FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 8, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 7 after the first quarter and won 111–99.

Final · Box score
Hawks99
Pistons105
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Rockets74
Magic83
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Pacers99
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Bulls105
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Jazz96
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Sonics102
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Warriors93
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +7
On this day · 2000–01Apr 8, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Ricky Davis scores 32 as Cleveland wins in Indiana

Zeljko Rebraca goes for 18 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5-2+12CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs17312538111
Pacers2429222499
Who led
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 23, 35, 23, 22, 28, 21, 18, 32CLE32 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 2, 3, 2, 14, 13, 21, 16, 20CLE20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jonathan BenderPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 0, 1, 19, 6, 6, 14, 8, 20IND20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 21, 23, 11, 18, 22, 32, 24, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pistons

Detroit beats Atlanta, 105–99

Detroit led 77–72 after three and won by 6. Chucky Atkins led Detroit with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over LAC2CHI over BOS5DET over ATL6MIN over GSW7ORL over HOU9DAL over UTA9CLE over IND12SAS over POR12Final margin, points. Pink = DET over ATL.
The night in charts
Cavs-Pacers combined for 210, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PacersCavs 111, Pacers 99
210
Celtics-BullsCeltics 100, Bulls 105
205
Hawks-PistonsHawks 99, Pistons 105
204
Clippers-SonicsClippers 100, Sonics 102
202
Mavs-JazzMavs 105, Jazz 96
201
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 100, Warriors 93
193
Blazers-SpursBlazers 87, Spurs 99
186
Rockets-MagicRockets 74, Magic 83
157
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SonicsClippers 100, Sonics 102
+2 SEA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 100, Bulls 105
+5 CHI
Hawks-PistonsHawks 99, Pistons 105
+6 DET
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 100, Warriors 93
+7 MIN
Mavs-JazzMavs 105, Jazz 96
+9 DAL
Rockets-MagicRockets 74, Magic 83
+9 ORL
Cavs-PacersCavs 111, Pacers 99
+12 CLE
Blazers-SpursBlazers 87, Spurs 99
+12 SAS
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersCLE won · Cavs 111, Pacers 99
7 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 99, Pistons 105
4 pts
Mavs-JazzDAL won · Mavs 105, Jazz 96
1 pt
Brand shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
Ricky DavisCLE · 32 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
PiatkowskiLAC · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MasonSEA · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
73% (16-22)
FizerCHI · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Clippers-Sonics
Clippers 100Sonics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24252427100
Sonics28213122102
The story
Gary Payton had 22 points and 13 assists as Seattle beat Los Angeles 102-100

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 10-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the third 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +40+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 100Bulls 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23203126100
Bulls24242730105
The story
Chicago beat Boston 105-100 behind 21 points from Marcus Fizer

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1+5+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 33 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST

Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 99Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2921222799
Pistons25292328105
The story
Clifford Robinson's 19 points carried Detroit past Atlanta, 105-99

For Atlanta, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 29-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 −4+4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 76 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 75 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Desmond Mason leads the day with 36

Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 8, 14, 10, 14, 20, 9, 9, 36Sonics-Clippers · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 17, 22, 5, 15, 13, 20, 18, 33Celtics-Bulls · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 23, 35, 23, 22, 28, 21, 18, 32Cavs-Pacers · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 24, 32, 7, 28, 32, 16, 22, 29Rockets-Magic · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 25, 13, 11, 16, 20, 17, 19, 25Warriors-Wolves · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 13, 16, 23, 20, 19, 17, 19, 24Hawks-Pistons · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+10.3 21.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+6.8 17.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Bob SuraGSW+6.4 16.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.8 25.2 last 10 · 19.4 season
Jake TsakalidisPHX+5.3 12.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Ron MercerIND−9.8 5.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Michael JordanWAS−8.0 14.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Larry HughesGSW−7.2 5.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Vin BakerSEA−6.1 8.7 last 10 · 14.8 season