FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 8, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed POR by 12 after the first quarter and won 98–89.

Final · Box score
Knicks76
Heat81
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Nets83
Q1 IND -8; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +29; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Kings98
Q1 SAC -12; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Raptors100
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Wolves99
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Warriors76
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Sonics101
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +19; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +13
On this day · 1999–00Apr 8, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Nuggets), 30 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 12 down to beat Portland

Vince Carter goes for 33 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+1-2+9SAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2913321589
Kings1726292698
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 39, 25, 22, 27, 28, 26, 36, 20SAC20 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 29, 22, 17, 24, 23, 25, 17, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 7, 10, 8, 7, 14, 9, 1, 21POR21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 2, 2, 5, 16, 12, 7, 10, 13POR13 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Wolves combined for 203, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WolvesLakers 104, Wolves 99
203
Pacers-NetsPacers 108, Nets 83
191
Bucks-SonicsBucks 88, Sonics 101
189
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 88, Raptors 100
188
Blazers-KingsBlazers 89, Kings 98
187
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 84, Warriors 76
160
Knicks-HeatKnicks 76, Heat 81
157
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 76, Heat 81
+5 MIA
Lakers-WolvesLakers 104, Wolves 99
+5 LAL
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 84, Warriors 76
+8 SAS
Blazers-KingsBlazers 89, Kings 98
+9 SAC
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 88, Raptors 100
+12 TOR
Bucks-SonicsBucks 88, Sonics 101
+13 SEA
Pacers-NetsPacers 108, Nets 83
+25 IND
SAC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-KingsSAC won · Blazers 89, Kings 98
12 pts
Pacers-NetsIND won · Pacers 108, Nets 83
8 pts
Lakers-WolvesLAL won · Lakers 104, Wolves 99
6 pts
Rose shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseIND · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
O'NealIND · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
NewmanNJN · 22 PTS, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
PattersonSEA · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
VinceTOR · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
63% (12-19)
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 104Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers18263030104
Wolves1733252499
The story
Derek Fisher had 19 points as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 104-99

Terrell Brandon led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 7-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 30-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1−6−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 76Heat 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1519202276
Heat2816201781
The story
Miami beat New York 81-76 behind 25 points from Tim Hardaway

Charlie Ward paced New York: 12 PTS, 7 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +13+10+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby topped the game at 39.0 FPTS: 23 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 89Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2913321589
Kings1726292698
The story
Chris Webber's 20 points carried Sacramento past Portland, 98-89

For Portland, Rasheed Wallace had 12 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-24 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 26-13.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −12+1−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 77 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 67 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Nets

Indiana fights back from 8 down against New Jersey

Final: 108–83, after trailing by 8 after one. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 29 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Nets
Jalen Rose · INDJohnny Newman · NJNPTS2922REB12AST60Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 27, 33, 35, 31, 31, 39, 39, 34Lakers-Wolves · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 24, 38, 27, 28, 26, 32, 21, 33Raptors-Bulls · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 13, 35, 16, 25, 26, 18, 17, 29Pacers-Nets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 26, 34, 29, 20, 30, 36, 32, 28Spurs-Warriors · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 0, 26, 20, 25, 22, 20, 11, 17, 30, 28Bulls-Raptors · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 18, 21, 21, 23, 28, 23, 20, 26Sonics-Bucks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 15 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+8.2 19.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jason KiddPHX+6.1 23.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.5 11.2 last 10 · 16.7 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.1 4.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Voshon LenardDEN−5.0 7.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−4.9 5.0 last 10 · 9.9 season