FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 28, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ATL by 6 after three quarters and won 85–83.

Final · Box score
Raptors85
Hawks83
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Bucks95
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Wolves113
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Bulls79
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +25; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Kings101
Rockets74
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +27
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +21
On this day · 2000–01Mar 28, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Sixers), 44 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Toronto takes over late to edge Atlanta

Kevin Garnett goes for 20 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+80-6+2TOR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2621172185
Hawks1829231383
Who led
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 15, 27, 14, 10, 14, 17, 19, 15TOR15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 12, 4, 18, 19, 18, 26, 21, 15TOR15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 25, 33, 9, 25, 20, 30, 18, 23ATL23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 11, 9, 22, 15, 23, 17, 13, 16ATL16 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bulls

Philadelphia routs Chicago by 20

Philadelphia led by 25 at halftime and won 99–79. Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over ATL2MIN over DAL2MIL over DEN7PHI over CHI20UTA over CLE21SAC over HOU27Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over CHI.
The night in charts
Mavs-Wolves combined for 224, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WolvesMavs 111, Wolves 113
224
Cavs-JazzCavs 91, Jazz 112
203
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 88, Bucks 95
183
Sixers-BullsSixers 99, Bulls 79
178
Kings-RocketsKings 101, Rockets 74
175
Raptors-HawksRaptors 85, Hawks 83
168
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HawksRaptors 85, Hawks 83
+2 TOR
Mavs-WolvesMavs 111, Wolves 113
+2 MIN
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 88, Bucks 95
+7 MIL
Sixers-BullsSixers 99, Bulls 79
+20 PHI
Cavs-JazzCavs 91, Jazz 112
+21 UTA
Kings-RocketsKings 101, Rockets 74
+27 SAC
TOR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HawksTOR won · Raptors 85, Hawks 83
6 pts
Sixers-BullsPHI won · Sixers 99, Bulls 79
1 pt
Szczerbiak shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SzczerbiakMIN · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
KGMIN · 20 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
NesterovicMIN · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
ChristieSAC · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Van ExelDAL · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 111Wolves 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30243126111
Wolves30362918113
The story
Chauncey Billups had 23 points and 17 assists as Minnesota beat Dallas 113-111

Nick Van Exel led Dallas with 20 PTS, 9 AST 23 PTS, 17 AST, 3 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the second 36-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+12+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 85Hawks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2621172185
Hawks1829231383
The story
Antonio Davis' 15 points carried Toronto past Atlanta, 85-83

For Atlanta, Jason Terry had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 6-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-18, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +80−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 50.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 101Rockets 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29242523101
Rockets2317211374
The story
Sacramento beat Houston 101-74 behind 19 points from Chris Webber

Kenny Thomas paced Houston: 20 PTS, 15 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

A 23-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +6+13+17+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 71 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg21.8Last 3

21.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 19, 30, 17, 19, 29, 24, 17, 34Mavs-Wolves · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 14, 19, 15, 27, 23, 18, 21, 29Bucks-Nuggets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 18, 21, 33, 11, 4, 20, 28, 26Wolves-Mavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 7, 18, 0, 6, 24, 21, 16, 25Nuggets-Bucks · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 11, 20, 9, 5, 17, 14, 21, 24Sixers-Bulls · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 23, 11, 7, 11, 19, 13, 8, 23Wolves-Mavs · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 17 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
Shawn MarionPHX+5.1 24.3 last 10 · 19.2 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+5.0 18.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.0 15.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Larry HughesGSW−8.2 4.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Michael JordanWAS−8.1 15.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Nick Van ExelDAL−7.1 11.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Ron MercerIND−6.7 8.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season