FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 10, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NYK by 8 after the first quarter and won 117–103.

Final · Box score
Raptors79
Magic92
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Celtics98
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Cavs78
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +17
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Pistons84
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Rockets95
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Kings98
Bucks73
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Lakers117
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Suns82
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +16; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +6
On this day · 2000–01Mar 10, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Rockets), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal scores 40 as Lakers beat New York

Ben Wallace goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+8+14LAL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks36242023103
Lakers28322829117
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 30, 28, 27, 33, 36, 40, 28, 40LAL40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 32, 21, 27, 27, 20, 25, 26, 18LAL18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 22, 22, 17, 12, 18, 23, 19, 31NYK31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 17, 8, 14, 19, 29, 17, 18, 20NYK20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Lakers combined for 220, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-LakersKnicks 103, Lakers 117
220
Wizards-CelticsWizards 91, Celtics 98
189
Jazz-RocketsJazz 92, Rockets 95
187
Clippers-CavsClippers 95, Cavs 78
173
Pacers-PistonsPacers 89, Pistons 84
173
Raptors-MagicRaptors 79, Magic 92
171
Kings-BucksKings 98, Bucks 73
171
Hornets-SunsHornets 88, Suns 82
170
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-RocketsJazz 92, Rockets 95
+3 HOU
Pacers-PistonsPacers 89, Pistons 84
+5 IND
Hornets-SunsHornets 88, Suns 82
+6 CHH
Wizards-CelticsWizards 91, Celtics 98
+7 BOS
Raptors-MagicRaptors 79, Magic 92
+13 ORL
Knicks-LakersKnicks 103, Lakers 117
+14 LAL
Clippers-CavsClippers 95, Cavs 78
+17 LAC
Kings-BucksKings 98, Bucks 73
+25 SAC
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-LakersLAL won · Knicks 103, Lakers 117
8 pts
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 91, Celtics 98
5 pts
Shaq shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
71% (15-21)
LueWAS · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MagloireCHH · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Kenny AndersonBOS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 92Rockets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1920233092
Rockets2713272895
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 28 points as Houston beat Utah 95-92

Donyell Marshall led Utah with 18 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 89Pistons 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2423212189
Pistons1822242084
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 89-84 behind 16 points from Metta World Peace

Jon Barry paced Detroit: 13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+7+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 103Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks36242023103
Lakers28322829117
The story
Robert Horry's 13 rebounds and 8 points carried Los Angeles past New York, 117-103

For New York, Latrell Sprewell had 31 PTS, 3 AST 13 REB, 8 PTS, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 3-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 32-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −80+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 35 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Milwaukee by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

HOU over UTA3IND over DET5CHH over PHX6BOS over WAS7ORL over TOR13LAL over NYK14LAC over CLE17SAC over MIL25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 30, 28, 27, 33, 36, 40, 28, 40Lakers-Knicks · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 22, 22, 17, 12, 18, 23, 19, 31Knicks-Lakers · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 40, 27, 24, 9, 23, 20, 31, 28Rockets-Jazz · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 17, 23, 21, 24, 13, 24, 18, 27Suns-Hornets · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 24, 15, 36, 20, 18, 27, 10, 26Hornets-Suns · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 13, 13, 18, 29, 18, 31, 25, 23Pacers-Pistons · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+7.0 20.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Juwan HowardDEN+5.8 19.9 last 10 · 14.1 season
Antonio DavisTOR+5.2 18.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.0 32.4 last 10 · 27.4 season
Corliss WilliamsonDET+4.5 18.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.9 9.8 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−5.7 6.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−5.4 10.3 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−5.0 16.9 last 10 · 21.9 season