FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 17, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed WAS by 13 after three quarters and won 122–119.

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons92
Raptors94
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Wizards119
Hawks122
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -13; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Heat91
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Bulls100
Nets94
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +6
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers111
Pacers105
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -11; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +27
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Blazers93
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Lakers108
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 1999–00Apr 17, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (Warriors-Wolves), 33 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 13 down to beat Washington

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8-13+3ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31313126119
Hawks29252642122
Who led
Dion GloverPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 4, 17, 13, 10, 12, 12, 16, 28ATL28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 10, 23, 7, 38, 11, 25, 5, 27ATL27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 10, 16, 31, 38, 21, 25, 30, 10, 30WAS30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Courtney AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 25, 22, 21, 8, 28, 10, 30, 25WAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 241, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 119, Hawks 122
241
Sixers-PacersSixers 111, Pacers 105
216
Wolves-RocketsWolves 87, Rockets 114
201
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 91, Lakers 108
199
Bulls-NetsBulls 100, Nets 94
194
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 99, Blazers 93
192
Clippers-JazzClippers 92, Jazz 97
189
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 92, Raptors 94
186
Bucks-HeatBucks 89, Heat 91
180
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-HeatBucks 89, Heat 91
+2 MIA
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 92, Raptors 94
+2 TOR
Wizards-HawksWizards 119, Hawks 122
+3 ATL
Clippers-JazzClippers 92, Jazz 97
+5 UTA
Bulls-NetsBulls 100, Nets 94
+6 CHI
Sixers-PacersSixers 111, Pacers 105
+6 PHI
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 99, Blazers 93
+6 SAS
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 91, Lakers 108
+17 LAL
Wolves-RocketsWolves 87, Rockets 114
+27 HOU
ATL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 119, Hawks 122
13 pts
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 111, Pacers 105
11 pts
Clippers-JazzUTA won · Clippers 92, Jazz 97
4 pts
Pistons-RaptorsTOR won · Pistons 92, Raptors 94
4 pts
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 91, Lakers 108
3 pts
Hakeem shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HakeemHOU · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
McKiePHI · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
ReggieIND · 15 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OvertonNJN · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 92Raptors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons24241620892
Raptors232124161094
The story
Vince Carter's 21 points carried Toronto past Detroit, 94-92 in OT

For Detroit, Jerry Stackhouse had 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-22 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 24-16.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−4+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace was the fantasy play: 57.1 FPTS on 28 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 119Hawks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31313126119
Hawks29252642122
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 122-119 behind 28 points from Dion Glover

Courtney Alexander paced Washington: 25 PTS, 4 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 42-26 fourth quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2−8−13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 111Pacers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2320292712111
Pacers272721246105
The story
Jumaine Jones had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Indiana 111-105 in OT

Al Harrington led Indiana with 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the 76ers took the third 29-21.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4−11−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 63 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 81 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Rockets rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Minnesota by 27.

TOR over DET2MIA over MIL2ATL over WAS3UTA over LAC5CHI over NJN6PHI over IND6SAS over POR6LAL over DEN17HOU over MIN27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 34

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 31, 21, 31, 26, 13, 32, 14, 34Jazz-Clippers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 31, 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33Lakers-Nuggets · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 10, 16, 31, 38, 21, 25, 30, 10, 30Wizards-Hawks · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dion GloverPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 4, 17, 13, 10, 12, 12, 16, 28Hawks-Wizards · W
6.0 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 12, 15, 13, 23, 14, 13, 14, 28Blazers-Spurs · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 9, 13, 12, 7, 13, 19, 15, 27Nets-Bulls · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+11.8 20.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+7.1 25.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Vonteego CummingsGSW+6.2 13.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Cold
Eddie JonesMIA−6.5 10.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Kobe BryantLAL−6.3 22.2 last 10 · 28.5 season
Rod StricklandPOR−6.0 3.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Kevin GarnettMIN−4.9 17.1 last 10 · 22.0 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−4.9 5.0 last 10 · 9.9 season