FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 11, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIL by 9 after three quarters and won 105–102.

Final · Box score
Heat77
Cavs75
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Pacers71
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +10
Final · Box score
Magic105
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Knicks85
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Bucks102
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -9; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Bulls116
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Sonics77
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Suns98
Warriors113
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +15
On this day · 2001–02Mar 11, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Wizards), 37 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Bucks

Malik Rose scores 34, San Antonio rallies past Milwaukee

Adonal Foyle goes for 20 rebounds

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-2-9+3SAS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs20272731105
Bucks17323419102
Who led
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 15, 14, 10, 16, 13, 2, 8, 34SAS34 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 21, 17, 18, 17, 35, 21, 18, 25SAS25 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 24, 23, 28, 25, 15, 24, 28, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 15, 21, 10, 17, 11, 11, 19, 24MIL24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Blazers-Sonics

Seattle's skid reaches three

Portland won 92–77; the SuperSonics fall to 28–34. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · SEA
Wvs MIL88–58L@ LAL101–106Wvs DET86–79Wvs ATL93–76Wvs LAL107–90W@ LAC109–101Wvs MIN92–83L@ UTA83–94Lvs PHI99–108Lvs POR77–92
The night in charts
Lakers-Bulls combined for 215, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BullsLakers 99, Bulls 116
215
Suns-WarriorsSuns 98, Warriors 113
211
Magic-WizardsMagic 105, Wizards 106
211
Spurs-BucksSpurs 105, Bucks 102
207
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 87, Nuggets 95
182
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 87, Knicks 85
172
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 92, Sonics 77
169
Heat-CavsHeat 77, Cavs 75
152
Hornets-PacersHornets 81, Pacers 71
152
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-WizardsMagic 105, Wizards 106
+1 WAS
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 87, Knicks 85
+2 MEM
Heat-CavsHeat 77, Cavs 75
+2 MIA
Spurs-BucksSpurs 105, Bucks 102
+3 SAS
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 87, Nuggets 95
+8 DEN
Hornets-PacersHornets 81, Pacers 71
+10 NOH
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 92, Sonics 77
+15 POR
Suns-WarriorsSuns 98, Warriors 113
+15 GSW
Lakers-BullsLakers 99, Bulls 116
+17 CHI
SAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BucksSAS won · Spurs 105, Bucks 102
9 pts
Blazers-SonicsPOR won · Blazers 92, Sonics 77
6 pts
Grizzlies-KnicksMEM won · Grizzlies 87, Knicks 85
3 pts
Amar'e shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
RandolphPOR · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HarringtonNYK · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MasonMIL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 105Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30212628105
Wizards34202527106
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 31 points and 8 assists as Washington beat Orlando 106-105

Gordan Giricek led Orlando with 14 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-16 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the first 34-30, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+3+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Knicks
Grizzlies 87Knicks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1728182487
Knicks2022241985
The story
Memphis beat New York 87-85 behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Stromile Swift

Othella Harrington paced New York: 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3+3−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 105Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs20272731105
Bucks17323419102
The story
Tim Duncan's 25 points and 15 rebounds carried San Antonio past Milwaukee, 105-102

For Milwaukee, Sam Cassell had 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 31-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3−2−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 50 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 43

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 52, 46, 26, 34, 28, 26, 48, 37, 43, 43Magic-Wizards · L
31.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 40, 41, 32, 30, 34, 20, 30, 28, 36Lakers-Bulls · L
30.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 15, 14, 10, 16, 13, 2, 8, 34Spurs-Bucks · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 28, 27, 24, 21, 20, 15, 5, 31Wizards-Magic · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 21, 26, 12, 21, 24, 21, 30, 27Bulls-Lakers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 24, 23, 28, 25, 15, 24, 28, 26Bucks-Spurs · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stromile SwiftMEM+6.9 16.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Tracy McGradyORL+6.4 38.3 last 10 · 31.9 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+6.1 21.0 last 10 · 14.9 season
J.R. BremerBOS+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Malik RoseSAS+5.0 14.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Steve FrancisHOU−5.2 16.9 last 10 · 22.1 season
Chris WhitneyORL−5.0 3.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Ricky DavisCLE−5.0 15.7 last 10 · 20.7 season
Tyrone HillPHI−4.3 1.4 last 10 · 5.8 season
Samaki WalkerLAL−4.0 1.4 last 10 · 5.4 season