FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 2, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed NJN by 9 at halftime and won 91–90.

Final · Box score
Magic102
Cavs76
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +26
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Nets90
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -9; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Raptors104
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Bucks120
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +27
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Wolves99
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +24; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Rockets88
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Heat93
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Nuggets94
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Blazers103
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +17
On this day · 2001–02Mar 2, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Lamond Murray (Cavs-Hawks), 29 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Nets

Utah fights back from 9 down against New Jersey

Kevin Garnett goes for 22 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-9-3+1UTA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1524282491
Nets2226222090
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 23, 28, 25, 20, 22, 19, 19, 20UTA20 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
DeShawn StevensonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 3, 9, 4, 6, 2, 7, 9, 18UTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 15, 17, 28, 19, 14, 27, 12, 24NJN24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 8, 9, 11, 7, 13, 6, 13, 21NJN21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Milwaukee by 27.

UTA over NJN1PHI over DEN6MIN over NYK9SAS over HOU9MIA over WAS10TOR over BOS12POR over DET17ORL over CLE26MIL over ATL27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 213, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 93, Bucks 120
213
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 92, Raptors 104
196
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 100, Nuggets 94
194
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 90, Wolves 99
189
Pistons-BlazersPistons 86, Blazers 103
189
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 97, Rockets 88
185
Jazz-NetsJazz 91, Nets 90
181
Magic-CavsMagic 102, Cavs 76
178
Wizards-HeatWizards 83, Heat 93
176
UTA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Jazz-NetsJazz 91, Nets 90
+1 UTA
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 100, Nuggets 94
+6 PHI
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 90, Wolves 99
+9 MIN
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 97, Rockets 88
+9 SAS
Wizards-HeatWizards 83, Heat 93
+10 MIA
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 92, Raptors 104
+12 TOR
Pistons-BlazersPistons 86, Blazers 103
+17 POR
Magic-CavsMagic 102, Cavs 76
+26 ORL
Hawks-BucksHawks 93, Bucks 120
+27 MIL
UTA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-NetsUTA won · Jazz 91, Nets 90
9 pts
Sixers-NuggetsPHI won · Sixers 100, Nuggets 94
7 pts
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 92, Raptors 104
5 pts
Pistons-BlazersPOR won · Pistons 86, Blazers 103
4 pts
Wells shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WellsPOR · 37 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
78% (14-18)
Jerome WilliamsTOR · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
CassellMIL · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
TerryATL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Nets
Jazz 91Nets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1524282491
Nets2226222090
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 15 points as Utah beat New Jersey 91-90

Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 24 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Jazz took the third 28-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7−9−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd led the game in fantasy with 45.3 FPTS (15 AST, 12 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 100Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22312819100
Nuggets2918212694
The story
Philadelphia beat Denver 100-94 behind 25 points from Eric Snow

Juwan Howard paced Denver: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

A 31-18 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −7+6+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 102Cavs 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24253914102
Cavs2025121976
The story
Tracy McGrady's 28 points and 8 assists carried Orlando past Cleveland, 102-76

For Cleveland, Ricky Davis had 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 39-12, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +4+4+31+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 38

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 26, 16, 17, 15, 22, 18, 22, 38Celtics-Raptors · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 13, 29, 25, 26, 11, 14, 10, 37Blazers-Pistons · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 53, 27, 22, 17, 13, 28, 6, 19, 34Knicks-Wolves · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 21, 8, 16, 18, 24, 23, 28Bucks-Hawks · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 37, 36, 24, 52, 46, 26, 34, 28Magic-Cavs · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 14, 24, 20, 30, 26, 12, 25, 26Wolves-Knicks · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+9.6 40.4 last 10 · 30.8 season
Malik RoseSAS+5.3 14.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Predrag DrobnjakSEA+4.9 14.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+4.6 27.7 last 10 · 23.1 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI+4.6 13.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallCHI−6.1 7.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.6 12.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Ron MercerIND−4.0 4.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−3.4 8.1 last 10 · 11.5 season