FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 3, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHI by 2 after the first quarter and won 107–99.

Final · Box score
Celtics111
Grizzlies110
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Magic104
Bulls89
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Kings107
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Clippers108
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +3
On this day · 2001–02Mar 3, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Raptors), 42 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Kings

Sacramento handles Philadelphia by 8

Tracy McGrady goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1-1+8SAC AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2725252299
Kings25262531107
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 32, 24, 7, 20, 19, 16, 36, 29SAC29 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 7, 11, 6, 13, 14, 17, 19, 18SAC18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 32, 28, 41, 23, 34, 24, 17, 35PHI35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 15, 9, 22, 22, 17, 21, 10, 17PHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Grizzlies combined for 221, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 111, Grizzlies 110
221
Hornets-ClippersHornets 111, Clippers 108
219
Sixers-KingsSixers 99, Kings 107
206
Magic-BullsMagic 104, Bulls 89
193
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 111, Grizzlies 110
+1 BOS
Hornets-ClippersHornets 111, Clippers 108
+3 NOH
Sixers-KingsSixers 99, Kings 107
+8 SAC
Magic-BullsMagic 104, Bulls 89
+15 ORL
Bremer shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BremerBOS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PierceBOS · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
MashburnNOH · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
BattierMEM · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Van HornPHI · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Celtics-Grizzlies
Celtics 111Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics36312024111
Grizzlies29332226110
The story
Paul Pierce's 31 points and 13 rebounds carried Boston past Memphis, 111-110

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 23 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 12-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-29, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+5+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 111Clippers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets33271536111
Clippers30222135108
The story
David Wesley had 23 points as New Orleans beat Los Angeles 111-108

Corey Maggette led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the second 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +3+8+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 104Bulls 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25252826104
Bulls2127152689
The story
Orlando beat Chicago 104-89 behind 21 points from Pat Garrity

Jalen Rose paced Chicago: 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 7-21 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+2+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Grizzlies

Boston leads Memphis wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 111–110. Best quarter: the first, 36–29. Paul Pierce led Boston with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over MEM1NOH over LAC3SAC over PHI8ORL over CHI15Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MEM.
Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 35

Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 20, 24, 50, 29, 18, 24, 23, 35Hornets-Clippers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 32, 28, 41, 23, 34, 24, 17, 35Sixers-Kings · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 36, 35, 21, 31, 22, 22, 16, 31Celtics-Grizzlies · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 32, 24, 7, 20, 19, 16, 36, 29Kings-Sixers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 36, 24, 52, 46, 26, 34, 28, 26Magic-Bulls · W
31.1 PPG season to date · −5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 22, 20, 23, 22, 11, 21, 17, 24Clippers-Hornets · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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
Jamal MashburnNOH+4.7 26.6 last 10 · 21.9 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI+4.6 13.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.5 12.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Donyell MarshallCHI−5.0 8.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Ron MercerIND−4.0 4.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tyrone HillPHI−3.8 2.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−3.4 8.1 last 10 · 11.5 season