FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 17, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed LAC by 8 at halftime and won 102–85.

Final · Box score
Blazers95
Pacers88
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +7
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors91
Suns95
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Clippers85
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2001–02Mar 17, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Clippers

Shaquille O'Neal scores 42 as Lakers beat Clippers

Shawn Marion goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8+2+17LAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23123532102
Clippers2914251785
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 26, 40, 39, 13, 24, 26, 24, 42LAL42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 20, 30, 28, 36, 21, 30, 20, 26LAL26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 8, 7, 12, 6, 22, 3, 8, 15LAC15 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Cherokee ParksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 6, 8, 6, 4, 18, 8, 9, 13LAC13 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Suns

Phoenix needs overtime to survive Toronto

Tied 87–87 after regulation. Phoenix won the final period 8–4 for a 95–91 win. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Raptors
Shawn Marion · PHXMorris Peterson · TORPTS3017REB104AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Lakers-Clippers combined for 187, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ClippersLakers 102, Clippers 85
187
Raptors-SunsRaptors 91, Suns 95
186
Blazers-PacersBlazers 95, Pacers 88
183
PHX won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Raptors-SunsRaptors 91, Suns 95
+4 PHX
Blazers-PacersBlazers 95, Pacers 88
+7 POR
Lakers-ClippersLakers 102, Clippers 85
+17 LAL
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-ClippersLAL won · Lakers 102, Clippers 85
8 pts
Raptors-SunsPHX won · Raptors 91, Suns 95
7 pts
Shaq shot 15-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 42 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
63% (15-24)
ParksLAC · 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
VinceTOR · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
MarionPHX · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
50% (11-22)
KobeLAL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 91Suns 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors26222118491
Suns19222521895
The story
Stephon Marbury had 25 points as Phoenix beat Toronto 95-91 in OT

Morris Peterson led Toronto with 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Suns took the third 25-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−7−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Pacers
Blazers 95Pacers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2528142895
Pacers1524193088
The story
Portland beat Indiana 95-88 behind 16 points from Arvydas Sabonis

Al Harrington paced Indiana: 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +10+14+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 102Clippers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23123532102
Clippers2914251785
The story
Kobe Bryant's 26 points carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 102-85

For Los Angeles, Andre Miller had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-17, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−8+2+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 42 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 42

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 26, 40, 39, 13, 24, 26, 24, 42Lakers-Clippers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 21, 28, 25, 20, 19, 18, 14, 31Pacers-Blazers · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 23, 17, 22, 10, 17, 27, 14, 30Suns-Raptors · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 20, 30, 28, 36, 21, 30, 20, 26Lakers-Clippers · W
30.3 PPG season to date · −4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 41, 14, 35, 33, 28, 14, 26, 19, 25Suns-Raptors · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 9, 6, 2, 10, 9, 5, 17, 18Suns-Raptors · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 4 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−4.2 0.8 last 10 · 5.0 season
Ricky DavisCLE−3.9 16.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Reggie MillerIND−3.8 9.3 last 10 · 13.1 season