FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 24, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 3 after the first quarter and won 97–96.

Final · Box score
Celtics101
Pistons109
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Raptors92
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Pacers84
Q1 CHH +8; Q2 CHH +16; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +15
Final · Box score
Magic85
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +25
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Sixers90
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Nets116
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Kings96
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Warriors104
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +12
On this day · 2000–01Mar 24, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Pistons), 34 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

Lakers win a tight one over Sacramento

Ben Wallace goes for 28 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2-1+1LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2724222497
Kings3019252296
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 23, 21, 33, 14, 12, 20, 18, 29LAL29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 9, 40, 16, 28, 32, 17, 28, 21LAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 20, 20, 26, 22, 31, 35, 20, 24SAC24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 7, 10, 11, 13, 18, 9, 11, 18SAC18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 220, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 116, Warriors 104
220
Hawks-NetsHawks 102, Nets 116
218
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 101, Pistons 109
210
Magic-BucksMagic 85, Bucks 110
195
Lakers-KingsLakers 97, Kings 96
193
Hornets-PacersHornets 99, Pacers 84
183
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 91, Raptors 92
183
Knicks-SixersKnicks 82, Sixers 90
172
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 91, Raptors 92
+1 TOR
Lakers-KingsLakers 97, Kings 96
+1 LAL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 101, Pistons 109
+8 DET
Knicks-SixersKnicks 82, Sixers 90
+8 PHI
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 116, Warriors 104
+12 HOU
Hawks-NetsHawks 102, Nets 116
+14 NJN
Hornets-PacersHornets 99, Pacers 84
+15 CHH
Magic-BucksMagic 85, Bucks 110
+25 MIL
LAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 97, Kings 96
3 pts
Hawks-NetsNJN won · Hawks 102, Nets 116
2 pts
Glenn Robinson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
ReddMIL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
ClaxtonPHI · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
KittlesNJN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 97Kings 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2724222497
Kings3019252296
The story
Kobe Bryant had 29 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 97-96

Doug Christie led Sacramento with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Lakers took the second 24-19.

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

Chris Webber led the game in fantasy with 52.7 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 91Raptors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2118252791
Raptors2423192692
The story
Morris Peterson's 26 points carried Toronto past Washington, 92-91

For Washington, Richard Hamilton had 21 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-18 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-18, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+8+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 101Pistons 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22311731101
Pistons32242627109
The story
Detroit beat Boston 109-101 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Jerry Stackhouse

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 28 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +10+3+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Nets

New Jersey makes it three straight

New Jersey beat Atlanta 116–102 and moved to 45–25. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists.

Streak strip · NJN
L@ POR73–82L@ SEA90–96Wvs TOR86–84L@ BOS89–97Wvs MIA97–78W@ MEM87–76L@ CLE97–100Wvs POR97–82Wvs MIL108–84Wvs ATL116–102
Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 36

Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 26, 13, 26, 23, 31, 19, 29, 36Hornets-Pacers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 37, 32, 20, 31, 28, 22, 26, 35Celtics-Pistons · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 18, 16, 14, 24, 4, 10, 5, 31Rockets-Warriors · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 7, 24, 25, 24, 20, 23, 21, 30Pistons-Celtics · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 26, 19, 25, 33, 9, 25, 20, 30Hawks-Nets · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 23, 21, 33, 14, 12, 20, 18, 29Lakers-Kings · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 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
Gilbert ArenasGSW+6.0 15.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+5.3 18.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Troy HudsonORL+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Courtney AlexanderWAS+4.1 12.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.7 8.9 last 10 · 18.6 season
Michael JordanWAS−7.1 16.5 last 10 · 23.6 season
Ron MercerIND−7.0 8.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−6.5 6.8 last 10 · 13.3 season