FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 4, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHH by 17 at halftime and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Heat86
Wizards84
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Suns103
Hornets94
Q1 PHX -10; Q2 PHX -17; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Cavs94
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Pistons84
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Magic108
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Wolves83
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Grizzlies86
Q1 VAN -1; Q2 VAN -3; Q3 VAN +12; Q4 VAN +8
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Warriors78
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +27; Q4 MIL +30
On this day · 1999–00Apr 4, 2000: 12 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Suns-Hornets

Phoenix erases 17-point lead, steals one from Charlotte

Tracy McGrady goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-17+2+9PHX AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19203628103
Hornets2927172194
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 20, 12, 22, 29, 43, 30, 17, 29PHX29 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 20, 12, 27, 2, 9, 17, 20, 25PHX25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 26, 7, 25, 11, 24, 21, 3, 22CHH22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Eddie RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 13, 13, 4, 6, 14, 8, 12, 18CHH18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Magic combined for 209, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MagicCeltics 101, Magic 108
209
Suns-HornetsSuns 103, Hornets 94
197
Raptors-CavsRaptors 97, Cavs 94
191
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 108, Warriors 78
186
Sixers-PistonsSixers 90, Pistons 84
174
Heat-WizardsHeat 86, Wizards 84
170
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 78, Grizzlies 86
164
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 79, Wolves 83
162
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-WizardsHeat 86, Wizards 84
+2 MIA
Raptors-CavsRaptors 97, Cavs 94
+3 TOR
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 79, Wolves 83
+4 MIN
Sixers-PistonsSixers 90, Pistons 84
+6 PHI
Celtics-MagicCeltics 101, Magic 108
+7 ORL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 78, Grizzlies 86
+8 VAN
Suns-HornetsSuns 103, Hornets 94
+9 PHX
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 108, Warriors 78
+30 MIL
PHX erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-HornetsPHX won · Suns 103, Hornets 94
17 pts
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 79, Wolves 83
7 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 101, Magic 108
4 pts
Clippers-GrizzliesVAN won · Clippers 78, Grizzlies 86
3 pts
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 86, Wizards 84
3 pts
Ray Allen shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenMIL · 26 PTS, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
ZoMIA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Eric WilliamsBOS · 16 PTS, 2 STL, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PersonCLE · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
WeatherspoonCLE · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 86Wizards 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1629261586
Wizards1924192284
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 16 points carried Miami past Washington, 86-84

For Washington, Michael Smith had 12 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 26-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3+2+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Hardaway was the fantasy play: 35.2 FPTS on 15 PTS, 9 AST

Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 97Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2724242297
Cavs2624202494
The story
Vince Carter had 32 points as Toronto beat Cleveland 97-94

Clar. Weatherspoon led Cleveland with 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-25 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the third 24-20, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +1+1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 103Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19203628103
Hornets2927172194
The story
Phoenix beat Charlotte 103-94 behind 29 points and 10 assists from Jason Kidd

Baron Davis paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 11-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-17 third quarter erased a 17-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −10−17+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 56 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat Golden State by 30.

MIA over WAS2TOR over CLE3MIN over POR4PHI over DET6ORL over BOS7VAN over LAC8PHX over CHH9MIL over GSW30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 34

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 25, 33, 28, 44, 18, 24, 4, 34Magic-Celtics · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 23, 29, 24, 38, 27, 28, 26, 32Raptors-Cavs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 20, 12, 22, 29, 43, 30, 17, 29Suns-Hornets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 26, 26, 14, 18, 27, 14, 18, 26Bucks-Warriors · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 17, 27, 18, 13, 14, 31, 20, 26Bucks-Warriors · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 20, 12, 27, 2, 9, 17, 20, 25Suns-Hornets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddPHX+9.9 27.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Toni KukocATL+9.4 20.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.4 19.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+5.4 22.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Bryon RussellUTA−6.1 6.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.4 7.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.3 4.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Voshon LenardDEN−4.9 7.0 last 10 · 11.9 season