FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 15, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed SEA by 6 after three quarters and won 103–98.

Final · Box score
Suns89
Hawks104
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Heat78
Nets97
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Magic124
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Pistons97
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Grizzlies97
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Wolves85
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Sonics98
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Lakers98
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2000–01Mar 15, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Lakers), 46 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Sonics

Washington handles Seattle by 5

Tracy McGrady goes for 30 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+1-6+5WAS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26222134103
Sonics2324282398
Who led
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 6, 11, 5, 13, 19, 9, 10, 26WAS26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 31, 30, 15, 24, 26, 21, 31, 21, 25WAS25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 12, 17, 11, 9, 11, 14, 20, 31SEA31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 21, 20, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 29SEA29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Magic combined for 226, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 102, Magic 124
226
Wizards-SonicsWizards 103, Sonics 98
201
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 103, Grizzlies 97
200
Jazz-PistonsJazz 100, Pistons 97
197
Suns-HawksSuns 89, Hawks 104
193
Clippers-LakersClippers 92, Lakers 98
190
Pacers-WolvesPacers 98, Wolves 85
183
Heat-NetsHeat 78, Nets 97
175
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-PistonsJazz 100, Pistons 97
+3 UTA
Wizards-SonicsWizards 103, Sonics 98
+5 WAS
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 103, Grizzlies 97
+6 BOS
Clippers-LakersClippers 92, Lakers 98
+6 LAL
Pacers-WolvesPacers 98, Wolves 85
+13 IND
Suns-HawksSuns 89, Hawks 104
+15 ATL
Heat-NetsHeat 78, Nets 97
+19 NJN
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 102, Magic 124
+22 ORL
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-SonicsWAS won · Wizards 103, Sonics 98
6 pts
Pacers-WolvesIND won · Pacers 98, Wolves 85
5 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 92, Lakers 98
5 pts
Brad Miller shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerIND · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
BarrySEA · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KirilenkoUTA · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
McDyessDEN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LueWAS · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 100Pistons 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24252625100
Pistons2317302797
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 27 points carried Utah past Detroit, 100-97

For Detroit, Ben Wallace had 13 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 11-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-17, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+9+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Stockton was the fantasy play: 50.7 FPTS on 14 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB

Final · Celtics-Grizzlies
Celtics 103Grizzlies 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27262426103
Grizzlies2625242297
The story
Paul Pierce had 20 points as Boston beat Memphis 103-97

Jason Williams led Memphis with 17 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the fourth 26-22, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+2+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 102Magic 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26322519102
Magic33312931124
The story
Orlando beat Denver 124-102 behind 24 points from Troy Hudson

Antonio McDyess paced Denver: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +7+6+10+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 50 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Orlando by 22.

UTA over DET3WAS over SEA5BOS over MEM6LAL over LAC6IND over MIN13ATL over PHX15NJN over MIA19ORL over DEN22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 38

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 16, 17, 16, 24, 23, 19, 30, 38Celtics-Grizzlies · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 24, 14, 23, 19, 26, 19, 25, 33Hawks-Suns · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 27, 20, 25, 26, 18, 23, 21, 33Lakers-Clippers · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 12, 17, 11, 9, 11, 14, 20, 31Sonics-Wizards · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 29, 30, 13, 17, 50, 22, 35, 30Magic-Nuggets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 21, 20, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 29Sonics-Wizards · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+9.0 17.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Juwan HowardDEN+6.9 21.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.0 19.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+5.3 15.3 last 10 · 10.0 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 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−5.7 5.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Karl MaloneUTA−5.7 17.2 last 10 · 22.9 season
Hubert DavisWAS−5.4 1.9 last 10 · 7.3 season