FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 7, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed WAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Pistons95
Wizards92
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Grizzlies122
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Mavs122
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets89
Sonics92
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +3
On this day · 2000–01Mar 7, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Suns), 41 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Wizards

Detroit rallies from 8 down to beat Washington

Pau Gasol goes for 23 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+2+1+3DET AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2529202195
Wizards3319211992
Who led
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 22, 17, 12, 24, 17, 19, 15, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 21, 5, 13, 19, 23, 28, 22, 19DET19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 22, 15, 19, 8, 31, 30, 15, 24WAS24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Courtney AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 9, 0, 13, 2, 32, 26, 21WAS21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Grizzlies combined for 233, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 111, Grizzlies 122
233
Raptors-MavsRaptors 103, Mavs 122
225
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 93, Nuggets 104
197
Rockets-SpursRockets 97, Spurs 99
196
Pistons-WizardsPistons 95, Wizards 92
187
Hornets-SonicsHornets 89, Sonics 92
181
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 97, Spurs 99
+2 SAS
Hornets-SonicsHornets 89, Sonics 92
+3 SEA
Pistons-WizardsPistons 95, Wizards 92
+3 DET
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 111, Grizzlies 122
+11 MEM
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 93, Nuggets 104
+11 DEN
Raptors-MavsRaptors 103, Mavs 122
+19 DAL
Duncan shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
NashDAL · 19 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
O'NealIND · 31 PTS, 12 REB
65% (13-20)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 97Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1721302997
Spurs3219232599
The story
Tim Duncan's 30 points and 16 rebounds carried San Antonio past Houston, 99-97

For Houston, Kelvin Cato had 10 REB, 6 PTS 30 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 12-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +15+13+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Sonics
Hornets 89Sonics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets24172717489
Sonics26222116792
The story
Gary Payton had 19 points and 9 assists as Seattle beat Charlotte 92-89 in OT

Jamal Mashburn led Charlotte with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the second 22-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2+7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 111Grizzlies 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33262725111
Grizzlies37341536122
The story
Memphis beat Indiana 122-111 behind 33 points and 11 assists from Jason Williams

Metta World Peace paced Indiana: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 13-21 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4+120+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.6Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg28.6Today

29 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 19.

SAS over HOU2DET over WAS3SEA over CHH3MEM over IND11DEN over NYK11DAL over TOR19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 9, 33, 26, 16, 21, 19, 30, 35Mavs-Raptors · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 1, 16, 6, 11, 9, 22, 17, 5, 33Grizzlies-Pacers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 17, 22, 13, 13, 18, 29, 18, 31Pacers-Grizzlies · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 25, 21, 29, 35, 25, 25, 23, 30Spurs-Rockets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 12, 16, 28, 21, 24, 30, 8, 30Nuggets-Knicks · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 8, 3, 9, 14, 16, 5, 30, 28Pacers-Grizzlies · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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+5.6 19.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.8 18.0 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−9.4 10.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−6.0 3.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.3 12.0 last 10 · 16.3 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.3 11.6 last 10 · 15.9 season