FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 18, 2002Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by CHH (vs MIL) and WAS (vs GSW).

Final · Box score
Blazers100
Celtics91
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Bucks110
Hornets113
Q1 CHH -4; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +3
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Nuggets91
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Warriors96
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Clippers93
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2000–01Mar 18, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hornets

Jamal Mashburn posts 31 and 10 as Charlotte beats Milwaukee

Michael Olowokandi goes for 26 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6+5+3CHH AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31302524110
Hornets27283622113
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 18, 27, 10, 26, 13, 26, 23, 31CHH31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 23, 7, 8, 3, 6, 12, 17, 20CHH20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 20, 18, 13, 13, 14, 19, 15, 27MIL27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 27, 13, 20, 20, 14, 20, 20, 23MIL23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Hornets combined for 223, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HornetsBucks 110, Hornets 113
223
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 99, Warriors 96
195
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 100, Celtics 91
191
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 98, Nuggets 91
189
Rockets-ClippersRockets 86, Clippers 93
179
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-HornetsBucks 110, Hornets 113
+3 CHH
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 99, Warriors 96
+3 WAS
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 98, Nuggets 91
+7 DET
Rockets-ClippersRockets 86, Clippers 93
+7 LAC
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 100, Celtics 91
+9 POR
CHH rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HornetsCHH won · Bucks 110, Hornets 113
6 pts
Wizards-WarriorsWAS won · Wizards 99, Warriors 96
6 pts
Blazers-CelticsPOR won · Blazers 100, Celtics 91
1 pt
Brand shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
OlowokandiLAC · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
ArenasGSW · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Kenny AndersonBOS · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 99Warriors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2630222199
Warriors3222251796
The story
Chris Whitney had 20 points as Washington beat Golden State 99-96

Jason Richardson led Golden State with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Wizards took the second 30-22.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −6+2−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas led the game in fantasy with 44.2 FPTS (25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 110Hornets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31302524110
Hornets27283622113
The story
P.J. Brown's 17 points and 12 rebounds carried Charlotte past Milwaukee, 113-110

For Milwaukee, Sam Cassell had 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 36-25.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −4−6+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 86Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2017301986
Clippers2322242493
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 93-86 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Elton Brand

Cuttino Mobley paced Houston: 21 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 22-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3+8+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 63 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Warriors

Washington takes over late to edge Golden State

Down 1 after three, Washington won the fourth 21–17. Final: 99–96. Chris Whitney led Washington with 20 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over MIL3WAS over GSW3DET over DEN7LAC over HOU7POR over BOS9Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over GSW.
Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 31

Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 18, 27, 10, 26, 13, 26, 23, 31Hornets-Bucks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 22, 31, 18, 37, 32, 20, 31, 28Celtics-Blazers · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 20, 18, 13, 13, 14, 19, 15, 27Bucks-Hornets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 15, 30, 11, 4, 22, 4, 11, 26Clippers-Rockets · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 7, 7, 13, 12, 15, 15, 10, 25Warriors-Wizards · L
8.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 28, 22, 19, 12, 7, 24, 25, 24Pistons-Nuggets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+9.7 18.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+7.1 20.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+5.4 15.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Juwan HowardDEN+5.4 19.7 last 10 · 14.3 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
Larry HughesGSW−6.1 6.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Hubert DavisWAS−5.4 1.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−5.1 6.2 last 10 · 11.3 season