FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 23, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NJN by 11 after the first quarter and won 93–88.

Final · Box score
Lakers89
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Raptors95
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Pistons105
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Magic96
Heat74
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Nets88
Cavs93
Q1 CLE -11; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Warriors113
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Kings109
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 2001–02Mar 23, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Shawn Marion (Suns-Clippers), 32 points.
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The lead · Nets-Cavs

Cleveland fights back from 11 down against New Jersey

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2-1+5CLE AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3617191688
Cavs2526202293
Who led
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 10, 15, 12, 14, 30, 11, 13, 29CLE29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Smush ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 6, 8, 8, 2, 16, 2, 4, 15CLE15 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 6, 17, 13, 23, 9, 17, 14, 21NJN21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 19, 17, 21, 22, 28, 17, 18NJN18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Wizards-Warriors combined for 220, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 107, Warriors 113
220
Rockets-KingsRockets 108, Kings 109
217
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 112, Raptors 95
207
Lakers-SpursLakers 89, Spurs 98
187
Bulls-PistonsBulls 82, Pistons 105
187
Nets-CavsNets 88, Cavs 93
181
Magic-HeatMagic 96, Heat 74
170
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-KingsRockets 108, Kings 109
+1 SAC
Nets-CavsNets 88, Cavs 93
+5 CLE
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 107, Warriors 113
+6 GSW
Lakers-SpursLakers 89, Spurs 98
+9 SAS
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 112, Raptors 95
+17 PHI
Magic-HeatMagic 96, Heat 74
+22 ORL
Bulls-PistonsBulls 82, Pistons 105
+23 DET
CLE erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CavsCLE won · Nets 88, Cavs 93
11 pts
Wizards-WarriorsGSW won · Wizards 107, Warriors 113
5 pts
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 82, Pistons 105
3 pts
Sixers-RaptorsPHI won · Sixers 112, Raptors 95
3 pts
Vince shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VinceTOR · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
PejaSAC · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ArenasGSW · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
FrancisHOU · 38 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB
64% (14-22)
IlgauskasCLE · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
62% (13-21)
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 108Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25232535108
Kings28292923109
The story
Steve Francis had 38 points and 9 assists in a 109-108 loss to Sacramento

Chris Webber led Sacramento with 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 38 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 14-22 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the second 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+9+13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 88Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3617191688
Cavs2526202293
The story
Cleveland beat New Jersey 93-88 behind 29 points from Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Kenyon Martin paced New Jersey: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 13-21 FG

The swing

A 26-17 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −11−2−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 45.7 FPTS: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 107Warriors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31372316107
Warriors35282525113
The story
Antawn Jamison's 37 points and 11 rebounds carried Golden State past Washington, 113-107

For Washington, Michael Jordan had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 14-24 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 25-16.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4−5−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 68 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 67 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 69 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Warriors

Washington's skid reaches three

Golden State won 113–107; the Wizards fall to 32–37. Gilbert Arenas led Golden State with 41 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · WAS
Lvs TOR86–89Wvs LAC99–80Lvs MIL82–85L@ NYK96–97Wvs ORL106–105L@ DET80–90Wvs MIA89–82Lvs DET90–94L@ PHX83–109L@ GSW107–113
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 41

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 28, 22, 29, 10, 22, 11, 25, 41Warriors-Wizards · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 17, 25, 23, 12, 23, 17, 13, 38Rockets-Kings · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 12, 23, 20, 26, 17, 28, 21, 37Warriors-Wizards · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 48, 37, 43, 43, 32, 34, 36, 39, 37Magic-Heat · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 13, 24, 26, 24, 42, 28, 48, 32Lakers-Spurs · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 40, 30, 31, 22, 31, 32, 5, 25, 32Sixers-Raptors · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chauncey BillupsDET+7.4 23.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Stromile SwiftMEM+6.8 16.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jamal CrawfordCHI+6.1 15.2 last 10 · 9.1 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+6.0 24.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Tracy McGradyORL+5.3 37.5 last 10 · 32.2 season
Cold
Ricky DavisCLE−6.0 14.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.3 11.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Chris WhitneyORL−5.0 2.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jason KiddNJN−4.6 14.4 last 10 · 19.0 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.1 9.7 last 10 · 13.8 season