rockets 85
+5 PHX
Heat-BucksHeat 96, Bucks 104
+8 MIL
Pacers-HawksPacers 93, Hawks 104
+11 ATL
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 100, Wizards 116
+16 WAS
Jazz-SpursJazz 88, Spurs 106
+18 SAS
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 68, Grizzlies 89
+21 VAN
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 90, Rockets 85
10 pts
Warriors-WizardsWAS won · Warriors 100, Wizards 116
10 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 93, Hawks 104
7 pts
Heat-BucksMIL won · Heat 96, Bucks 104
5 pts
Duncan shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
FoyleGSW · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
AlexanderWAS · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
HamiltonWAS · 41 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
68% (17-25)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 106Bulls 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27303019106
Bulls21352226104
The story
Antoine Walker's a 23-11-11 triple-double carried Boston past Chicago, 106-104

For Chicago, Elton Brand had 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 7-22 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-22, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6+1+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 90Rockets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2119272390
Rockets2624181785
The story
Jake Tsakalidis had 12 rebounds and 2 points as Phoenix beat Houston 90-85

Steve Francis led Houston with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 PTS · 1-4 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Suns took the third 27-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−10−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 100Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors34192819100
Wizards24392726116
The story
Washington beat Golden State 116-100 behind 21 points and 16 rebounds from Jahidi White

Antawn Jamison paced Golden State: 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 39-19 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10+10+9+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
34.71999–00 avg19.0Last 2

19.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.7 in 1999–00 (79 games). Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 0 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Vancouver by 21.

BOS over CHI2PHX over HOU5MIL over MIA8ATL over IND11WAS over GSW16SAS over UTA18VAN over NYK21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 43

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 31, 32, 36, 20, 12, 22, 29, 43Suns-Rockets · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +26.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 13, 20, 25, 28, 23, 20, 31, 41Wizards-Warriors · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 15, 10, 22, 24, 23, 34, 41, 31Warriors-Wizards · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 23, 17, 20, 19, 18, 21, 26, 30Grizzlies-Knicks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 29, 25, 20, 15, 18, 26, 34, 29Spurs-Jazz · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 31, 20, 36, 32, 13, 10, 24, 28Hawks-Pacers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddPHX+9.8 26.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+9.2 26.6 last 10 · 17.4 season
Toni KukocATL+8.5 19.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Paul PierceBOS+6.9 32.5 last 10 · 25.6 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+6.8 17.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Sean ElliottSAS−5.0 3.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Rod StricklandPOR−4.9 5.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Howard EisleyDAL−4.9 4.7 last 10 · 9.6 season
Bryon RussellUTA−4.6 7.9 last 10 · 12.5 season