FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 23, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 10 at halftime and won 108–99.

Final · Box score
Bulls96
Hawks112
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Wolves99
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Heat79
Spurs89
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Jazz112
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Sonics85
Nuggets88
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Suns97
Clippers94
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2000–01Mar 23, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wolves

Portland climbs back to beat Minnesota

Shawn Marion goes for 32 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10+1+9POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29182536108
Wolves3225142899
Who led
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 9, 14, 8, 4, 9, 14, 12, 21POR21 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 12, 28, 14, 8, 11, 11, 3, 18POR18 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 4, 26, 17, 24, 16, 20, 25, 23MIN23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 27, 7, 18, 21, 33, 11, 4, 20MIN20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Jazz combined for 215, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-JazzWarriors 103, Jazz 112
215
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 100, Mavs 111
211
Bulls-HawksBulls 96, Hawks 112
208
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 108, Wolves 99
207
Suns-ClippersSuns 97, Clippers 94
191
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 85, Nuggets 88
173
Heat-SpursHeat 79, Spurs 89
168
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 85, Nuggets 88
+3 DEN
Suns-ClippersSuns 97, Clippers 94
+3 PHX
Warriors-JazzWarriors 103, Jazz 112
+9 UTA
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 108, Wolves 99
+9 POR
Heat-SpursHeat 79, Spurs 89
+10 SAS
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 100, Mavs 111
+11 DAL
Bulls-HawksBulls 96, Hawks 112
+16 ATL
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 108, Wolves 99
10 pts
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 103, Jazz 112
1 pt
Dirk shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
KirilenkoUTA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
SzczerbiakMIN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MarshallUTA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 97Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2623212797
Clippers1327262894
The story
Stephon Marbury had 24 points and 11 assists as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 97-94

Quentin Richardson led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 26-13, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +13+9+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 85Nuggets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2226221585
Nuggets2622271388
The story
Juwan Howard's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past Seattle, 88-85

For Seattle, Predrag Drobnjak had 16 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 27-22, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +40+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rashard Lewis was the fantasy play: 41.0 FPTS on 16 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 100Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25222825100
Mavs36273117111
The story
Dallas beat Memphis 111-100 behind 24 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Pau Gasol paced Memphis: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +11+16+19+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 64 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Jazz

Golden State's skid reaches nine

Utah won 112–103; the Warriors fall to 17–51. Donyell Marshall led Utah with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · GSW
W@ HOU108–95L@ DAL105–107L@ ATL96–121L@ IND101–115Lvs LAL102–110Lvs DAL100–117Lvs WAS96–99L@ SEA93–110Lvs LAC96–116L@ UTA103–112
Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 32

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 24, 18, 27, 12, 22, 16, 31, 32Suns-Clippers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 27, 25, 23, 20, 16, 11, 23, 28Warriors-Jazz · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 11, 35, 14, 20, 44, 26, 15, 26Bulls-Hawks · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 18, 16, 15, 16, 11, 13, 1, 25Jazz-Warriors · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 25, 21, 14, 3, 27, 22, 23, 24Jazz-Warriors · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 28, 22, 19, 31, 25, 19, 16, 24Suns-Clippers · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +3.5 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
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 14.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.7 8.9 last 10 · 18.6 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Larry HughesGSW−6.5 6.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−6.5 6.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Michael JordanWAS−6.1 17.6 last 10 · 23.7 season