FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 30, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed CLE by 6 after three quarters and won 93–85.

Final · Box score
Sixers92
Nets102
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Cavs85
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH -3; Q3 CHH -6; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Bulls84
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Suns90
Rockets88
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Blazers87
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Clippers92
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2000–01Mar 30, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Nuggets-Hornets), 41 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Cavs

Cleveland's skid reaches six

Jason Williams goes for 22 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-3-6+8CHH AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2123202993
Cavs2126231585
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 5, 18, 25, 15, 21, 15, 18, 20CHH20 PTS · 5 REB · 17 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 7, 6, 4, 5, 14, 21, 15, 17CHH17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 10, 11, 3, 12, 23, 35, 23, 22CLE22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 4, 4, 20, 26, 2, 3, 2, 14CLE14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Jazz-Clippers

Utah handles Clippers by 13

The Jazz won the second quarter 27–16. Final: 105–92. Bryon Russell led Utah with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over HOU2SEA over POR5MEM over GSW6CHH over CLE8NJN over PHI10UTA over LAC13DEN over CHI16Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over LAC.
The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 204, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 99, Grizzlies 105
204
Jazz-ClippersJazz 105, Clippers 92
197
Sixers-NetsSixers 92, Nets 102
194
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 100, Bulls 84
184
Sonics-BlazersSonics 92, Blazers 87
179
Suns-RocketsSuns 90, Rockets 88
178
Hornets-CavsHornets 93, Cavs 85
178
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-RocketsSuns 90, Rockets 88
+2 PHX
Sonics-BlazersSonics 92, Blazers 87
+5 SEA
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 99, Grizzlies 105
+6 MEM
Hornets-CavsHornets 93, Cavs 85
+8 CHH
Sixers-NetsSixers 92, Nets 102
+10 NJN
Jazz-ClippersJazz 105, Clippers 92
+13 UTA
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 100, Bulls 84
+16 DEN
CHH rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-CavsCHH won · Hornets 93, Cavs 85
6 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 105, Clippers 92
3 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 99, Grizzlies 105
1 pt
Barry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrySEA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
82% (9-11)
HamiltonDEN · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MagloireCHH · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
StocktonUTA · 16 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 90Rockets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2727181890
Rockets1825212488
The story
Shawn Marion's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Phoenix past Houston, 90-88

For Houston, Kelvin Cato had 13 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-18, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+11+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis was the fantasy play: 43.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Sonics-Blazers
Sonics 92Blazers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2927152192
Blazers2624201787
The story
Seattle beat Portland 92-87 behind 22 points from Brent Barry

Derek Anderson paced Portland: 24 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-11 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 21-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3+6+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dale Davis topped the game at 50.4 FPTS: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 99Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2722222899
Grizzlies26253321105
The story
Pau Gasol had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis beat Golden State 105-99

Erick Dampier led Golden State with 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the third 33-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1+2+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 72 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Michael Olowokandi leads the day with 28

Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 11, 26, 9, 16, 26, 23, 14, 28Clippers-Jazz · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 21, 23, 13, 13, 24, 32, 7, 28Rockets-Suns · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 22, 18, 13, 21, 23, 9, 9, 26Grizzlies-Warriors · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 22, 16, 31, 32, 29, 32, 26, 26Suns-Rockets · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 13, 10, 16, 10, 2, 13, 5, 24Blazers-Sonics · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 20, 20, 9, 20, 15, 18, 13, 23Sixers-Nets · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael OlowokandiLAC+7.4 17.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Troy HudsonORL+6.6 17.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Ricky DavisCLE+6.3 17.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.9 25.3 last 10 · 19.4 season
Eric SnowPHI+5.1 16.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Ron MercerIND−7.8 7.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Larry HughesGSW−7.4 5.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Michael JordanWAS−6.5 17.0 last 10 · 23.5 season
Nick Van ExelDAL−6.4 12.1 last 10 · 18.5 season