FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 14, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed VAN by 14 at halftime and won 100–95.

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons129
Hawks124
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +17; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Grizzlies95
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU -14; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Warriors94
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 1999–00Apr 14, 2000: 11 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Kings), 41 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Grizzlies

Houston climbs out of a 14-point hole against Vancouver

David Robinson goes for 25 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-140+5HOU AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27103231100
Grizzlies2130182695
Who led
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 14, 6, 15, 5, 2, 3, 20, 19HOU19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kelvin CatoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 0, 4, 15HOU15 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 14, 4, 7, 12, 5, 8, 6, 25VAN25 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 12, 32, 11, 14, 24VAN24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Clippers-Warriors

Clippers beat Golden State by 12

The Clippers won 106–94 in Golden State. Jeff McInnis led Clippers with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over ATL5HOU over VAN5LAC over GSW12SAS over DEN16MIL over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over GSW.
The night in charts
Pistons-Hawks combined for 253, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-HawksPistons 129, Hawks 124
253
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 95, Spurs 111
206
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 106, Warriors 94
200
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 112
198
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 100, Grizzlies 95
195
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 100, Grizzlies 95
+5 HOU
Pistons-HawksPistons 129, Hawks 124
+5 DET
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 106, Warriors 94
+12 LAC
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 95, Spurs 111
+16 SAS
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 112
+26 MIL
HOU erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-GrizzliesHOU won · Rockets 100, Grizzlies 95
14 pts
Clippers-WarriorsLAC won · Clippers 106, Warriors 94
2 pts
Ray Allen shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenMIL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
McInnisLAC · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
CassellMIL · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ClarkTOR · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Lindsey HunterMIL · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 129Hawks 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2930322414129
Hawks223132309124
The story
Corliss Williamson had 23 points as Detroit beat Atlanta 129-124 in OT

Brevin Knight led Atlanta with 15 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +7+6+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Lorenzen Wright led the game in fantasy with 56.5 FPTS (31 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 100Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27103231100
Grizzlies2130182695
The story
Steve Francis' 14 points and 13 assists carried Houston past Vancouver, 100-95

For Vancouver, Mike Bibby had 18 AST, 8 PTS, 2 REB 14 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 4-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6−140+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 50.1 FPTS on 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 95Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2024203195
Spurs27283026111
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 111-95 behind 15 rebounds and 11 points from Tim Duncan

George McCloud paced Denver: 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 15 REB, 11 PTS, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 5-12 FG

The swing

A 30-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +7+11+21+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 55 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 54 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 37

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 33, 32, 57, 14, 30, 28, 35, 37Pistons-Hawks · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 18, 17, 13, 13, 27, 38, 30, 36Warriors-Clippers · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 27, 6, 11, 4, 14, 6, 3, 31Hawks-Pistons · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 31, 20, 26, 22, 20, 16, 43, 31Bucks-Raptors · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 12, 19, 7, 4, 20, 34, 9, 25Spurs-Nuggets · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 28, 10, 10, 23, 7, 38, 11, 25Hawks-Pistons · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+10.6 19.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+8.3 26.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.1 19.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.3 28.7 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Eddie JonesMIA−6.1 11.3 last 10 · 17.4 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.9 3.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.8 10.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Howard EisleyDAL−5.4 3.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−4.9 5.0 last 10 · 9.9 season