FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 26, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by Mavs (vs Bucks) and Jazz (vs Rockets).

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Pacers77
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons +3; Q3 Pistons +8; Q4 Pistons +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Wizards103
Q1 Wizards +13; Q2 Wizards +28; Q3 Wizards +27; Q4 Wizards +16
Final · Box score
Nets77
Hawks103
Q1 Hawks +4; Q2 Hawks +15; Q3 Hawks +21; Q4 Hawks +26
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Magic96
Q1 Magic +2; Q2 Magic +4; Q3 Magic +11; Q4 Magic +14
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs112
Bucks106
Q1 Mavs -7; Q2 Mavs -11; Q3 Mavs -10; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Wolves106
Q1 Warriors +4; Q2 Warriors +5; Q3 Warriors +6; Q4 Warriors +9
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Jazz109
Q1 Jazz -11; Q2 Jazz -4; Q3 Jazz -7; Q4 Jazz +4
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Lakers121
Q1 Lakers +7; Q2 Lakers +11; Q3 Lakers +17; Q4 Lakers +5
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Kings107
Q1 Kings +7; Q2 Kings +7; Q3 Kings +7; Q4 Kings +17
On this day · 2000–01Mar 26, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Knicks), 41 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Jazz

Utah rallies from 11 down to beat Houston

Chris Webber goes for 35 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-4-7+4Jazz AHEAD ↑Rockets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34212822105
Jazz23282533109
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 14, 3, 27, 22, 23, 24, 24, 23Jazz23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 9, 14, 22, 20, 19, 13, 17, 20Jazz20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 13, 13, 24, 32Rockets32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 38, 20, 37, 21, 17, 19, 12, 28Rockets28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Lakers combined for 237, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-LakersCavs 116, Lakers 121
237
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 115, Wolves 106
221
Mavs-BucksMavs 112, Bucks 106
218
Rockets-JazzRockets 105, Jazz 109
214
Clippers-KingsClippers 90, Kings 107
197
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 87, Wizards 103
190
Nets-HawksNets 77, Hawks 103
180
Bulls-MagicBulls 82, Magic 96
178
Pistons-PacersPistons 96, Pacers 77
173
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 105, Jazz 109
+4 Jazz
Cavs-LakersCavs 116, Lakers 121
+5 Lakers
Mavs-BucksMavs 112, Bucks 106
+6 Mavs
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 115, Wolves 106
+9 Warriors
Bulls-MagicBulls 82, Magic 96
+14 Magic
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 87, Wizards 103
+16 Wizards
Clippers-KingsClippers 90, Kings 107
+17 Kings
Pistons-PacersPistons 96, Pacers 77
+19 Pistons
Nets-HawksNets 77, Hawks 103
+26 Hawks
Mavs erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BucksMavs won · Mavs 112, Bucks 106
11 pts
Rockets-JazzJazz won · Rockets 105, Jazz 109
11 pts
Pistons-PacersPistons won · Pistons 96, Pacers 77
1 pt
Webber shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberKings · 35 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
71% (15-21)
KobeLakers · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
WilliamsonPistons · 23 PTS, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
JeffersonNets · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
FoxLakers · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 105Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34212822105
Jazz23282533109
The story
Karl Malone's 23 points carried Utah past Houston, 109-105

For Houston, Kelvin Cato had 15 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 33-22.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −11−4−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cuttino Mobley was the fantasy play: 63.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 112Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs1827232717112
Bucks2531221711106
The story
Steve Nash had 25 points and 13 assists as Dallas beat Milwaukee 112-106 in OT

Anthony Mason led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 27-17.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −7−11−100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 115Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29253031115
Wolves25242928106
The story
Golden State beat Minnesota 115-106 behind 25 points from Antawn Jamison

Wally Szczerbiak paced Minnesota: 28 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +4+5+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 49.9 FPTS: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat New Jersey by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

Jazz over Rockets4Lakers over Cavs5Mavs over Bucks6Warriors over Wolves9Magic over Bulls14Wizards over Nuggets16Kings over Clippers17Pistons over Pacers19Hawks over Nets26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 36

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 26, 18, 27, 21, 22, 21, 13, 36Mavs-Bucks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 20, 26, 22, 31, 35, 20, 24, 35Kings-Clippers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 13, 18, 10, 11, 3, 12, 23, 35Cavs-Lakers · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 13, 13, 24, 32Rockets-Jazz · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 26, 17, 24, 16, 20, 25, 23, 31Wolves-Warriors · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 38, 20, 37, 21, 17, 19, 12, 28Rockets-Jazz · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gilbert ArenasWarriors+5.7 15.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Kurt ThomasKnicks+5.1 18.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Michael OlowokandiClippers+5.0 15.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ricky DavisCavs+4.8 15.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Troy HudsonMagic+4.7 15.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelMavs−8.2 10.4 last 10 · 18.6 season
Michael JordanWizards−8.1 15.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Ron MercerPacers−6.7 8.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Dion GloverHawks−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Larry HughesWarriors−6.5 6.2 last 10 · 12.7 season