FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 3, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SEA by 9 at halftime and won 90–88.

Final · Box score
Heat90
Hornets97
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH -1; Q4 CHH +7
Final · OT · Box score
Suns83
Sixers89
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Raptors117
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +21; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Kings107
Pistons86
Q1 SAC +21; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +21
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Bucks105
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Wolves92
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Nets94
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Sonics88
Spurs90
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 2000–01Apr 3, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Bulls), 57 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Spurs

Tim Duncan scores 30, San Antonio rallies past Seattle

Kevin Garnett goes for 18 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-9+7+2SAS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2628151988
Spurs2025311490
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 25, 32, 23, 33, 34, 25, 26, 30SAS30 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 14, 22, 11, 19, 14, 12, 7, 20SAS20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 20, 12, 24, 32, 19, 18, 25, 24SEA24 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 6, 9, 8, 5, 9, 12, 10, 14SEA14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Bulls-Raptors combined for 221, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 104, Raptors 117
221
Wizards-BucksWizards 90, Bucks 105
195
Kings-PistonsKings 107, Pistons 86
193
Heat-HornetsHeat 90, Hornets 97
187
Lakers-NetsLakers 92, Nets 94
186
Clippers-JazzClippers 87, Jazz 99
186
Sonics-SpursSonics 88, Spurs 90
178
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 81, Wolves 92
173
Suns-SixersSuns 83, Sixers 89
172
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-NetsLakers 92, Nets 94
+2 NJN
Sonics-SpursSonics 88, Spurs 90
+2 SAS
Suns-SixersSuns 83, Sixers 89
+6 PHI
Heat-HornetsHeat 90, Hornets 97
+7 CHH
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 81, Wolves 92
+11 MIN
Clippers-JazzClippers 87, Jazz 99
+12 UTA
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 104, Raptors 117
+13 TOR
Wizards-BucksWizards 90, Bucks 105
+15 MIL
Kings-PistonsKings 107, Pistons 86
+21 SAC
SAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-SpursSAS won · Sonics 88, Spurs 90
9 pts
Suns-SixersPHI won · Suns 83, Sixers 89
4 pts
Heat-HornetsCHH won · Heat 90, Hornets 97
1 pt
Webber shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberSAC · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
RobinsonSAS · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ClarkTOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Antonio DavisTOR · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
TsakalidisPHX · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 88Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2628151988
Spurs2025311490
The story
Steven Smith's 19 points carried San Antonio past Seattle, 90-88

For Seattle, Vin Baker had 14 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 31-15.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6−9+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 92Nets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2119282492
Nets3322192094
The story
New Jersey beat Los Angeles 94-92 behind 18 points from Kenyon Martin

Samaki Walker paced Los Angeles: 14 REB, 13 PTS 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +12+15+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Sixers
Suns 83Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns22182015883
Sixers182217181489
The story
Dikembe Mutombo had 16 points as Philadelphia beat Phoenix 89-83 in OT

Stephon Marbury led Phoenix with 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the overtime 14-8.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −40−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion led the game in fantasy with 46.4 FPTS (21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 72 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Suns-Sixers

Philadelphia outlasts Phoenix in overtime

75–75 at the end of regulation. Philadelphia took the last extra period 14–8. Final: 89–83. Aaron McKie led Philadelphia with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Suns
Aaron McKie · PHIStephon Marbury · PHXPTS2227REB24AST26Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 38

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 13, 25, 18, 19, 16, 29, 20, 38Bucks-Wizards · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 18, 29, 17, 36, 34, 31, 14, 33Lakers-Nets · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 25, 32, 23, 33, 34, 25, 26, 30Spurs-Sonics · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 44, 26, 15, 26, 20, 16, 14, 30Bulls-Raptors · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 20, 24, 35, 19, 23, 29, 18, 28Kings-Pistons · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 16, 24, 20, 26, 23, 18, 14, 27Suns-Sixers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+7.6 18.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Shawn MarionPHX+6.8 26.3 last 10 · 19.5 season
Troy HudsonORL+6.1 17.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Michael JordanWAS−8.0 14.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Ron MercerIND−7.8 7.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Larry HughesGSW−7.4 5.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Vin BakerSEA−7.0 8.1 last 10 · 15.1 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season