FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 14, 2002Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Jazz82
Hornets100
Q1 CHH +8; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +20; Q4 CHH +18
Final · Box score
Kings96
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +19; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Spurs91
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Blazers132
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +27; Q3 POR +41; Q4 POR +26
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Warriors102
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2000–01Mar 14, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (Wizards-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Spurs

San Antonio extends win streak to 8

Rasheed Wallace goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+4+3+5SAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1923232186
Spurs2224222391
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 25, 25, 23, 30, 22, 21, 23, 24SAS24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 18, 13, 13, 8, 13, 10, 7, 15SAS15 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Marcus FizerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 18, 6, 19, 15, 15, 12, 7, 22CHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 6, 12, 18, 8, 7, 8, 4, 21CHI21 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 238, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 106, Blazers 132
238
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 110, Warriors 102
212
Kings-KnicksKings 96, Knicks 113
209
Jazz-HornetsJazz 82, Hornets 100
182
Bulls-SpursBulls 86, Spurs 91
177
SAS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bulls-SpursBulls 86, Spurs 91
+5 SAS
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 110, Warriors 102
+8 LAL
Kings-KnicksKings 96, Knicks 113
+17 NYK
Jazz-HornetsJazz 82, Hornets 100
+18 CHH
Mavs-BlazersMavs 106, Blazers 132
+26 POR
Baron Davis shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Baron DavisCHH · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Derek AndersonPOR · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
BestCHI · 21 PTS, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 37 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (14-21)
SprewellNYK · 43 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
65% (17-26)
Final · Bulls-Spurs
Bulls 86Spurs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1923232186
Spurs2224222391
The story
San Antonio beat Chicago 91-86 behind 24 points and 14 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Jalen Rose paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 6-14 FG

The swing

A 22-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+4+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 110Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25252436110
Warriors22193229102
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 40 points and 13 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 110-102

For Golden State, Antawn Jamison had 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 40 PTS, 13 REB · 13-20 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-29, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+9+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Knicks
Kings 96Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1929232596
Knicks38262425113
The story
Kurt Thomas had 25 points and 11 rebounds as New York beat Sacramento 113-96

Scot Pollard led Sacramento with 16 REB, 8 PTS 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Knicks won the first 38-19, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +19+16+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 62 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Warriors

Lakers lead Golden State wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 110–102. Best quarter: the fourth, 36–29. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 40 points, 13 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over CHI5LAL over GSW8NYK over SAC17CHH over UTA18POR over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over GSW.
Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 43

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 17, 12, 18, 23, 19, 31, 27, 43Knicks-Kings · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 27, 33, 36, 40, 28, 40, 9, 40Lakers-Warriors · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 22, 20, 24, 15, 28, 18, 26, 37Blazers-Mavs · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 36, 20, 18, 27, 10, 26, 13, 26Hornets-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 14, 19, 29, 17, 18, 20, 7, 25Knicks-Kings · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 25, 25, 23, 30, 22, 21, 23, 24Spurs-Bulls · W
24.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+7.7 15.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Juwan HowardDEN+6.6 20.7 last 10 · 14.1 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.0 19.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+4.6 25.1 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.3 10.2 last 10 · 19.5 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−6.1 5.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Karl MaloneUTA−5.7 17.2 last 10 · 22.9 season
Hubert DavisWAS−5.4 1.9 last 10 · 7.3 season