FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 4, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by ATL (vs DEN) and TOR (vs WAS).

Final · Box score
Raptors89
Wizards86
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Hawks92
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Pistons96
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Heat91
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Nets79
Mavs88
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Suns104
Spurs97
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Sonics92
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Warriors107
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2001–02Mar 4, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Celtics), 28 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Wizards

Toronto holds off Washington, 89–86

Tim Duncan goes for 35 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-4+1+3TOR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2420212489
Wizards2523162286
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 20, 12, 16, 13, 19, 18, 18, 24TOR24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 26, 7, 2, 3, 20, 11, 15, 14TOR14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 27, 5, 15, 11, 30, 12, 28, 27, 24, 21WAS21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 12, 8, 2, 19, 13, 14, 11, 15WAS15 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Hawks

Denver's skid reaches thirteen

Atlanta won 92–86; the Nuggets fall to 12–49. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Atlanta with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
L@ CHI69–88L@ NOH92–100L@ SAS76–101Lvs MIN77–85L@ UTA89–99Lvs GSW89–94Lvs POR84–94Lvs NOH88–94Lvs PHI94–100L@ ATL86–92
The night in charts
Pacers-Warriors combined for 207, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 100, Warriors 107
207
Suns-SpursSuns 104, Spurs 97
201
Bucks-HeatBucks 100, Heat 91
191
Rockets-PistonsRockets 83, Pistons 96
179
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 86, Hawks 92
178
Wolves-SonicsWolves 83, Sonics 92
175
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 89, Wizards 86
175
Cavs-KnicksCavs 80, Knicks 89
169
Nets-MavsNets 79, Mavs 88
167
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 89, Wizards 86
+3 TOR
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 86, Hawks 92
+6 ATL
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 100, Warriors 107
+7 GSW
Suns-SpursSuns 104, Spurs 97
+7 PHX
Nets-MavsNets 79, Mavs 88
+9 DAL
Cavs-KnicksCavs 80, Knicks 89
+9 NYK
Wolves-SonicsWolves 83, Sonics 92
+9 SEA
Bucks-HeatBucks 100, Heat 91
+9 MIL
Rockets-PistonsRockets 83, Pistons 96
+13 DET
ATL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-HawksATL won · Nuggets 86, Hawks 92
4 pts
Raptors-WizardsTOR won · Raptors 89, Wizards 86
4 pts
Marbury shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarburyPHX · 35 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB
86% (12-14)
DampierGSW · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
DuncanSAS · 35 PTS, 21 REB, 8 AST, 4 BLK
78% (14-18)
HamiltonDET · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 89Wizards 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2420212489
Wizards2523162286
The story
Vince Carter had 24 points as Toronto beat Washington 89-86

Christian Laettner led Washington with 12 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Raptors took the third 21-16.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−4+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hawks
Nuggets 86Hawks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1921262086
Hawks1528272292
The story
Jason Terry's 17 points and 12 assists carried Atlanta past Denver, 92-86

For Denver, Juwan Howard had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 6-8 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 28-21.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4+3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 104Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30231932104
Spurs2819203097
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 104-97 behind 35 points and 13 assists from Stephon Marbury

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 13 PTS, 9 AST 35 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 12-14 FG, 6-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+6+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.0Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg8.8Last 3

8.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 38 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 35

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 34, 11, 11, 21, 17, 18, 17, 35Spurs-Suns · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 21 REB · 8 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 43, 20, 22, 22, 32, 7, 41, 14, 35Suns-Spurs · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 13, 7, 23, 13, 0, 8, 17, 32Pacers-Warriors · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 14, 16, 23, 15, 19, 12, 22, 30Hawks-Nuggets · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 17, 19, 26, 23, 21, 29, 40, 29Sonics-Wolves · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 4, 23, 23, 22, 18, 18, 31, 12, 26Pistons-Rockets · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 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+5.2 14.3 last 10 · 9.1 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
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−4.2 13.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Tyrone HillPHI−3.8 2.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
James PoseyHOU−3.6 6.6 last 10 · 10.2 season