FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 6, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHX by 3 after three quarters and won 108–104.

Final · Box score
Mavs87
Spurs89
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Hawks86
Q1 CHH +13; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Cavs120
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +24; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Suns104
Wolves108
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Wizards88
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Blazers113
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +27
On this day · 2000–01Apr 6, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Celtics), 39 points.
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The lead · Suns-Wolves

Kevin Garnett scores 32 in Minnesota win over Phoenix

Tim Duncan goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+70-3+4MIN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20322527104
Wolves27252234108
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 23, 31, 20, 12, 23, 18, 21, 32MIN32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 13, 8, 23, 6, 15, 26, 13, 19MIN19 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 20, 26, 23, 18, 14, 27, 12, 23PHX23 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 29, 32, 26, 26, 28, 21, 7, 20PHX20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 27.

SAS over DAL2WAS over MEM3MIN over PHX4CHH over ATL7CLE over CHI19POR over GSW27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bulls-Cavs combined for 221, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-CavsBulls 101, Cavs 120
221
Suns-WolvesSuns 104, Wolves 108
212
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 86, Blazers 113
199
Hornets-HawksHornets 93, Hawks 86
179
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 89
176
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 85, Wizards 88
173
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 89
+2 SAS
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 85, Wizards 88
+3 WAS
Suns-WolvesSuns 104, Wolves 108
+4 MIN
Hornets-HawksHornets 93, Hawks 86
+7 CHH
Bulls-CavsBulls 101, Cavs 120
+19 CLE
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 86, Blazers 113
+27 POR
MIN rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 104, Wolves 108
3 pts
Grizzlies-WizardsWAS won · Grizzlies 85, Wizards 88
1 pt
Voskuhl shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VoskuhlPHX · 20 PTS, 6 REB
80% (8-10)
Ricky DavisCLE · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
KGMIN · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
65% (13-20)
MarburyPHX · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
FortsonGSW · 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 87Spurs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2221202487
Spurs2528142289
The story
David Robinson's 13 rebounds and 9 points carried San Antonio past Dallas, 89-87

For Dallas, Nick Van Exel had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 13 REB, 9 PTS, 1 AST · 2-5 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+10+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wizards
Grizzlies 85Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2622132485
Wizards2621182388
The story
Courtney Alexander had 15 points as Washington beat Memphis 88-85

Jason Williams led Memphis with 15 PTS, 11 AST 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Wizards took the third 18-13.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0−1+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol led the game in fantasy with 35.4 FPTS (16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 104Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20322527104
Wolves27252234108
The story
Minnesota beat Phoenix 108-104 behind 19 points and 11 assists from Chauncey Billups

Stephon Marbury paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 9 AST 19 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB · 5-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +70−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 75 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 74 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 29.0 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 33

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 23, 33, 34, 25, 26, 30, 22, 33Spurs-Mavs · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 23, 31, 20, 12, 23, 18, 21, 32Wolves-Suns · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 44, 26, 15, 26, 20, 16, 14, 30, 35, 30Bulls-Cavs · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 2, 7, 17, 20, 13, 16, 12, 27Mavs-Spurs · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 29, 24, 17, 34, 18, 23, 25, 26Mavs-Spurs · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 36, 20, 22, 6, 25, 22, 27, 25Hornets-Hawks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+8.4 19.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+7.3 17.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.8 25.2 last 10 · 19.4 season
Bob SuraGSW+5.5 15.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jalen RoseCHI+5.3 25.6 last 10 · 20.3 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−7.2 5.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Vin BakerSEA−6.7 8.2 last 10 · 14.9 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season