FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 7, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIA by 8 at halftime and won 91–89.

Final · Box score
Knicks111
Magic102
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Wizards82
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers72
Celtics83
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Heat89
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Hornets102
Q1 NOH +14; Q2 NOH +17; Q3 NOH +26; Q4 NOH +26
Final · OT · Box score
Kings108
Jazz105
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Sonics99
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +9
On this day · 2001–02Mar 7, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Heat

Dallas rallies from 8 down to beat Miami

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 40 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-80+2DAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2016302591
Heat2123222389
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 29, 14, 22, 14, 14, 7, 24, 22DAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 22, 34, 29, 26, 36, 28, 24, 21DAL21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 15, 8, 7, 2, 5, 11, 4, 20MIA20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 2, 0, 4, 4, 3, 10, 10, 20MIA20 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Jazz combined for 213
Points by game
Kings-JazzKings 108, Jazz 105
213
Knicks-MagicKnicks 111, Magic 102
213
Sixers-SonicsSixers 108, Sonics 99
207
Wolves-LakersWolves 96, Lakers 106
202
Mavs-HeatMavs 91, Heat 89
180
Cavs-HornetsCavs 76, Hornets 102
178
Bucks-WizardsBucks 85, Wizards 82
167
Clippers-CelticsClippers 72, Celtics 83
155
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-HeatMavs 91, Heat 89
+2 DAL
Kings-JazzKings 108, Jazz 105
+3 SAC
Bucks-WizardsBucks 85, Wizards 82
+3 MIL
Sixers-SonicsSixers 108, Sonics 99
+9 PHI
Knicks-MagicKnicks 111, Magic 102
+9 NYK
Wolves-LakersWolves 96, Lakers 106
+10 LAL
Clippers-CelticsClippers 72, Celtics 83
+11 BOS
Cavs-HornetsCavs 76, Hornets 102
+26 NOH
DAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HeatDAL won · Mavs 91, Heat 89
8 pts
Knicks-MagicNYK won · Knicks 111, Magic 102
7 pts
Nesterovic shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NesterovicMIN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
RadmanovicSEA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 40 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
64% (16-25)
StocktonUTA · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
WebberSAC · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 108Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2721242313108
Jazz2621212710105
The story
Chris Webber had 24 points and 15 rebounds as Sacramento beat Utah 108-105 in OT

Karl Malone led Utah with 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The Kings won the third 24-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1+1+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 85Wizards 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2422192085
Wizards2218192382
The story
Sam Cassell's 24 points carried Milwaukee past Washington, 85-82

For Washington, Christian Laettner had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 22-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2+6+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan was the fantasy play: 47.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 96Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2221302396
Lakers29242528106
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 106-96 behind 30 points from Kobe Bryant

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 15 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 12-24 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+10+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hornets rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Orleans beat Cleveland by 26.

DAL over MIA2MIL over WAS3SAC over UTA3NYK over ORL9PHI over SEA9LAL over MIN10BOS over LAC11NOH over CLE26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 21, 24, 27, 33, 35, 18, 26, 40Lakers-Wolves · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 41, 23, 34, 24, 17, 35, 36, 40Sixers-Sonics · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 52, 46, 26, 34, 28, 26, 48, 37Magic-Knicks · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 13, 13, 13, 28, 6, 15, 18, 33Knicks-Magic · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 52, 40, 40, 41, 32, 30, 34, 20, 30Lakers-Wolves · W
30.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 43, 30, 25, 35, 17, 21, 4, 10, 27Wizards-Bucks · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+5.2 35.9 last 10 · 30.6 season
J.R. BremerBOS+5.0 12.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI+4.8 14.1 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jamal MashburnNOH+4.6 26.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Wesley PersonMEM+4.4 15.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−4.8 12.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Ricky DavisCLE−4.7 16.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Steve FrancisHOU−4.3 17.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Donyell MarshallCHI−4.2 9.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.2 17.5 last 10 · 21.7 season