FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 31, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed WAS by 9 after the first quarter and won 96–86.

Final · Box score
Rockets96
Wizards86
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Heat97
Bulls90
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Spurs77
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Clippers104
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 1999–00Mar 31, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Wizards

Houston fights back from 9 down against Washington

Laron Profit goes for 18 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8-2+10HOU AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1619283396
Wizards2518222186
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 7, 30, 16, 30, 9, 18, 13, 25HOU25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 30, 26, 30, 21, 20, 11, 13, 17HOU17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Laron ProfitPoints, last 10 games: 7, 3, 2, 4, 0, 6, 2, 7, 0, 18WAS18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Courtney AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 21, 11, 26, 7, 14, 23, 24, 16WAS16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Clippers combined for 201, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-ClippersCavs 97, Clippers 104
201
Heat-BullsHeat 97, Bulls 90
187
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 88, Hawks 99
187
Rockets-WizardsRockets 96, Wizards 86
182
Bucks-SpursBucks 86, Spurs 77
163
LAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Cavs-ClippersCavs 97, Clippers 104
+7 LAC
Heat-BullsHeat 97, Bulls 90
+7 MIA
Bucks-SpursBucks 86, Spurs 77
+9 MIL
Rockets-WizardsRockets 96, Wizards 86
+10 HOU
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 88, Hawks 99
+11 ATL
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WizardsHOU won · Rockets 96, Wizards 86
9 pts
Heat-BullsMIA won · Heat 97, Bulls 90
3 pts
Francis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FrancisHOU · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PiatkowskiLAC · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
KukocATL · 23 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
WillisDEN · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
MaggetteLAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Clippers
Cavs 97Clippers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2319262997
Clippers23272628104
The story
Lamar Odom had a 11-10-10 triple-double as Los Angeles beat Cleveland 104-97

Andre Miller led Cleveland with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 11 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 4-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the second 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+8+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Spurs
Bucks 86Spurs 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2129201686
Spurs2030121577
The story
Milwaukee beat San Antonio 86-77 behind 24 points and 9 assists from Sam Cassell

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 7-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 20-12 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +10+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 96Wizards 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1619283396
Wizards2518222186
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Washington, 96-86

For Washington, Courtney Alexander had 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 33-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −9−8−2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
34.71999–00 avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 1999–00 (79 games). Today: 12 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+35.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Heat-Bulls

Chicago's skid reaches four

Miami won 97–90; the Bulls fall to 12–60. Tim Hardaway led Miami with 21 points, 0 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
Lvs PHI67–85Lvs SEA80–90L@ NYK80–101Lvs ORL95–103L@ MIA81–109Wvs CHH93–90L@ BOS98–102Lvs DEN104–109Lvs BOS104–106Lvs MIA90–97
Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 25

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 7, 30, 16, 30, 9, 18, 13, 25Rockets-Wizards · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 20, 21, 27, 17, 22, 20, 17, 24Bucks-Spurs · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 25, 29, 26, 6, 31, 19, 10, 23Hawks-Nuggets · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 14, 13, 6, 2, 18, 15, 7, 21Nuggets-Hawks · L
8.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 17, 2, 20, 13, 25, 21, 25, 21Heat-Bulls · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 25, 20, 15, 18, 26, 34, 29, 20Spurs-Bucks · L
21.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddPHX+9.8 26.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Toni KukocATL+9.4 20.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.0 18.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+7.8 25.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Paul PierceBOS+7.2 32.7 last 10 · 25.5 season
Cold
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.5 7.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.3 5.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Antonio DanielsSAS−5.1 4.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Bryon RussellUTA−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Malik RoseSAS−4.7 3.5 last 10 · 8.2 season