FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 6, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ORL by 9 after three quarters and won 108–100.

Final · Box score
Cavs88
Sixers96
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Celtics96
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Heat81
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Magic100
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR -9; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Pacers100
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Suns88
Wolves101
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Kings118
Grizzlies90
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +28
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Warriors91
Q1 POR +21; Q2 POR +31; Q3 POR +44; Q4 POR +31
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks110
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +3
On this day · 1999–00Apr 6, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Nuggets), 32 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Magic

Antonio Davis scores 31, Toronto rallies past Orlando

Arvydas Sabonis goes for 32 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-1-9+8TOR AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28202337108
Magic23263120100
Who led
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 10, 13, 12, 13, 18, 10, 19, 31TOR31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 29, 24, 38, 27, 28, 26, 32, 21TOR21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 33, 28, 44, 18, 24, 4, 34, 20ORL20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 2, 7, 7, 18ORL18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Clippers combined for 223, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-ClippersBucks 110, Clippers 113
223
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 122, Warriors 91
213
Raptors-MagicRaptors 108, Magic 100
208
Kings-GrizzliesKings 118, Grizzlies 90
208
Lakers-CelticsLakers 100, Celtics 96
196
Bulls-PacersBulls 93, Pacers 100
193
Suns-WolvesSuns 88, Wolves 101
189
Cavs-SixersCavs 88, Sixers 96
184
Hornets-HeatHornets 76, Heat 81
157
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-ClippersBucks 110, Clippers 113
+3 LAC
Lakers-CelticsLakers 100, Celtics 96
+4 LAL
Hornets-HeatHornets 76, Heat 81
+5 MIA
Bulls-PacersBulls 93, Pacers 100
+7 IND
Raptors-MagicRaptors 108, Magic 100
+8 TOR
Cavs-SixersCavs 88, Sixers 96
+8 PHI
Suns-WolvesSuns 88, Wolves 101
+13 MIN
Kings-GrizzliesKings 118, Grizzlies 90
+28 SAC
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 122, Warriors 91
+31 POR
TOR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 108, Magic 100
9 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 76, Heat 81
8 pts
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 93, Pacers 100
3 pts
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 88, Wolves 101
1 pt
Kings-GrizzliesSAC won · Kings 118, Grizzlies 90
1 pt
Sabonis shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisPOR · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
92% (11-12)
McPhersonGSW · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
ChristieSAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 39 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
WebberSAC · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
65% (15-23)
Final · Bucks-Clippers
Bucks 110Clippers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2325242810110
Clippers2928172613113
The story
Darius Miles had 26 points as Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 113-110 in OT

Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the first 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+9+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Glenn Robinson led the game in fantasy with 60.7 FPTS (31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 100Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22342321100
Celtics1421233896
The story
Los Angeles beat Boston 100-96 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Rick Fox

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 6-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +8+21+21+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 122Warriors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers38293520122
Warriors1719223391
The story
Damon Stoudamire's a 15-10-10 triple-double carried Portland past Golden State, 122-91

For Golden State, Adonal Foyle had 12 REB, 9 PTS 15 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 4 STL · 6-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 38-17, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
500 +21+31+44+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 69 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat Charlotte

Charlotte led by 8 at the half. Miami won it 81–76. Anthony Mason led Miami with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Hornets
Anthony Mason · MIAJamal Mashburn · CHHPTS2220REB79AST36Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 40, 23, 27, 33, 35, 31, 31, 39, 39Lakers-Celtics · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 15, 39, 25, 22, 27, 28, 26, 36Kings-Grizzlies · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 8, 9, 19, 8, 3, 11, 12, 32Blazers-Warriors · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 10, 13, 12, 13, 18, 10, 19, 31Raptors-Magic · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 26, 14, 18, 27, 14, 18, 26, 31Bucks-Clippers · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 0, 26, 20, 25, 22, 20, 11, 17, 30Bulls-Pacers · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.4 19.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jason KiddPHX+8.0 25.0 last 10 · 17.0 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+7.0 24.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Larry JohnsonNYK−5.8 4.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Bryon RussellUTA−5.6 6.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.5 11.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Howard EisleyDAL−5.1 4.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.1 5.0 last 10 · 10.1 season