FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 7, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CLE by 9 after the first quarter and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Celtics102
Wizards100
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Hornets92
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Suns102
Cavs98
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Mavs103
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Nuggets98
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Clippers83
Q1 SAS +17; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +10
On this day · 1999–00Apr 7, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Sonics), 31 points.
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The lead · Suns-Cavs

Phoenix climbs out of a 9-point hole against Cleveland

Tim Duncan goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8+7+4PHX AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19273323102
Cavs2826182698
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 27, 2, 9, 17, 20, 25, 15, 25PHX25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 13, 11, 2, 19, 2, 6, 8, 19PHX19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 15, 7, 6, 6, 12, 22, 14, 20CLE20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 13, 10, 19, 10, 17, 8, 5, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 219, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 116, Mavs 103
219
Hawks-RocketsHawks 97, Rockets 110
207
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 102, Wizards 100
202
Suns-CavsSuns 102, Cavs 98
200
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 97, Nuggets 98
195
Pistons-HornetsPistons 97, Hornets 92
189
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 93, Clippers 83
176
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 97, Nuggets 98
+1 DEN
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 102, Wizards 100
+2 BOS
Suns-CavsSuns 102, Cavs 98
+4 PHX
Pistons-HornetsPistons 97, Hornets 92
+5 DET
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 93, Clippers 83
+10 SAS
Hawks-RocketsHawks 97, Rockets 110
+13 HOU
Jazz-MavsJazz 116, Mavs 103
+13 UTA
PHX rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-CavsPHX won · Suns 102, Cavs 98
9 pts
Celtics-WizardsBOS won · Celtics 102, Wizards 100
4 pts
Jazz-MavsUTA won · Jazz 116, Mavs 103
4 pts
Marshall shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallUTA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
HakeemHOU · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
71% (12-17)
PalacioBOS · 14 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
CampbellCHH · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Baron DavisCHH · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 97Nuggets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2619232997
Nuggets2922212698
The story
James Posey's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Denver past Vancouver, 98-97

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 32 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+6+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Bibby was the fantasy play: 56.1 FPTS on 18 AST, 17 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 102Wizards 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27292323102
Wizards31252618100
The story
Antoine Walker had 28 points and 13 rebounds as Boston beat Washington 102-100

Courtney Alexander led Washington with 21 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 10-24 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 23-18.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −40−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Cavs
Suns 102Cavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19273323102
Cavs2826182698
The story
Phoenix beat Cleveland 102-98 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Clar. Weatherspoon paced Cleveland: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-22 FG

The swing

A 33-18 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −9−8+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Wizards

Boston takes over late to edge Washington

Down 3 after three, Boston won the fourth 23–18. Final: 102–100. Antoine Walker led Boston with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over VAN1BOS over WAS2PHX over CLE4DET over CHH5SAS over LAC10UTA over DAL13HOU over ATL13Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over WAS.
Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 38

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 23, 20, 31, 41, 10, 16, 31, 38Wizards-Celtics · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 18, 26, 34, 29, 20, 30, 36, 32Spurs-Clippers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 18, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 12, 32Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 21, 15, 24, 33, 31, 31, 21, 31Jazz-Mavs · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 31, 28, 21, 33, 32, 57, 14, 30Pistons-Hornets · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 16, 23, 20, 25, 20, 24, 21, 28Celtics-Wizards · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+8.6 26.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.4 19.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jason KiddPHX+6.1 23.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Larry JohnsonNYK−5.8 4.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.5 11.2 last 10 · 16.7 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.1 5.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Voshon LenardDEN−5.0 7.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.0 4.4 last 10 · 9.4 season