FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 6, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NJN by 7 after three quarters and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Magic110
Celtics130
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Sixers85
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Bucks92
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Lakers84
Jazz92
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Heat92
Bulls87
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Nets87
Suns89
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Wolves78
Blazers85
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2000–01Mar 6, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Warriors), 29 points.
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The lead · Nets-Suns

Phoenix takes over late to edge New Jersey

Allen Iverson goes for 46 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3-7+2PHX AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2526251187
Suns2226212089
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 18, 16, 17, 23, 21, 24, 13, 24PHX24 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 28, 13, 27, 36, 35, 26, 21, 13, 20PHX20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Aaron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 0, 6, 6, 12, 2, 2, 15, 18NJN18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 8, 4, 12, 13, 8, 21, 15, 17NJN17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Celtics combined for 240, 61 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-CelticsMagic 110, Celtics 130
240
Heat-BullsHeat 92, Bulls 87
179
Clippers-BucksClippers 86, Bucks 92
178
Nets-SunsNets 87, Suns 89
176
Lakers-JazzLakers 84, Jazz 92
176
Wolves-BlazersWolves 78, Blazers 85
163
Cavs-SixersCavs 76, Sixers 85
161
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-SunsNets 87, Suns 89
+2 PHX
Heat-BullsHeat 92, Bulls 87
+5 MIA
Clippers-BucksClippers 86, Bucks 92
+6 MIL
Wolves-BlazersWolves 78, Blazers 85
+7 POR
Lakers-JazzLakers 84, Jazz 92
+8 UTA
Cavs-SixersCavs 76, Sixers 85
+9 PHI
Magic-CelticsMagic 110, Celtics 130
+20 BOS
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SunsPHX won · Nets 87, Suns 89
7 pts
Heat-BullsMIA won · Heat 92, Bulls 87
5 pts
Clippers-BucksMIL won · Clippers 86, Bucks 92
5 pts
Lakers-JazzUTA won · Lakers 84, Jazz 92
3 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 78, Blazers 85
2 pts
Strickland shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StricklandMIA · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Aaron WilliamsNJN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Monty WilliamsORL · 16 PTS, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
Ray AllenMIL · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 87Suns 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2526251187
Suns2226212089
The story
Shawn Marion had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Phoenix beat New Jersey 89-87

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 11 REB, 10 PTS, 8 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 20-11.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−3−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin led the game in fantasy with 44.6 FPTS (17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 92Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1924242592
Bulls2418143187
The story
Miami beat Chicago 92-87 behind 23 points from Rod Strickland

Jalen Rose paced Chicago: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 24-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5+1+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 76Sixers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1516202576
Sixers2312203085
The story
Dikembe Mutombo's 13 rebounds and 10 points carried Philadelphia past Cleveland, 85-76

For Cleveland, Wesley Person had 17 PTS, 11 REB 13 REB, 10 PTS · 5-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 23-15, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+4+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.8Season avg38.0Last 5

38.0 points a game over his last five games, against 30.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg9.2Last 3

9.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Heat-Bulls

Miami makes it four straight

Miami beat Chicago 92–87 and moved to 27–32. Rod Strickland led Miami with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
L@ MIN80–93Wvs CHI102–80Lvs LAC71–81W@ WAS97–95Wvs WAS92–80L@ PHI72–82Wvs NYK100–86W@ DAL109–95W@ DET93–91W@ CHI92–87
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 46

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 46, 32, 18, 31, 43, 42, 28, 46Sixers-Cavs · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 20, 23, 29, 22, 20, 24, 15, 28Blazers-Wolves · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 31, 30, 28, 27, 33, 36, 40, 28Lakers-Jazz · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 27, 32, 21, 27, 27, 20, 25, 26Lakers-Jazz · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 18, 16, 17, 23, 21, 24, 13, 24Suns-Nets · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 27, 35, 19, 11, 10, 25, 21, 23Jazz-Lakers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.8 19.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Juwan HowardDEN+4.8 18.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.7 17.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Marcus FizerCHI+4.4 16.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Jalen RoseCHI+4.4 23.8 last 10 · 19.4 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.6 10.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−6.0 3.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.6 17.8 last 10 · 22.4 season