FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 9, 2002Regular season · 10 games
← Apr 8CalendarApr 10 →

10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHH by 12 after the first quarter and won 84–80.

Final · Box score
Hornets80
Raptors84
Q1 TOR -12; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +4
Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets117
Heat120
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat 0; OT2 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Nets101
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Magic108
Knicks97
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Bucks90
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Mavs108
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Suns99
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +30
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Kings122
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +19
On this day · 2000–01Apr 9, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Celtics), 37 points.
Apr 9 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320001999199819971996
The lead · Hornets-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 12 down to beat Charlotte

Steve Francis goes for 35 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-2-2+4TOR AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2620181680
Raptors1430182284
Who led
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 17, 19, 15, 16, 25, 27, 21, 24TOR24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 26, 21, 15, 11, 26, 10, 9, 15TOR15 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 20, 22, 6, 25, 22, 27, 25, 21CHH21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 18, 10, 13, 2, 15, 4, 15, 16CHH16 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Heat combined for 237, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-HeatRockets 117, Heat 120
237
Wolves-KingsWolves 103, Kings 122
225
Magic-KnicksMagic 108, Knicks 97
205
Blazers-MavsBlazers 96, Mavs 108
204
Jazz-LakersJazz 82, Lakers 112
194
Sonics-SunsSonics 92, Suns 99
191
Wizards-NetsWizards 88, Nets 101
189
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 86, Grizzlies 97
183
Sixers-BucksSixers 92, Bucks 90
182
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 80, Raptors 84
164
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BucksSixers 92, Bucks 90
+2 PHI
Rockets-HeatRockets 117, Heat 120
+3 MIA
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 80, Raptors 84
+4 TOR
Sonics-SunsSonics 92, Suns 99
+7 PHX
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 86, Grizzlies 97
+11 MEM
Magic-KnicksMagic 108, Knicks 97
+11 ORL
Blazers-MavsBlazers 96, Mavs 108
+12 DAL
Wizards-NetsWizards 88, Nets 101
+13 NJN
Wolves-KingsWolves 103, Kings 122
+19 SAC
Jazz-LakersJazz 82, Lakers 112
+30 LAL
TOR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RaptorsTOR won · Hornets 80, Raptors 84
12 pts
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 92, Bucks 90
2 pts
Kurt Thomas shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kurt ThomasNYK · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
91% (10-11)
Horace GrantORL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
WebberSAC · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
74% (14-19)
ZoMIA · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 92Bucks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2623192492
Bucks2524212090
The story
Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 92-90 behind 22 points from Dikembe Mutombo

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 24-20 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Matt Harpring topped the game at 35.5 FPTS: 16 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 117Heat 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets1622382498117
Heat29203021911120
The story
Eddie Jones had 26 points as Miami beat Houston 120-117 in OT

Kenny Thomas led Houston with 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 29-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +13+11+300+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 80Raptors 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2620181680
Raptors1430182284
The story
Antonio Davis' 24 points carried Toronto past Charlotte, 84-80

For Charlotte, Jamal Mashburn had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 30-20.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −12−2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 73 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Lakers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat Utah by 30.

PHI over MIL2MIA over HOU3TOR over CHH4PHX over SEA7ORL over NYK11MEM over DEN11DAL over POR12NJN over WAS13SAC over MIN19LAL over UTA30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 35

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 32, 7, 28, 32, 16, 22, 29, 35Rockets-Heat · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 19, 23, 29, 18, 28, 28, 16, 30Kings-Wolves · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 12, 28, 19, 19, 16, 24, 17, 30Rockets-Heat · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 16, 25, 14, 3, 6, 20, 19, 29Magic-Knicks · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 26, 23, 18, 14, 27, 12, 23, 27Suns-Sonics · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 36, 12, 24, 15, 20, 18, 20, 27Mavs-Blazers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 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
Jake TsakalidisPHX+5.8 12.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Eric SnowPHI+5.0 16.6 last 10 · 11.6 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
Anfernee HardawayPHX−6.6 5.9 last 10 · 12.5 season