FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 16, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed NJN by 11 at halftime and won 92–87.

Final · Box score
Jazz95
Cavs122
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +27
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Nets87
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -11; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Wolves111
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +16
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs129
Kings123
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Grizzlies124
Q1 MEM +18; Q2 MEM +29; Q3 MEM +28; Q4 MEM +32
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Knicks120
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Spurs108
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Suns75
Rockets85
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +24; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Nuggets84
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Clippers111
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2001–02Mar 16, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Bulls-Rockets), 44 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nets

Allen Iverson scores 31 as Philadelphia wins in New Jersey

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-11-2+5PHI AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2417292292
Nets2527201587
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 17, 35, 36, 40, 30, 31, 22, 31PHI31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 25, 15, 16, 14, 13, 12, 12, 21PHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 21, 12, 13, 11, 6, 17, 13, 23NJN23 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 12, 24, 18, 19, 16, 19, 17, 21NJN21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 252, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 129, Kings 123
252
Bucks-KnicksBucks 111, Knicks 120
231
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 110, Clippers 111
221
Jazz-CavsJazz 95, Cavs 122
217
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 92, Grizzlies 124
216
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 95, Wolves 111
206
Bulls-SpursBulls 97, Spurs 108
205
Sixers-NetsSixers 92, Nets 87
179
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 92, Nuggets 84
176
Suns-RocketsSuns 75, Rockets 85
160
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 110, Clippers 111
+1 LAC
Sixers-NetsSixers 92, Nets 87
+5 PHI
Mavs-KingsMavs 129, Kings 123
+6 DAL
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 92, Nuggets 84
+8 SEA
Bucks-KnicksBucks 111, Knicks 120
+9 NYK
Suns-RocketsSuns 75, Rockets 85
+10 HOU
Bulls-SpursBulls 97, Spurs 108
+11 SAS
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 95, Wolves 111
+16 MIN
Jazz-CavsJazz 95, Cavs 122
+27 CLE
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 92, Grizzlies 124
+32 MEM
PHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NetsPHI won · Sixers 92, Nets 87
11 pts
Raptors-ClippersLAC won · Raptors 110, Clippers 111
5 pts
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 95, Wolves 111
3 pts
Bulls-SpursSAS won · Bulls 97, Spurs 108
2 pts
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 95, Cavs 122
1 pt
Palacio shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PalacioCLE · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
82% (9-11)
BattierMEM · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Jumaine JonesCLE · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MarshallCHI · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 110Clippers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors35272424110
Clippers30322623111
The story
Los Angeles beat Toronto 111-110 behind 25 points from Lamar Odom

Antonio Davis paced Toronto: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-27 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −50+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 43.6 FPTS: 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST

Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 92Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2417292292
Nets2527201587
The story
Eric Snow's 21 points carried Philadelphia past New Jersey, 92-87

For New Jersey, Kenyon Martin had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 29-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−11−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 129Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs3326272518129
Kings2332272912123
The story
Steve Nash had 27 points and 10 assists as Dallas beat Sacramento 129-123 in OT

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 30 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 11-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +10+4+40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 66 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg15.8Last 3

15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 58 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Atlanta by 32, the widest margin of 10 games.

LAC over TOR1PHI over NJN5DAL over SAC6SEA over DEN8NYK over MIL9HOU over PHX10SAS over CHI11MIN over POR16CLE over UTA27MEM over ATL32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 50

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 34, 25, 22, 25, 28, 17, 28, 50Knicks-Bucks · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
50 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 28, 24, 21, 21, 37, 27, 18, 34Mavs-Kings · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 17, 35, 36, 40, 30, 31, 22, 31Sixers-Nets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 36, 20, 16, 20, 19, 14, 4, 19, 30Kings-Mavs · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 6, 15, 14, 10, 13, 16, 6, 29Bulls-Spurs · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 11, 14, 24, 6, 10, 18, 19, 28Cavs-Jazz · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stromile SwiftMEM+7.5 16.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+7.0 22.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
J.R. BremerBOS+5.7 13.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Jamal CrawfordCHI+5.5 14.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Pau GasolMEM+5.2 24.3 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cold
Chris WhitneyORL−6.5 1.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Matt HarpringUTA−5.0 12.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Samaki WalkerLAL−4.1 1.0 last 10 · 5.1 season
Ricky DavisCLE−3.9 16.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Tyrone HillPHI−3.6 2.0 last 10 · 5.6 season