FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 22, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 13 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Sixers96
Celtics91
Q1 PHI -13; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Cavs80
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Heat94
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Nets108
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +24; Q4 NJN +24
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Magic92
Q1 CHH +10; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +14
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Bulls93
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Rockets82
Sonics112
Q1 SEA +15; Q2 SEA +27; Q3 SEA +21; Q4 SEA +30
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Lakers94
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2000–01Mar 22, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Nets), 44 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Celtics

Philadelphia climbs out of a 13-point hole against Boston

Jamal Mashburn goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-5-1+5PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1827312096
Celtics3119271491
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 46, 41, 28, 35, 32, 39, 33, 38, 22PHI22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 25, 15, 23, 11, 20, 9, 5, 17PHI17 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 18, 37, 32, 20, 31, 28, 22, 26BOS26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 23, 19, 30, 38, 31, 19, 17, 17BOS17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Bulls combined for 202, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-BullsBlazers 109, Bulls 93
202
Hornets-MagicHornets 106, Magic 92
198
Pacers-HeatPacers 104, Heat 94
198
Rockets-SonicsRockets 82, Sonics 112
194
Bucks-NetsBucks 84, Nets 108
192
Sixers-CelticsSixers 96, Celtics 91
187
Pistons-LakersPistons 82, Lakers 94
176
Raptors-CavsRaptors 94, Cavs 80
174
PHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 96, Celtics 91
+5 PHI
Pacers-HeatPacers 104, Heat 94
+10 IND
Pistons-LakersPistons 82, Lakers 94
+12 LAL
Hornets-MagicHornets 106, Magic 92
+14 CHH
Raptors-CavsRaptors 94, Cavs 80
+14 TOR
Blazers-BullsBlazers 109, Bulls 93
+16 POR
Bucks-NetsBucks 84, Nets 108
+24 NJN
Rockets-SonicsRockets 82, Sonics 112
+30 SEA
PHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CelticsPHI won · Sixers 96, Celtics 91
13 pts
Bucks-NetsNJN won · Bucks 84, Nets 108
4 pts
Payton shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonSEA · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ArmstrongORL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
HouseMIA · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MasonSEA · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 96Celtics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1827312096
Celtics3119271491
The story
Allen Iverson had 22 points as Philadelphia beat Boston 96-91

Antoine Walker led Boston with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the 76ers took the second 27-19.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −13−5−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce led the game in fantasy with 52.1 FPTS (26 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 106Magic 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31203223106
Magic2126252092
The story
Charlotte beat Orlando 106-92 behind 15 points and 13 assists from Baron Davis

Darrell Armstrong paced Orlando: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 13 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +10+4+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Bulls
Blazers 109Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers22323322109
Bulls2125262193
The story
Derek Anderson's 16 points carried Portland past Chicago, 109-93

For Chicago, Jalen Rose had 15 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-25, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+8+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Seattle by 30.

PHI over BOS5IND over MIA10LAL over DET12TOR over CLE14CHH over ORL14POR over CHI16NJN over MIL24SEA over HOU30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 29

Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 10, 26, 13, 26, 23, 31, 19, 29Hornets-Magic · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 28, 40, 9, 40, 16, 28, 32, 17, 28Lakers-Pistons · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 18, 37, 32, 20, 31, 28, 22, 26Celtics-Sixers · L
26.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 12, 5, 10, 34, 24, 19, 7, 23Magic-Hornets · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 10, 14, 2, 8, 15, 8, 22Magic-Hornets · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 4, 21, 25, 18, 17, 15, 12, 22Sonics-Rockets · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kurt ThomasNYK+7.3 20.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Courtney AlexanderWAS+5.7 14.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Troy HudsonORL+5.4 16.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.3 14.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+4.8 14.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−8.6 10.2 last 10 · 18.8 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Michael JordanWAS−6.1 17.6 last 10 · 23.7 season
Larry HughesGSW−6.1 6.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Hubert DavisWAS−5.4 1.9 last 10 · 7.3 season