FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 27, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIN by 9 at halftime and won 110–107.

Final · Box score
Wolves107
Magic110
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Clippers83
Kings93
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 2001–02Mar 27, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Suns), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Magic

Tracy McGrady scores 30, Orlando rallies past Minnesota

Tim Duncan goes for 25 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-9-5+3ORL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33272621107
Magic25263029110
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 43, 43, 32, 34, 36, 39, 37, 34, 41, 30ORL30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Pat GarrityPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 20, 4, 18, 2, 6, 19, 0, 18ORL18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 31, 17, 23, 17, 29, 24, 26, 26MIN26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 27, 12, 15, 20, 16, 14, 26, 22MIN22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Clippers-Kings

Sacramento never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 93–83. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over MIN3SAC over LAC10SAS over HOU13Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over LAC.
The night in charts
Wolves-Magic combined for 217, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MagicWolves 107, Magic 110
217
Rockets-SpursRockets 85, Spurs 98
183
Clippers-KingsClippers 83, Kings 93
176
ORL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-MagicWolves 107, Magic 110
+3 ORL
Clippers-KingsClippers 83, Kings 93
+10 SAC
Rockets-SpursRockets 85, Spurs 98
+13 SAS
Duncan shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
75% (12-16)
VaughnORL · 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ElyLAC · 12 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Stephen JacksonSAS · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
59% (10-17)
SzczerbiakMIN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
56% (9-16)
Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 107Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33272621107
Magic25263029110
The story
Darrell Armstrong had 16 points as Orlando beat Minnesota 110-107

Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 5-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 29-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −8−9−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 83Kings 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1715153683
Kings2722261893
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 93-83 behind 23 points from Chris Webber

Melvin Ely paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +10+17+28+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 85Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2215242485
Spurs2325311998
The story
Stephen Jackson's 27 points carried San Antonio past Houston, 98-85

For Houston, Cuttino Mobley had 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-15, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+11+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 72 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 70 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 30

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 43, 43, 32, 34, 36, 39, 37, 34, 41, 30Magic-Wolves · W
32.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 12, 15, 12, 9, 15, 11, 9, 27Spurs-Rockets · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 31, 17, 23, 17, 29, 24, 26, 26Wolves-Magic · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 24, 22, 27, 25, 29, 27, 31, 25Spurs-Rockets · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 22, 26, 24, 13, 26, 25, 24, 23Kings-Clippers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · −0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 27, 12, 15, 20, 16, 14, 26, 22Wolves-Magic · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chauncey BillupsDET+7.5 23.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Stromile SwiftMEM+6.8 16.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jamal CrawfordCHI+6.6 15.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Malik RoseSAS+5.1 14.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Nick Van ExelDAL+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Bonzi WellsPOR−5.8 8.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Ricky DavisCLE−5.2 14.9 last 10 · 20.1 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−4.8 11.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jason KiddNJN−4.1 14.8 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brad MillerIND−4.1 9.5 last 10 · 13.6 season