FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 4, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 8 after three quarters and won 105–101.

Final · Box score
Pacers94
Hawks95
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Magic105
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Rockets78
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Mavs115
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Nuggets88
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Blazers88
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +8
On this day · 2000–01Apr 4, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Celtics), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Magic

Tracy McGrady posts 35 and 14 as Orlando beats Cleveland

Kevin Garnett goes for 21 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6-8+4ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22302524101
Magic22242336105
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 29, 48, 11, 20, 25, 29, 31, 35ORL35 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 8, 22, 17, 15, 10, 15, 13, 18ORL18 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 3, 12, 23, 35, 23, 22, 28, 21CLE21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 20, 26, 2, 3, 2, 14, 13, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 25.

ATL over IND1DEN over MIN1ORL over CLE4POR over NYK8SAS over HOU24DAL over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Cavs-Magic combined for 206, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-MagicCavs 101, Magic 105
206
Clippers-MavsClippers 90, Mavs 115
205
Pacers-HawksPacers 94, Hawks 95
189
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 102, Rockets 78
180
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 87, Nuggets 88
175
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 80, Blazers 88
168
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 87, Nuggets 88
+1 DEN
Pacers-HawksPacers 94, Hawks 95
+1 ATL
Cavs-MagicCavs 101, Magic 105
+4 ORL
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 80, Blazers 88
+8 POR
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 102, Rockets 78
+24 SAS
Clippers-MavsClippers 90, Mavs 115
+25 DAL
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-MagicORL won · Cavs 101, Magic 105
8 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 87, Nuggets 88
6 pts
Clippers-MavsDAL won · Clippers 90, Mavs 115
6 pts
Mohammed shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MohammedATL · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Brad MillerIND · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
PersonCLE · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 13 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 87Nuggets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2720172387
Nuggets2125172588
The story
Juwan Howard had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Denver beat Minnesota 88-87

Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 25-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−1−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 94Hawks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2120272694
Hawks2623222495
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 16 points carried Atlanta past Indiana, 95-94

For Indiana, Brad Miller had 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-21, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+8+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 42.8 FPTS on 22 PTS, 14 REB

Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 101Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22302524101
Magic22242336105
The story
Orlando beat Cleveland 105-101 behind 18 points and 10 assists from Darrell Armstrong

Ricky Davis paced Cleveland: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 6-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 0−6−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 74 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 73 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 30.4 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 35

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 29, 48, 11, 20, 25, 29, 31, 35Magic-Cavs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 19, 29, 24, 17, 34, 18, 23, 25Mavs-Clippers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 25, 18, 17, 19, 12, 2, 20, 25Blazers-Knicks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 21, 17, 19, 12, 28, 19, 19, 16, 24Rockets-Spurs · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 32, 23, 33, 34, 25, 26, 30, 22Spurs-Rockets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · −3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 15, 11, 20, 21, 23, 11, 18, 22Pacers-Hawks · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+7.7 18.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+7.3 17.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shawn MarionPHX+6.8 26.3 last 10 · 19.5 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Bob SuraGSW+4.7 14.5 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