FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 7, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIL by 3 at halftime and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Bucks87
Sixers89
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Heat88
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers84
Raptors94
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Nets90
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets75
Clippers97
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +16; Q3 LAC +24; Q4 LAC +22
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Kings116
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +31; Q3 SAC +39; Q4 SAC +34
On this day · 2000–01Apr 7, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (Wizards-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Sixers

Philadelphia takes over late to edge Milwaukee

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 40 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-3-1+2PHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2625191787
Sixers2523212089
Who led
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 14, 21, 24, 20, 13, 12, 16, 15PHI15 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 12, 3, 12, 13, 12, 22, 15, 15PHI15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 20, 20, 23, 22, 16, 13, 18, 25MIL25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 21, 29, 18, 18, 20, 19, 19, 19MIL19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pacers-Raptors

Toronto makes it eight straight

Toronto beat Indiana 94–84 and moved to 38–38. Alvin Williams led Toronto with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · TOR
Lvs SAC113–116L@ MIN80–112W@ CLE94–80Wvs WAS92–91Wvs MIA81–80W@ ATL85–83W@ PHI72–70Wvs CHI117–104W@ CHI98–96Wvs IND94–84
The night in charts
Knicks-Kings combined for 198, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-KingsKnicks 82, Kings 116
198
Celtics-NetsCeltics 102, Nets 90
192
Lakers-HeatLakers 96, Heat 88
184
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 84, Raptors 94
178
Bucks-SixersBucks 87, Sixers 89
176
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 75, Clippers 97
172
PHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bucks-SixersBucks 87, Sixers 89
+2 PHI
Lakers-HeatLakers 96, Heat 88
+8 LAL
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 84, Raptors 94
+10 TOR
Celtics-NetsCeltics 102, Nets 90
+12 BOS
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 75, Clippers 97
+22 LAC
Knicks-KingsKnicks 82, Kings 116
+34 SAC
PHI rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SixersPHI won · Bucks 87, Sixers 89
3 pts
Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 84, Raptors 94
1 pt
Brand shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
KobeLAL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
ReggieIND · 26 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
StricklandMIA · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 87Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2625191787
Sixers2523212089
The story
Eric Snow had 15 points and 14 assists as Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 89-87

Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 25 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB · 6-7 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 20-17.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−3−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 96Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1928262396
Heat1324302188
The story
Kobe Bryant's 19 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Miami, 96-88

For Miami, Brian Grant had 12 REB, 10 PTS 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 19-13, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+10+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 75Clippers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1619152575
Clippers2625232397
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 97-75 behind 23 points from Michael Olowokandi

James Posey paced Denver: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 26-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +10+16+24+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 74 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.9Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.9 in 64 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 28, 21, 19, 24, 34, 24, 22, 40Lakers-Heat · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 35, 19, 33, 19, 32, 29, 33, 32Celtics-Nets · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 13, 9, 13, 14, 14, 12, 18, 26Raptors-Pacers · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 24, 16, 16, 14, 26, 19, 11, 26Pacers-Raptors · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 20, 20, 23, 22, 16, 13, 18, 25Bucks-Sixers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 20, 21, 23, 11, 18, 22, 32, 24Pacers-Raptors · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 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+8.4 19.1 last 10 · 10.7 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
Ron MercerIND−8.7 6.2 last 10 · 14.9 season
Michael JordanWAS−8.0 14.9 last 10 · 22.9 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