FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 17, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed TOR by 5 at halftime and won 116–113.

Final · Box score
Magic105
Sixers103
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Hawks68
Pacers85
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Nets87
Grizzlies76
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Kings116
Raptors113
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Wolves89
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Lakers105
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2000–01Mar 17, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · Kings-Raptors

Chris Webber scores 31 as Sacramento wins in Toronto

Allen Iverson goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-3+3SAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings33252929116
Raptors31322723113
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 32, 13, 24, 20, 20, 26, 22, 31SAC31 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 19, 3, 10, 13, 6, 12, 21, 22SAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 25, 12, 43, 19, 16, 16, 21, 22TOR22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 0, 9, 17, 4, 16, 12, 12, 4, 18TOR18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Raptors combined for 229, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RaptorsKings 116, Raptors 113
229
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 105
208
Magic-SixersMagic 105, Sixers 103
208
Knicks-CavsKnicks 99, Cavs 104
203
Jazz-WolvesJazz 96, Wolves 89
185
Nets-GrizzliesNets 87, Grizzlies 76
163
Hawks-PacersHawks 68, Pacers 85
153
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 105
+2 LAL
Magic-SixersMagic 105, Sixers 103
+2 ORL
Kings-RaptorsKings 116, Raptors 113
+3 SAC
Knicks-CavsKnicks 99, Cavs 104
+5 CLE
Jazz-WolvesJazz 96, Wolves 89
+7 UTA
Nets-GrizzliesNets 87, Grizzlies 76
+11 NJN
Hawks-PacersHawks 68, Pacers 85
+17 IND
SAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RaptorsSAC won · Kings 116, Raptors 113
5 pts
Jazz-WolvesUTA won · Jazz 96, Wolves 89
4 pts
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 103, Lakers 105
2 pts
Nets-GrizzliesNJN won · Nets 87, Grizzlies 76
2 pts
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 105, Sixers 103
1 pt
Person shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PersonCLE · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 33 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
84% (16-19)
SzczerbiakMIN · 33 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
MohammedATL · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 105Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29262624105
Sixers30242326103
The story
Tracy McGrady had 29 points and 13 assists as Orlando beat Philadelphia 105-103

Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 11-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the third 26-23, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1+1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 103Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26331727103
Lakers25322325105
The story
Los Angeles beat Dallas 105-103 behind 28 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 13-18 FG

The swing

A 23-17 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1−2+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Robert Horry topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 116Raptors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings33252929116
Raptors31322723113
The story
Doug Christie's 18 points carried Sacramento past Toronto, 116-113

For Toronto, Morris Peterson had 18 PTS, 9 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 5-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2−5−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 26.1 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 17.

ORL over PHI2LAL over DAL2SAC over TOR3CLE over NYK5UTA over MIN7NJN over MEM11IND over ATL17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 39

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 43, 42, 28, 46, 41, 28, 35, 32, 39Sixers-Magic · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 29, 17, 18, 20, 7, 25, 22, 33Knicks-Cavs · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 17, 10, 9, 27, 7, 18, 21, 33Wolves-Jazz · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 32, 13, 24, 20, 20, 26, 22, 31Kings-Raptors · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 30, 13, 17, 50, 22, 35, 30, 29Magic-Sixers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 11, 19, 17, 18, 11, 12, 13, 29Cavs-Knicks · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+9.0 17.5 last 10 · 8.5 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+7.1 20.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Juwan HowardDEN+5.7 20.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+5.4 15.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.1 36.5 last 10 · 31.4 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−8.5 10.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Baron DavisCHH−6.6 12.1 last 10 · 18.7 season
Hubert DavisWAS−5.4 1.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
David WesleyCHH−5.4 9.6 last 10 · 15.0 season