FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 12, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed NYK by 15 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Warriors101
Pacers115
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Knicks96
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -15; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Suns78
Heat90
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Bulls81
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +28; Q4 MIL +29
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Nets86
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Rockets101
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Spurs98
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Hornets66
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +41
On this day · 2000–01Mar 12, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (Hornets-Bulls), 28 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Knicks

Allen Iverson drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over New York

Danny Fortson goes for 20 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-15+2+8PHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers19263128104
Knicks2535142296
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 31, 43, 42, 28, 46, 41, 28, 35PHI35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 7, 7, 11, 16, 7, 25, 15, 23PHI23 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 22, 17, 12, 18, 23, 19, 31, 27NYK27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 17, 22, 13, 27, 19, 20, 16, 20NYK20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Pacers combined for 216, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PacersWarriors 101, Pacers 115
216
Sixers-KnicksSixers 104, Knicks 96
200
Sonics-RocketsSonics 98, Rockets 101
199
Bulls-BucksBulls 81, Bucks 110
191
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 84, Spurs 98
182
Hornets-LakersHornets 66, Lakers 107
173
Raptors-NetsRaptors 84, Nets 86
170
Suns-HeatSuns 78, Heat 90
168
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-NetsRaptors 84, Nets 86
+2 NJN
Sonics-RocketsSonics 98, Rockets 101
+3 HOU
Sixers-KnicksSixers 104, Knicks 96
+8 PHI
Suns-HeatSuns 78, Heat 90
+12 MIA
Warriors-PacersWarriors 101, Pacers 115
+14 IND
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 84, Spurs 98
+14 SAS
Bulls-BucksBulls 81, Bucks 110
+29 MIL
Hornets-LakersHornets 66, Lakers 107
+41 LAL
PHI erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksPHI won · Sixers 104, Knicks 96
15 pts
Raptors-NetsNJN won · Raptors 84, Nets 86
3 pts
Sonics-RocketsHOU won · Sonics 98, Rockets 101
3 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 84, Spurs 98
2 pts
Warriors-PacersIND won · Warriors 101, Pacers 115
1 pt
Joe Johnson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe JohnsonPHX · 18 PTS, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Jim JacksonMIA · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
ReddMIL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
ColemanPHI · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 84Nets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2419241784
Nets2418222286
The story
Kenyon Martin's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried New Jersey past Toronto, 86-84

For Toronto, Antonio Davis had 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Nets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 22-17.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0−1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 15 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 98Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2133222298
Rockets24272525101
The story
Steve Francis had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Houston beat Seattle 101-98

Gary Payton led Seattle with 24 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 6-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 24-21, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 104Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers19263128104
Knicks2535142296
The story
Philadelphia beat New York 104-96 behind 23 points from Eric Snow

Latrell Sprewell paced New York: 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 31-14 third quarter erased a 15-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6−15+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 61 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Nets

New Jersey wins a tight one over Toronto

86–84. Neither team led by more than 3 at any break. Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over TOR2HOU over SEA3PHI over NYK8MIA over PHX12IND over GSW14SAS over MEM14MIL over CHI29LAL over CHH41Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over TOR.
Top performances

Cuttino Mobley leads the day with 38

Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 40, 27, 24, 9, 23, 20, 31, 28, 38Rockets-Sonics · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 31, 43, 42, 28, 46, 41, 28, 35Sixers-Knicks · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 16, 21, 26, 10, 12, 23, 15, 27Raptors-Nets · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 22, 17, 12, 18, 23, 19, 31, 27Knicks-Sixers · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 26, 20, 24, 24, 27, 13, 27, 25Warriors-Pacers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 14, 21, 20, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24Sonics-Rockets · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+7.4 15.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Juwan HowardDEN+6.4 20.5 last 10 · 14.1 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+5.5 19.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.0 26.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−8.7 11.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−6.1 5.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.2 8.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−5.0 16.9 last 10 · 21.9 season