FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 9, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 6 after the first quarter and won 96–81.

Final · Box score
Celtics95
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Hawks69
Pistons81
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Knicks113
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Wizards78
Pacers100
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Jazz96
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1999–00Apr 9, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (Warriors-Nuggets), 44 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Jazz

Utah handles Houston by 15

Marcus Camby goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3+17+15UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1823162481
Jazz1226362296
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 15, 24, 33, 31, 31, 21, 31, 26UTA26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 17, 16, 17, 5, 10, 14, 21, 19UTA19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 18, 13, 25, 28, 5, 16, 28, 26HOU26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Matt BullardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 0, 3, 2, 8, 11, 3, 8, 11HOU11 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pistons

Atlanta's skid reaches three

Detroit won 81–69; the Hawks fall to 23–54. Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
Wvs LAL108–106Lvs SAS101–115L@ TOR86–112L@ MIL98–105Lvs BOS112–115Wvs IND104–93Wvs DEN99–88L@ DAL94–108L@ HOU97–110L@ DET69–81
The night in charts
Hornets-Knicks combined for 211, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KnicksHornets 98, Knicks 113
211
Celtics-SixersCeltics 95, Sixers 108
203
Wizards-PacersWizards 78, Pacers 100
178
Rockets-JazzRockets 81, Jazz 96
177
Hawks-PistonsHawks 69, Pistons 81
150
DET won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 69, Pistons 81
+12 DET
Celtics-SixersCeltics 95, Sixers 108
+13 PHI
Hornets-KnicksHornets 98, Knicks 113
+15 NYK
Rockets-JazzRockets 81, Jazz 96
+15 UTA
Wizards-PacersWizards 78, Pacers 100
+22 IND
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 81, Jazz 96
6 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 69, Pistons 81
2 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 98, Knicks 113
2 pts
Kurt Thomas shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kurt ThomasNYK · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
MashburnCHH · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Tyrone HillPHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
SprewellNYK · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
63% (10-16)
FrancisHOU · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 69Pistons 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2612151669
Pistons2418221781
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had a 28-12-11 triple-double as Detroit beat Atlanta 81-69

Nazr Mohammed led Atlanta with 17 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 10-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 22-15, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2+4+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 95Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2420232895
Sixers28302822108
The story
Philadelphia beat Boston 108-95 behind 18 rebounds and 12 points from Dikembe Mutombo

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 REB, 12 PTS, 7 BLK, 1 AST · 3-4 FG

The swing

A 30-20 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+14+19+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 98Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2721272398
Knicks25292930113
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 21 points carried New York past Charlotte, 113-98

For Charlotte, Baron Davis had 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 10-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 29-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2+6+8+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 52 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 75 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 47, 11, 28, 36, 37, 35, 37, 18, 37Sixers-Celtics · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 28, 21, 33, 32, 57, 14, 30, 28Pistons-Hawks · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 15, 24, 33, 31, 31, 21, 31, 26Jazz-Rockets · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 18, 13, 25, 28, 5, 16, 28, 26Rockets-Jazz · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 23, 20, 25, 20, 24, 21, 28, 26Celtics-Sixers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 12, 15, 10, 11, 9, 10, 20, 24Hornets-Knicks · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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+8.2 19.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+8.1 25.9 last 10 · 17.8 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