FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 14, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed MIA by 8 at halftime and won 87–83.

Final · Box score
Jazz81
Pacers101
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Sixers90
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Hawks107
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Pistons90
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Heat83
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH -8; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Wolves99
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Rockets121
Q1 HOU +22; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Kings119
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +24; Q4 SAC +35
Final · Box score
Mavs116
Warriors114
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +2
On this day · 2001–02Mar 14, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Knicks-Kings), 43 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Heat

New Orleans rallies from 8 down to beat Miami

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 26 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+1+4NOH AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1921232487
Heat2226142183
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 24, 23, 35, 18, 18, 16, 11, 21NOH21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 12, 12, 12, 8, 12, 6, 6, 20NOH20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 24, 20, 15, 16, 11, 24, 13, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vladimir StepaniaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 2, 8, 0, 2, 4, 7, 13, 17MIA17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 230, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 116, Warriors 114
230
Bulls-RocketsBulls 91, Rockets 121
212
Knicks-HawksKnicks 104, Hawks 107
211
Lakers-WolvesLakers 106, Wolves 99
205
Clippers-SpursClippers 96, Spurs 107
203
Raptors-KingsRaptors 84, Kings 119
203
Jazz-PacersJazz 81, Pacers 101
182
Hornets-HeatHornets 87, Heat 83
170
Wizards-PistonsWizards 80, Pistons 90
170
Blazers-SixersBlazers 79, Sixers 90
169
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 116, Warriors 114
+2 DAL
Knicks-HawksKnicks 104, Hawks 107
+3 ATL
Hornets-HeatHornets 87, Heat 83
+4 NOH
Lakers-WolvesLakers 106, Wolves 99
+7 LAL
Wizards-PistonsWizards 80, Pistons 90
+10 DET
Blazers-SixersBlazers 79, Sixers 90
+11 PHI
Clippers-SpursClippers 96, Spurs 107
+11 SAS
Jazz-PacersJazz 81, Pacers 101
+20 IND
Bulls-RocketsBulls 91, Rockets 121
+30 HOU
Raptors-KingsRaptors 84, Kings 119
+35 SAC
NOH rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HeatNOH won · Hornets 87, Heat 83
8 pts
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 116, Warriors 114
6 pts
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 104, Hawks 107
2 pts
Lakers-WolvesLAL won · Lakers 106, Wolves 99
1 pt
Stepania shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StepaniaMIA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PoseyHOU · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB
75% (9-12)
YaoHOU · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
PejaSAC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 116Warriors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30233627116
Warriors33262530114
The story
Shawn Bradley's 16 points and 11 rebounds carried Dallas past Golden State, 116-114

For Golden State, Bob Sura had 10 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 36-25.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−6+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas was the fantasy play: 44.3 FPTS on 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 104Hawks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20332328104
Hawks27243026107
The story
Glenn Robinson had 19 points as Atlanta beat New York 107-104

Charlie Ward led New York with 15 PTS, 9 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7−2+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kurt Thomas led the game in fantasy with 55.8 FPTS (26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 96Spurs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2816232996
Spurs31283018107
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 107-96 behind a 24-15-10 triple-double from Tim Duncan

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 28-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +3+15+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 65 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Toronto by 35.

DAL over GSW2ATL over NYK3NOH over MIA4LAL over MIN7DET over WAS10PHI over POR11SAS over LAC11IND over UTA20HOU over CHI30SAC over TOR35Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 33

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 12, 22, 30, 23, 22, 26, 29, 33Hawks-Knicks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 32, 30, 34, 20, 30, 28, 36, 21, 30Lakers-Wolves · W
30.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 18, 26, 22, 28, 30, 28, 22, 29Warriors-Mavs · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 19, 34, 25, 22, 25, 28, 17, 28Knicks-Hawks · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 35, 18, 26, 40, 39, 13, 24, 26Lakers-Wolves · W
26.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 16, 36, 29, 25, 24, 16, 22, 26Kings-Raptors · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 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 22.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.7 24.0 last 10 · 18.3 season
J.R. BremerBOS+5.5 13.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Pau GasolMEM+4.9 23.9 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Chris WhitneyORL−5.4 2.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ricky DavisCLE−5.0 15.7 last 10 · 20.7 season
Matt HarpringUTA−4.9 12.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Samaki WalkerLAL−4.0 1.2 last 10 · 5.2 season
Morris PetersonTOR−3.9 10.2 last 10 · 14.1 season