FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 31, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed PHI by 11 at halftime and won 72–70.

Final · Box score
Bucks80
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +30
Final · Box score
Kings92
Hawks91
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Heat81
Pacers100
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Magic97
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Wizards103
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Nets85
Wolves86
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Raptors72
Sixers70
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -11; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Pistons86
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +4
On this day · 2000–01Mar 31, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Wizards), 25 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Sixers

Toronto climbs back to beat Philadelphia

Metta World Peace goes for 24 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11+1+2TOR AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1913211972
Sixers261791870
Who led
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 27, 14, 10, 14, 17, 19, 15, 16TOR16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 1, 2, 2, 5, 0, 6, 0, 4, 14TOR14 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 9, 20, 15, 18, 13, 23, 16PHI16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 9, 3, 9, 16, 12, 11, 7, 13PHI13 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Wizards combined for 213, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WizardsMavs 110, Wizards 103
213
Spurs-LakersSpurs 95, Lakers 96
191
Bucks-CelticsBucks 80, Celtics 110
190
Knicks-MagicKnicks 90, Magic 97
187
Kings-HawksKings 92, Hawks 91
183
Heat-PacersHeat 81, Pacers 100
181
Nets-WolvesNets 85, Wolves 86
171
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 82, Pistons 86
168
Raptors-SixersRaptors 72, Sixers 70
142
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-HawksKings 92, Hawks 91
+1 SAC
Nets-WolvesNets 85, Wolves 86
+1 MIN
Spurs-LakersSpurs 95, Lakers 96
+1 LAL
Raptors-SixersRaptors 72, Sixers 70
+2 TOR
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 82, Pistons 86
+4 DET
Knicks-MagicKnicks 90, Magic 97
+7 ORL
Mavs-WizardsMavs 110, Wizards 103
+7 DAL
Heat-PacersHeat 81, Pacers 100
+19 IND
Bucks-CelticsBucks 80, Celtics 110
+30 BOS
TOR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 72, Sixers 70
11 pts
Knicks-MagicORL won · Knicks 90, Magic 97
9 pts
Nuggets-PistonsDET won · Nuggets 82, Pistons 86
6 pts
Kings-HawksSAC won · Kings 92, Hawks 91
3 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 95, Lakers 96
3 pts
Vaughn shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VaughnATL · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
AlexanderWAS · 18 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Lucious HarrisNJN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
NesterovicMIN · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Van ExelDAL · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Hawks
Kings 92Hawks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2025252292
Hawks2226251891
The story
Hedo Turkoglu's 14 points carried Sacramento past Atlanta, 92-91

For Atlanta, Jason Terry had 20 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 5-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 22-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2−3−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wolves
Nets 85Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1721242385
Wolves282920986
The story
Minnesota beat New Jersey 86-85 behind 23 points and 22 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Lucious Harris paced New Jersey: 17 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 22 REB, 6 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +11+19+15+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 72Sixers 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1913211972
Sixers261791870
The story
Antonio Davis had 16 points as Toronto beat Philadelphia 72-70

Derrick Coleman led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 10 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Raptors took the third 21-9.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −7−11+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Childs led the game in fantasy with 38.2 FPTS (14 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 58 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 62 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Celtics rout

Five of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Milwaukee by 30.

SAC over ATL1MIN over NJN1LAL over SAS1TOR over PHI2DET over DEN4ORL over NYK7DAL over WAS7IND over MIA19BOS over MIL30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 32

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 28, 22, 26, 35, 19, 33, 19, 32Celtics-Bucks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 30, 29, 48, 11, 20, 25, 29, 31Magic-Knicks · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 12, 20, 18, 29, 17, 36, 34, 31Lakers-Spurs · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 31, 35, 20, 24, 35, 19, 23, 29Kings-Hawks · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 16, 16, 13, 25, 18, 19, 16, 29Bucks-Celtics · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 37, 25, 32, 23, 33, 34, 25, 26Spurs-Lakers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael OlowokandiLAC+7.4 17.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Ricky DavisCLE+6.3 17.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Troy HudsonORL+6.1 17.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.9 25.3 last 10 · 19.4 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+5.7 19.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Ron MercerIND−7.8 7.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Michael JordanWAS−7.5 15.8 last 10 · 23.3 season
Larry HughesGSW−7.4 5.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Nick Van ExelDAL−6.5 12.0 last 10 · 18.5 season