FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 22, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHX by 14 at halftime and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Pacers89
Hawks92
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Nets107
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +21; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Bulls100
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Suns95
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -14; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Bucks93
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers73
Jazz88
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Celtics80
Nuggets90
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Kings113
Blazers104
Q1 SAC -10; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2001–02Mar 22, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (Hornets-Magic), 29 points.
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The lead · Suns-Mavs

Dallas rallies from 14 down to beat Phoenix

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 29 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-14-7+7DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2430221995
Mavs26142933102
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 12, 8, 18, 17, 27, 21, 18, 27DAL27 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 21, 37, 27, 18, 34, 28, 34, 27DAL27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 10, 17, 27, 14, 30, 22, 18, 21PHX21 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 10, 9, 5, 17, 18, 8, 6, 21PHX21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Kings-Blazers

Sacramento climbs back to beat Portland

Portland led by 10 after one. Sacramento won it 113–104. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Blazers
Peja Stojakovic · SACRasheed Wallace · PORPTS3031REB46AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Kings-Blazers combined for 217, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BlazersKings 113, Blazers 104
217
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 99, Nets 107
206
Knicks-BullsKnicks 98, Bulls 100
198
Suns-MavsSuns 95, Mavs 102
197
Pacers-HawksPacers 89, Hawks 92
181
Hornets-BucksHornets 85, Bucks 93
178
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 80, Nuggets 90
170
Clippers-JazzClippers 73, Jazz 88
161
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BullsKnicks 98, Bulls 100
+2 CHI
Pacers-HawksPacers 89, Hawks 92
+3 ATL
Suns-MavsSuns 95, Mavs 102
+7 DAL
Hornets-BucksHornets 85, Bucks 93
+8 MIL
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 99, Nets 107
+8 NJN
Kings-BlazersKings 113, Blazers 104
+9 SAC
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 80, Nuggets 90
+10 DEN
Clippers-JazzClippers 73, Jazz 88
+15 UTA
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-MavsDAL won · Suns 95, Mavs 102
14 pts
Kings-BlazersSAC won · Kings 113, Blazers 104
10 pts
Celtics-NuggetsDEN won · Celtics 80, Nuggets 90
8 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 89, Hawks 92
6 pts
Hornets-BucksMIL won · Hornets 85, Bucks 93
4 pts
Peja shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaSAC · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
CurryCHI · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
GloverATL · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
CrawfordCHI · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB
67% (10-15)
KittlesNJN · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 98Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2128212898
Bulls29272024100
The story
Eddy Curry's 30 points carried Chicago past New York, 100-98

For New York, Kurt Thomas had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB · 12-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+7+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Crawford was the fantasy play: 46.8 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB

Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 89Hawks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2820182389
Hawks2226251992
The story
Jason Terry had 20 points and 10 assists as Atlanta beat Indiana 92-89

Al Harrington led Indiana with 11 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 7-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the third 25-18, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −60+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 95Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2430221995
Mavs26142933102
The story
Dallas beat Phoenix 102-95 behind 27 points and 13 assists from Steve Nash

Shawn Marion paced Phoenix: 21 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 10-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2−14−7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 68 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg15.8Last 3

15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 31

Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 23, 23, 13, 15, 18, 14, 11, 31Blazers-Kings · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 10, 21, 22, 33, 23, 14, 21, 31Celtics-Nuggets · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 1, 24, 26, 20, 21, 14, 14, 6, 30Bulls-Knicks · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 19, 14, 4, 19, 30, 20, 23, 30Kings-Blazers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 20, 19, 18, 14, 31, 18, 38, 29Pacers-Hawks · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 12, 8, 18, 17, 27, 21, 18, 27Mavs-Suns · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chauncey BillupsDET+9.1 24.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Stromile SwiftMEM+6.8 16.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jamal CrawfordCHI+6.7 15.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+5.3 12.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Allan HoustonNYK+4.5 27.3 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
Jason KiddNJN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Chris WhitneyORL−5.4 2.3 last 10 · 7.7 season
Ricky DavisCLE−5.2 15.1 last 10 · 20.3 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.0 11.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.3 25.8 last 10 · 30.1 season