FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 5, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 11 after the first quarter and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Suns87
Pacers97
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Sixers88
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Celtics99
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Hornets97
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +14; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Heat102
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Magic85
Nets110
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +25
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +21; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Bulls96
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Kings117
Jazz109
Q1 SAC +18; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Sonics83
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Warriors108
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2000–01Apr 5, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Bulls), 39 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Heat

Miami climbs out of an 11-point hole against Milwaukee

Chris Webber goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-5-1+5MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2726251997
Heat16322925102
Who led
Eddie HousePoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 13, 7, 4, 13, 6, 4, 12, 22MIA22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 16, 20, 17, 10, 8, 9, 14, 18MIA18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 25, 18, 19, 16, 29, 20, 38, 19MIL19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 18, 21, 29, 18, 18, 20, 19, 19MIL19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Jazz combined for 226, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-JazzKings 117, Jazz 109
226
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 104, Warriors 108
212
Bucks-HeatBucks 97, Heat 102
199
Magic-NetsMagic 85, Nets 110
195
Raptors-BullsRaptors 98, Bulls 96
194
Wizards-HornetsWizards 91, Hornets 97
188
Suns-PacersSuns 87, Pacers 97
184
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 81, Grizzlies 99
180
Pistons-SixersPistons 92, Sixers 88
180
Lakers-CelticsLakers 81, Celtics 99
180
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 86, Sonics 83
169
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BullsRaptors 98, Bulls 96
+2 TOR
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 86, Sonics 83
+3 NYK
Pistons-SixersPistons 92, Sixers 88
+4 DET
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 104, Warriors 108
+4 GSW
Bucks-HeatBucks 97, Heat 102
+5 MIA
Wizards-HornetsWizards 91, Hornets 97
+6 CHH
Kings-JazzKings 117, Jazz 109
+8 SAC
Suns-PacersSuns 87, Pacers 97
+10 IND
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 81, Grizzlies 99
+18 MEM
Lakers-CelticsLakers 81, Celtics 99
+18 BOS
Magic-NetsMagic 85, Nets 110
+25 NJN
MIA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HeatMIA won · Bucks 97, Heat 102
11 pts
Knicks-SonicsNYK won · Knicks 86, Sonics 83
9 pts
Raptors-BullsTOR won · Raptors 98, Bulls 96
5 pts
Barry shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarryDET · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
DrobnjakSEA · 19 PTS, 9 REB
69% (9-13)
BattierMEM · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
HarpringPHI · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
PejaSAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Sonics
Knicks 86Sonics 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1826182486
Sonics2715182383
The story
New York beat Seattle 86-83 behind 18 points and 14 rebounds from Kurt Thomas

Brent Barry paced Seattle: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 26-15 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −9+2+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton topped the game at 46.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB

Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 104Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets20292728104
Warriors28362321108
The story
Gilbert Arenas had 25 points as Golden State beat Denver 108-104

Juwan Howard led Denver with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 9-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 28-20, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +8+15+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 97Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2726251997
Heat16322925102
The story
Eddie Jones' 17 points carried Miami past Milwaukee, 102-97

For Milwaukee, Anthony Mason had 13 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 32-26.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −11−5−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glenn Robinson was the fantasy play: 35.5 FPTS on 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 74 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.9Season avg21.6Last 3

21.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.9 in 63 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

New Jersey posts the night's biggest win

New Jersey beat Orlando by 25, the widest margin of 11 games.

TOR over CHI2NYK over SEA3DET over PHI4GSW over DEN4MIA over MIL5CHH over WAS6SAC over UTA8IND over PHX10BOS over LAL18MEM over HOU18NJN over ORL25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Jalen Rose leads the day with 35

Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 44, 26, 15, 26, 20, 16, 14, 30, 35Bulls-Raptors · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 30, 12, 18, 21, 22, 14, 12, 34Pistons-Sixers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 26, 35, 19, 33, 19, 32, 29, 33Celtics-Lakers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 21, 23, 9, 9, 26, 15, 18, 32Grizzlies-Rockets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 11, 13, 1, 25, 1, 10, 7, 32Jazz-Kings · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 11, 20, 21, 23, 11, 18, 22, 32Pacers-Suns · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 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
Bob SuraGSW+5.8 15.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.4 24.8 last 10 · 19.4 season
Jake TsakalidisPHX+4.6 11.7 last 10 · 7.1 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−6.7 8.2 last 10 · 14.9 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season