FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 14, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAL by 7 at halftime and won 128–120.

Final · Box score
Sixers95
Magic89
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Wizards80
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Bucks98
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +7
Final · 2OT · Box score
Lakers120
Blazers128
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -7; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers 0; OT2 POR +8
Final · Box score
Nets82
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +22; Q3 TOR +34; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Heat67
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Rockets95
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Kings100
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +13
On this day · 2000–01Apr 14, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Hawks), 37 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Blazers

Bonzi Wells scores 33, Portland wins in double overtime

Ray Allen goes for 47 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+6-7-700+8POR AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers21312528105120
Blazers271825351013128
Who led
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 11, 15, 16, 9, 26, 18, 29, 33POR33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 20, 25, 18, 5, 16, 22, 14, 25POR25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 34, 24, 22, 40, 22, 32, 36LAL36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 31, 14, 33, 26, 19, 22, 28, 23LAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 248, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 120, Blazers 128
248
Mavs-KingsMavs 113, Kings 100
213
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 98, Rockets 95
193
Hornets-BucksHornets 91, Bucks 98
189
Sixers-MagicSixers 95, Magic 89
184
Nets-RaptorsNets 82, Raptors 101
183
Pacers-WizardsPacers 86, Wizards 80
166
Knicks-HeatKnicks 94, Heat 67
161
MEM won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 98, Rockets 95
+3 MEM
Sixers-MagicSixers 95, Magic 89
+6 PHI
Pacers-WizardsPacers 86, Wizards 80
+6 IND
Hornets-BucksHornets 91, Bucks 98
+7 MIL
Lakers-BlazersLakers 120, Blazers 128
+8 POR
Mavs-KingsMavs 113, Kings 100
+13 DAL
Nets-RaptorsNets 82, Raptors 101
+19 TOR
Knicks-HeatKnicks 94, Heat 67
+27 NYK
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BlazersPOR won · Lakers 120, Blazers 128
7 pts
Sixers-MagicPHI won · Sixers 95, Magic 89
6 pts
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 94, Heat 67
6 pts
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 86, Wizards 80
2 pts
Kurt Thomas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kurt ThomasNYK · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
PetersonTOR · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
ZoMIA · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Ray AllenMIL · 47 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
65% (15-23)
Antonio DavisTOR · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 98Rockets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3620222098
Rockets2725232095
The story
Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis beat Houston 98-95

Kevin Willis led Houston with 18 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 36-27, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +9+4+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 91Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2217232991
Bucks2619262798
The story
Milwaukee beat Charlotte 98-91 behind 23 points from Glenn Robinson

Jamal Mashburn paced Charlotte: 28 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+6+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 120Blazers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers21312528105120
Blazers271825351013128
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Portland past Los Angeles, 128-120 in OT

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 36 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 9-24 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

It went to second overtime, and the Trail Blazers took it 13-5.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6−7−700+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 78 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg46.1Today

46 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Magic

Philadelphia handles Orlando by 6

The 76ers won the second quarter 33–19. Final: 95–89. Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over HOU3PHI over ORL6IND over WAS6MIL over CHH7POR over LAL8DAL over SAC13TOR over NJN19NYK over MIA27Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over ORL.
Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 47

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 16, 13, 18, 25, 14, 16, 24, 47Bucks-Hornets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 34, 24, 22, 40, 22, 32, 36Lakers-Blazers · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 11, 15, 16, 9, 26, 18, 29, 33Blazers-Lakers · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 31, 35, 21, 22, 17, 39, 34, 31Magic-Sixers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 25, 22, 27, 25, 21, 26, 25, 28Hornets-Bucks · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 16, 12, 27, 20, 21, 10, 22, 27Mavs-Kings · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+11.6 23.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+7.5 18.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jake TsakalidisPHX+5.8 12.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Chucky AtkinsDET+5.3 17.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Bob SuraGSW+5.2 15.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Ron MercerIND−8.4 6.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Michael JordanWAS−8.0 14.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−6.6 5.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Vin BakerSEA−6.4 8.0 last 10 · 14.4 season