FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 20, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed PHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 82–77.

Final · Box score
Cavs70
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +26
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Hornets94
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Heat82
Sixers77
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Nets97
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Nuggets75
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +36; Q4 WAS +32
On this day · 2000–01Mar 20, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Cavs), 39 points.
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The lead · Heat-Sixers

Miami gets past Philadelphia

Jason Kidd goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+7+2+5MIA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1926181982
Sixers2216231677
Who led
Eddie HousePoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 3, 12, 14, 4, 0, 8, 3, 20MIA20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 18, 16, 18, 13, 14, 24, 21, 16MIA16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 46, 41, 28, 35, 32, 39, 33, 38PHI38 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 9, 4, 14, 10, 11, 5, 8, 15PHI15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Spurs combined for 198, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SpursLakers 90, Spurs 108
198
Pacers-HornetsPacers 88, Hornets 94
182
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 107, Nuggets 75
182
Blazers-NetsBlazers 82, Nets 97
179
Cavs-CelticsCavs 70, Celtics 96
166
Heat-SixersHeat 82, Sixers 77
159
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Heat-SixersHeat 82, Sixers 77
+5 MIA
Pacers-HornetsPacers 88, Hornets 94
+6 CHH
Blazers-NetsBlazers 82, Nets 97
+15 NJN
Lakers-SpursLakers 90, Spurs 108
+18 SAS
Cavs-CelticsCavs 70, Celtics 96
+26 BOS
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 107, Nuggets 75
+32 WAS
Rose shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseSAS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
HamiltonWAS · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
ShawLAL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
KiddNJN · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
HouseMIA · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 82Sixers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1926181982
Sixers2216231677
The story
Eddie House's 20 points carried Miami past Philadelphia, 82-77

For Philadelphia, Corie Blount had 11 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 26-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3+7+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 88Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2821192088
Hornets3219232094
The story
Baron Davis had 25 points and 10 assists as Charlotte beat Indiana 94-88

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 20 PTS, 16 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 10-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 32-28, their biggest quarter edge.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +4+2+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nets
Blazers 82Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2713241882
Nets2820212897
The story
New Jersey beat Portland 97-82 behind 18 points from Kerry Kittles

Damon Stoudamire paced Portland: 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +1+8+5+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.3Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.3 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Hornets

Charlotte never trails at a break against Indiana

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–88. Baron Davis led Charlotte with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over PHI5CHH over IND6NJN over POR15SAS over LAL18BOS over CLE26WAS over DEN32Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over IND.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 46, 41, 28, 35, 32, 39, 33, 38Sixers-Heat · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 26, 21, 31, 21, 25, 8, 17, 30Wizards-Nuggets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 10, 8, 15, 23, 11, 12, 30, 28Nets-Blazers · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 15, 15, 18, 4, 18, 5, 18, 25Hornets-Pacers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 23, 30, 22, 21, 23, 24, 37, 25Spurs-Lakers · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 31, 18, 37, 32, 20, 31, 28, 22Celtics-Cavs · W
26.2 PPG season to date · −4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+8.0 16.7 last 10 · 8.7 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+7.4 20.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jalen RoseCHI+5.3 25.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Troy HudsonORL+5.0 15.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Allen IversonPHI+4.7 36.2 last 10 · 31.5 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−8.8 10.3 last 10 · 19.1 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
Lee NailonCHH−5.3 6.4 last 10 · 11.7 season