FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 27, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed GSW by 8 at halftime and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Warriors99
Celtics102
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Magic104
Hornets111
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Pistons82
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Nets88
Sixers80
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Heat80
Raptors81
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Suns118
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Sonics96
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +14
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Blazers98
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +5
On this day · 2000–01Mar 27, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Hawks), 41 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Celtics

Paul Pierce scores 33, Boston rallies past Golden State

Shawn Marion goes for 32 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8+6+3BOS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2421223299
Celtics23143629102
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 20, 31, 28, 22, 26, 35, 19, 33BOS33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 38, 31, 19, 17, 17, 28, 17, 22BOS22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Danny FortsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 20, 10, 21, 2, 7, 10, 12, 20GSW20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 13, 21, 10, 14, 16, 14, 13, 18GSW18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nets-Sixers

New Jersey beats Philadelphia, 88–80

New Jersey led 66–56 after three and won by 8. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over MIA1BOS over GSW3POR over SAS5CHH over ORL7NYK over DET7NJN over PHI8PHX over LAL12SEA over MEM14Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over PHI.
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 224, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 106, Suns 118
224
Magic-HornetsMagic 104, Hornets 111
215
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 99, Celtics 102
201
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 93, Blazers 98
191
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 82, Sonics 96
178
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 89, Pistons 82
171
Nets-SixersNets 88, Sixers 80
168
Heat-RaptorsHeat 80, Raptors 81
161
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-RaptorsHeat 80, Raptors 81
+1 TOR
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 99, Celtics 102
+3 BOS
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 93, Blazers 98
+5 POR
Magic-HornetsMagic 104, Hornets 111
+7 CHH
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 89, Pistons 82
+7 NYK
Nets-SixersNets 88, Sixers 80
+8 NJN
Lakers-SunsLakers 106, Suns 118
+12 PHX
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 82, Sonics 96
+14 SEA
BOS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-CelticsBOS won · Warriors 99, Celtics 102
8 pts
Nets-SixersNJN won · Nets 88, Sixers 80
6 pts
Knicks-PistonsNYK won · Knicks 89, Pistons 82
4 pts
Spurs-BlazersPOR won · Spurs 93, Blazers 98
3 pts
Lakers-SunsPHX won · Lakers 106, Suns 118
3 pts
Magloire shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MagloireCHH · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
TsakalidisPHX · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
P.J. BrownCHH · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
StricklandMIA · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 80Raptors 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2023181980
Raptors2816162181
The story
Jerome Williams' 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Toronto past Miami, 81-80

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 17 PTS, 14 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8+1−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Celtics
Warriors 99Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2421223299
Celtics23143629102
The story
Antoine Walker had 22 points as Boston beat Golden State 102-99

Danny Fortson led Golden State with 20 PTS, 13 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-25 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Celtics took the third 36-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1−8+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 93Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2523261993
Blazers2322272698
The story
Portland beat San Antonio 98-93 behind 24 points from Bonzi Wells

David Robinson paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2−3−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 56.7 FPTS: 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg7.5Last 3

7.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 70 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 33, 14, 12, 20, 18, 29, 17, 36Lakers-Suns · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 23, 24, 37, 25, 32, 23, 33, 34Spurs-Blazers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 20, 31, 28, 22, 26, 35, 19, 33Celtics-Warriors · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 27, 12, 22, 16, 31, 32, 29, 32Suns-Lakers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 24, 29, 23, 21, 20, 12, 24, 32Sonics-Grizzlies · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 19, 31, 25, 19, 16, 24, 20, 26Suns-Lakers · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.8 15.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Troy HudsonORL+5.8 16.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Eric SnowPHI+5.1 16.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.1 24.3 last 10 · 19.2 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+5.0 18.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−8.2 10.4 last 10 · 18.6 season
Larry HughesGSW−8.2 4.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Michael JordanWAS−8.1 15.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Ron MercerIND−6.7 8.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season