FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 15, 2002Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHI by 9 at halftime and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Bulls98
Sixers96
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Wolves90
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Lakers111
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2000–01Apr 15, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Hornets), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Sixers

Jalen Rose scores 32, Chicago rallies past Philadelphia

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 41 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-9-7+2CHI AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2224302298
Sixers2530281396
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 30, 35, 30, 13, 24, 14, 26, 32CHI32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 9, 6, 11, 17, 12, 14, 14, 14CHI14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 12, 16, 15, 14, 26, 6, 22, 21PHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jabari SmithPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 0, 1, 2, 0, 10, 7, 10, 14PHI14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Celtics-Wolves

Boston holds off Minnesota, 93–90

Boston led 72–65 after three and held on to win by three. Paul Pierce led Boston with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over PHI2BOS over MIN3LAL over SEA7Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIN.
The night in charts
Sonics-Lakers combined for 215, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-LakersSonics 104, Lakers 111
215
Bulls-SixersBulls 98, Sixers 96
194
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 93, Wolves 90
183
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-SixersBulls 98, Sixers 96
+2 CHI
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 93, Wolves 90
+3 BOS
Sonics-LakersSonics 104, Lakers 111
+7 LAL
CHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SixersCHI won · Bulls 98, Sixers 96
9 pts
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 93, Wolves 90
1 pt
Sonics-LakersLAL won · Sonics 104, Lakers 111
1 pt
Shaq shot 16-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 41 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
76% (16-21)
BattieBOS · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
RoseCHI · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
DrobnjakSEA · 18 PTS, 6 REB
60% (9-15)
PierceBOS · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
56% (10-18)
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 98Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2224302298
Sixers2530281396
The story
Jamal Crawford's 14 points carried Chicago past Philadelphia, 98-96

For Philadelphia, Eric Snow had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 5-9 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 22-13.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3−9−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Speedy Claxton was the fantasy play: 41.0 FPTS on 12 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 93Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2614322193
Wolves1922242590
The story
Paul Pierce had 31 points as Boston beat Minnesota 93-90

Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Celtics took the third 32-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7−1+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 104Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics29252129104
Lakers28323318111
The story
Los Angeles beat Seattle 111-104 behind 19 points from Kobe Bryant

Brent Barry paced Seattle: 12 PTS, 6 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+6+18+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 70 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 41

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 34, 24, 22, 40, 22, 32, 36, 41Lakers-Sonics · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 30, 35, 30, 13, 24, 14, 26, 32Bulls-Sixers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 32, 29, 33, 32, 24, 15, 20, 31Celtics-Wolves · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 12, 16, 15, 14, 26, 6, 22, 21Sixers-Bulls · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 18, 21, 32, 22, 15, 18, 35, 20Wolves-Celtics · L
21.4 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 18, 25, 24, 22, 22, 23, 21, 20Sonics-Lakers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 8 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−6.2 8.1 last 10 · 14.3 season