FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 15, 2001Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed UTA by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–100.

Final · Box score
Nets88
Celtics95
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Sixers89
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Wizards98
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Magic90
Heat73
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +24; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Bulls86
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Wolves107
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Pistons90
Q1 CHH +8; Q2 CHH +13; Q3 CHH +9; Q4 CHH +9
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs107
Sonics99
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Kings86
Suns88
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 1999–00Apr 15, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Nuggets-Clippers), 44 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Wolves

Minnesota pulls clear of Utah late

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1+2+7MIN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29192626100
Wolves23242931107
Who led
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 14, 15, 14, 10, 28, 5, 14, 17MIN17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 16, 18, 25, 11, 17, 15, 23, 17MIN17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 12, 19, 11, 15, 13, 8, 11, 21UTA21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 5, 10, 14, 21, 19, 14, 11, 18UTA18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Knicks-Sixers

Philadelphia gets past New York

89–82, with Philadelphia ahead 44–41 at halftime. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 27 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over SAC2LAL over POR5BOS over NJN7PHI over NYK7IND over CHI7MIN over UTA7CLE over WAS8DAL over SEA8CHH over DET9ORL over MIA17Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over NYK.
The night in charts
Jazz-Wolves combined for 207, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WolvesJazz 100, Wolves 107
207
Mavs-SonicsMavs 107, Sonics 99
206
Blazers-LakersBlazers 100, Lakers 105
205
Cavs-WizardsCavs 106, Wizards 98
204
Hornets-PistonsHornets 99, Pistons 90
189
Nets-CelticsNets 88, Celtics 95
183
Pacers-BullsPacers 93, Bulls 86
179
Kings-SunsKings 86, Suns 88
174
Knicks-SixersKnicks 82, Sixers 89
171
Magic-HeatMagic 90, Heat 73
163
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SunsKings 86, Suns 88
+2 PHX
Blazers-LakersBlazers 100, Lakers 105
+5 LAL
Knicks-SixersKnicks 82, Sixers 89
+7 PHI
Pacers-BullsPacers 93, Bulls 86
+7 IND
Nets-CelticsNets 88, Celtics 95
+7 BOS
Jazz-WolvesJazz 100, Wolves 107
+7 MIN
Cavs-WizardsCavs 106, Wizards 98
+8 CLE
Mavs-SonicsMavs 107, Sonics 99
+8 DAL
Hornets-PistonsHornets 99, Pistons 90
+9 CHH
Magic-HeatMagic 90, Heat 73
+17 ORL
MIN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WolvesMIN won · Jazz 100, Wolves 107
6 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 82, Sixers 89
3 pts
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 106, Wizards 98
2 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 100, Lakers 105
1 pt
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 93, Bulls 86
1 pt
KG shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
StocktonUTA · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
LaettnerWAS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Mike MillerORL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
TabakIND · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 86Suns 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2619221986
Suns2726181788
The story
Jason Kidd had 20 points and 14 assists as Phoenix beat Sacramento 88-86

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 15 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 14 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 8-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the second 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+8+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion led the game in fantasy with 58.3 FPTS (19 REB, 16 PTS)

Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 100Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers23312323100
Lakers29243121105
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 105-100 behind 25 points from Kobe Bryant

Steven Smith paced Portland: 24 PTS 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6−1+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Sonics
Mavs 107Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2722212413107
Sonics28171633599
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 22 points and 15 rebounds carried Dallas past Seattle, 107-99 in OT

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 23 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-20 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Mavericks took it 13-5.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1+4+90+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 69 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.4Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 60 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg37.3Today

37 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 34

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 32, 57, 14, 30, 28, 35, 37, 34Pistons-Hornets · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 31, 31, 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33Lakers-Blazers · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Courtney AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 16, 25, 22, 21, 8, 28, 10, 30Wizards-Cavs · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 9, 13, 6, 12, 12, 27, 21, 28Blazers-Lakers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Walter McCartyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 0, 9, 0, 8, 0, 11, 27Celtics-Nets · W
2.6 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 37, 35, 37, 18, 37, 41, 12, 27Sixers-Knicks · W
31.1 PPG season to date · −4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+11.8 20.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+7.5 18.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+7.4 25.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.3 28.7 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Eddie JonesMIA−7.1 10.1 last 10 · 17.2 season
Rod StricklandPOR−6.2 3.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.2 11.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.1 23.4 last 10 · 28.5 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−4.9 5.0 last 10 · 9.9 season