FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 3, 2001Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 3 after the first quarter and won 109–97.

Final · Box score
Celtics82
Heat77
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Nets88
Q1 CHH +8; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +15
Final · Box score
Magic82
Knicks94
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Suns81
Pacers85
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Raptors100
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +24; Q3 TOR +26; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Jazz88
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Pistons110
Bulls83
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +27
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Rockets97
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Sonics89
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Nuggets94
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Kings101
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +20; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +6
The lead · Mavs-Rockets

Dallas beats Houston, 109–97

Jerry Stackhouse goes for 57 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+9+18+12DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29382319109
Rockets3226142597
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 24, 16, 31, 33, 23, 18, 23, 27DAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 20, 13, 8, 10, 24, 6, 32, 23DAL23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 30, 21, 20, 11, 13, 17, 19, 28HOU28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 27, 25, 15, 8, 10, 14, 4, 16HOU16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Kings combined for 208, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-KingsBucks 107, Kings 101
208
Mavs-RocketsMavs 109, Rockets 97
206
Sonics-SpursSonics 89, Spurs 107
196
Pistons-BullsPistons 110, Bulls 83
193
Hornets-NetsHornets 103, Nets 88
191
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 92, Nuggets 94
186
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 85, Raptors 100
185
Lakers-JazzLakers 96, Jazz 88
184
Magic-KnicksMagic 82, Knicks 94
176
Suns-PacersSuns 81, Pacers 85
166
Celtics-HeatCeltics 82, Heat 77
159
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 92, Nuggets 94
+2 DEN
Suns-PacersSuns 81, Pacers 85
+4 IND
Celtics-HeatCeltics 82, Heat 77
+5 BOS
Bucks-KingsBucks 107, Kings 101
+6 MIL
Lakers-JazzLakers 96, Jazz 88
+8 LAL
Mavs-RocketsMavs 109, Rockets 97
+12 DAL
Magic-KnicksMagic 82, Knicks 94
+12 NYK
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 85, Raptors 100
+15 TOR
Hornets-NetsHornets 103, Nets 88
+15 CHH
Sonics-SpursSonics 89, Spurs 107
+18 SAS
Pistons-BullsPistons 110, Bulls 83
+27 DET
DAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-RocketsDAL won · Mavs 109, Rockets 97
3 pts
Magic-KnicksNYK won · Magic 82, Knicks 94
2 pts
Suns-PacersIND won · Suns 81, Pacers 85
1 pt
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 92, Nuggets 94
1 pt
Stockton shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
MashburnCHH · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
72% (13-18)
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
65% (11-17)
Baron DavisCHH · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Mike MillerORL · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 92Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2326172692
Nuggets2226262094
The story
Kevin Willis had 19 points and 18 rebounds as Denver beat Portland 94-92

Damon Stoudamire led Portland with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST · 8-25 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 26-17.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1−1+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 82Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2227191482
Knicks2128172894
The story
New York beat Orlando 94-82 behind 23 points and 20 rebounds from Marcus Camby

Mike Miller paced Orlando: 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 20 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-14 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 110Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons33233321110
Bulls2027241283
The story
Ben Wallace's 20 rebounds and 4 points carried Detroit past Chicago, 110-83

For Chicago, Fred Hoiberg had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 20 REB, 5 BLK, 4 PTS, 4 AST · 2-5 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-20, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +13+9+18+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 67 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg3.3Last 3

3.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 73 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Chicago by 27, the widest margin of 11 games.

DEN over POR2IND over PHX4BOS over MIA5MIL over SAC6LAL over UTA8NYK over ORL12DAL over HOU12CHH over NJN15TOR over PHI15SAS over SEA18DET over CHI27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 57

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 46, 31, 16, 29, 31, 28, 21, 33, 32, 57Pistons-Bulls · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +27.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high57 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 42, 14, 37, 44, 36, 41, 24, 23, 12, 33Celtics-Heat · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 21, 27, 17, 22, 20, 17, 24, 33Bucks-Kings · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 24, 15, 21, 15, 24, 33, 31, 31Jazz-Lakers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 12, 27, 25, 10, 22, 18, 8, 31Hornets-Nets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 36, 40, 23, 27, 33, 35, 31, 31Lakers-Jazz · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddPHX+10.3 27.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Toni KukocATL+9.4 20.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.4 19.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+7.8 25.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Bryon RussellUTA−6.1 6.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.2 7.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Voshon LenardDEN−4.9 7.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 3.5 last 10 · 8.3 season