FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 2, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CLE by 15 after the first quarter and won 84–81.

Final · Box score
Cavs81
Hawks84
Q1 ATL -15; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Heat109
Mavs95
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +14
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers104
Bucks103
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -2; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +1
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Suns97
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Jazz105
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Clippers109
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +14
On this day · 2000–01Mar 2, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Hawks

Atlanta storms back from 15 down to beat Cleveland

Kevin Garnett goes for 26 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-5-3+3ATL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3313201581
Hawks1823222184
Who led
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 3, 11, 7, 4, 2, 10, 11, 23ATL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ira NewblePoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 10, 8, 8, 4, 6, 4, 12, 16ATL16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 37, 25, 23, 15, 19, 12, 22, 29CLE29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 8, 12, 11, 5, 9, 16, 12, 17CLE17 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Jazz combined for 221, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-JazzWolves 116, Jazz 105
221
Blazers-BucksBlazers 104, Bucks 103
207
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 95, Clippers 109
204
Heat-MavsHeat 109, Mavs 95
204
Rockets-SunsRockets 104, Suns 97
201
Cavs-HawksCavs 81, Hawks 84
165
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-BucksBlazers 104, Bucks 103
+1 POR
Cavs-HawksCavs 81, Hawks 84
+3 ATL
Rockets-SunsRockets 104, Suns 97
+7 HOU
Wolves-JazzWolves 116, Jazz 105
+11 MIN
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 95, Clippers 109
+14 LAC
Heat-MavsHeat 109, Mavs 95
+14 MIA
ATL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HawksATL won · Cavs 81, Hawks 84
15 pts
Blazers-BucksPOR won · Blazers 104, Bucks 103
4 pts
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 104, Suns 97
1 pt
Kukoc shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KukocATL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ReddMIL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
PennyPHX · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Eddie JonesMIA · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
FinleyDAL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 104Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2530231610104
Bucks263321149103
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 24 points as Portland beat Milwaukee 104-103 in OT

Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 9-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 23-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−4−20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 81Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3313201581
Hawks1823222184
The story
Toni Kukoc's 23 points carried Atlanta past Cleveland, 84-81

For Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-11 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 15 going into the second, then won it 23-13.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −15−5−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 116Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25262936116
Jazz24213426105
The story
Minnesota beat Utah 116-105 behind 17 points from Wally Szczerbiak

John Stockton paced Utah: 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1+6+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Bucks

Portland flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Milwaukee led 59–55 at the break. Tied 94–94 after regulation, Portland won the extra time 10–9. Final: 104–103. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Bucks
Rasheed Wallace · PORGlenn Robinson · MILPTS2424REB89AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Lamond Murray leads the day with 29

Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 37, 25, 23, 15, 19, 12, 22, 29Cavs-Hawks · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 20, 12, 19, 30, 21, 33, 17, 26Wolves-Jazz · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 17, 16, 11, 25, 15, 9, 32, 26Heat-Mavs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 10, 34, 26, 23, 27, 35, 19, 11, 10, 25Jazz-Wolves · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 15, 23, 19, 10, 24, 15, 30, 25Mavs-Heat · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 14, 16, 7, 11, 13, 3, 13, 25Jazz-Wolves · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.8 19.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.6 26.8 last 10 · 21.2 season
Keon ClarkTOR+4.9 16.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Robert HorryLAL+4.8 11.4 last 10 · 6.6 season
Juwan HowardDEN+4.5 18.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−8.6 12.0 last 10 · 20.6 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.5 9.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−5.7 3.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.9 17.4 last 10 · 22.3 season