FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 12, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed LAL by 11 after the first quarter and won 111–88.

Final · Box score
Hornets65
Celtics93
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Magic108
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Sixers96
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Hawks111
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Lakers88
Pistons111
Q1 DET -11; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Grizzlies124
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +29
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Wolves99
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +12
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers114
Rockets118
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Blazers125
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +34; Q4 POR +22
On this day · 2001–02Mar 12, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Cuttino Mobley (Rockets-Sonics), 38 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pistons

Chauncey Billups scores 33 in Detroit rout of Lakers

Karl Malone goes for 40 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+4+5+23DET AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2916241988
Pistons18312537111
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 16, 12, 13, 33, 21, 21, 31, 33DET33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 1, 7, 0, 9, 4, 5, 4, 10, 6, 22DET22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 33, 35, 18, 26, 40, 39, 13, 24LAL24 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 41, 32, 30, 34, 20, 30, 28, 36, 21LAL21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 232, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 114, Rockets 118
232
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 103, Blazers 125
228
Jazz-MagicJazz 111, Magic 108
219
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 95, Grizzlies 124
219
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 111, Wolves 99
210
Bucks-HawksBucks 92, Hawks 111
203
Lakers-PistonsLakers 88, Pistons 111
199
Pacers-SixersPacers 93, Sixers 96
189
Hornets-CelticsHornets 65, Celtics 93
158
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-MagicJazz 111, Magic 108
+3 UTA
Pacers-SixersPacers 93, Sixers 96
+3 PHI
Clippers-RocketsClippers 114, Rockets 118
+4 HOU
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 111, Wolves 99
+12 SAS
Bucks-HawksBucks 92, Hawks 111
+19 ATL
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 103, Blazers 125
+22 POR
Lakers-PistonsLakers 88, Pistons 111
+23 DET
Hornets-CelticsHornets 65, Celtics 93
+28 BOS
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 95, Grizzlies 124
+29 MEM
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PistonsDET won · Lakers 88, Pistons 111
11 pts
Pacers-SixersPHI won · Pacers 93, Sixers 96
5 pts
Clippers-RocketsHOU won · Clippers 114, Rockets 118
2 pts
Okur shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkurDET · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
StoudamirePOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
PauMEM · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
NesterovicMIN · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
MarshallCHI · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Magic
Jazz 111Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26323023111
Magic24253920108
The story
John Stockton had 12 points as Utah beat Orlando 111-108

Pat Garrity led Orlando with 20 PTS, 8 REB 12 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 3-8 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the second 32-25, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 93Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2519232693
Sixers2217233496
The story
Philadelphia beat Indiana 96-93 behind 31 points from Allen Iverson

Jamaal Tinsley paced Indiana: 13 AST, 9 PTS, 5 REB 31 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 7-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3−5−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 114Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2826272310114
Rockets2629252414118
The story
Steve Francis' 25 points and 9 assists carried Houston past Los Angeles, 118-114 in OT

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 10-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Rockets took it 14-10.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2+1−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 55 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 29.

UTA over ORL3PHI over IND3HOU over LAC4SAS over MIN12ATL over MIL19POR over TOR22DET over LAL23BOS over NOH28MEM over CHI29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 40

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 19, 19, 20, 23, 25, 16, 29, 40Jazz-Magic · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 16, 12, 13, 33, 21, 21, 31, 33Pistons-Lakers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 46, 26, 34, 28, 26, 48, 37, 43, 43, 32Magic-Jazz · L
31.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 23, 34, 24, 17, 35, 36, 40, 30, 31Sixers-Pacers · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 18, 10, 21, 16, 12, 13, 9, 30Wolves-Spurs · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 19, 12, 22, 30, 23, 22, 26, 29Hawks-Bucks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stromile SwiftMEM+7.5 16.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+7.3 22.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Malik RoseSAS+5.7 15.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Pau GasolMEM+4.9 23.9 last 10 · 19.0 season
Gordan GiricekORL+4.8 17.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Chris WhitneyORL−5.4 2.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ricky DavisCLE−5.0 15.7 last 10 · 20.7 season
Steve FrancisHOU−4.5 17.7 last 10 · 22.2 season
Matt HarpringUTA−4.2 13.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Samaki WalkerLAL−4.1 1.2 last 10 · 5.3 season