FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 30, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SAC by 14 after the first quarter and won 99–88.

Final · Box score
Mavs119
Wolves95
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +24
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Raptors95
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Suns81
Pacers92
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Heat87
Bucks109
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Kings88
Pistons99
Q1 DET -14; Q2 DET -11; Q3 DET -10; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Hornets90
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Wizards72
Nuggets88
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Sonics119
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +21; Q3 SEA +22; Q4 SEA +21
On this day · 2001–02Mar 30, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Olowokandi (Clippers-Jazz), 28 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of a 14-point hole against Sacramento

Vince Carter goes for 28 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-11-10+11DET AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3324201188
Pistons1927213299
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 6, 6, 10, 10, 13, 13, 11, 21DET21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 6, 16, 14, 14, 9, 9, 8, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 24, 13, 26, 25, 24, 23, 21, 22SAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 30, 20, 23, 30, 21, 16, 27, 21SAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Sonics combined for 217, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SonicsLakers 98, Sonics 119
217
Mavs-WolvesMavs 119, Wolves 95
214
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 100, Clippers 102
202
Heat-BucksHeat 87, Bucks 109
196
Kings-PistonsKings 88, Pistons 99
187
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 92, Hornets 90
182
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 86, Raptors 95
181
Suns-PacersSuns 81, Pacers 92
173
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 72, Nuggets 88
160
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 100, Clippers 102
+2 LAC
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 92, Hornets 90
+2 SAS
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 86, Raptors 95
+9 TOR
Suns-PacersSuns 81, Pacers 92
+11 IND
Kings-PistonsKings 88, Pistons 99
+11 DET
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 72, Nuggets 88
+16 DEN
Lakers-SonicsLakers 98, Sonics 119
+21 SEA
Heat-BucksHeat 87, Bucks 109
+22 MIL
Mavs-WolvesMavs 119, Wolves 95
+24 DAL
DET erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-PistonsDET won · Kings 88, Pistons 99
14 pts
Wizards-NuggetsDEN won · Wizards 72, Nuggets 88
9 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 100, Clippers 102
1 pt
Shaq shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
92% (11-12)
PejaSAC · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
ButlerMIA · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DrobnjakSEA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PaytonMIL · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
73% (11-15)
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 92Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2525162692
Hornets2524162590
The story
Tim Duncan had 33 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat New Orleans 92-90

Jamal Mashburn led New Orleans with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 12-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 25-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+1+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 100Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20302426100
Clippers27252129102
The story
Corey Maggette's 18 points carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 102-100

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Miller was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 88Pistons 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3324201188
Pistons1927213299
The story
Detroit beat Sacramento 99-88 behind 16 rebounds and 12 points from Ben Wallace

Chris Webber paced Sacramento: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 16 REB, 12 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-11 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −14−11−10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 70 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 63 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Nuggets

Denver climbs back to beat Washington

Washington led by 9 after one. Denver won it 88–72. Shammond Williams led Denver with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Wizards
Shammond Williams · DENMichael Jordan · WASPTS1519REB55AST62Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 42, 28, 48, 32, 31, 39, 26, 34Lakers-Sonics · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 27, 25, 29, 27, 31, 25, 30, 33Spurs-Hornets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 34, 28, 34, 27, 25, 27, 20, 33Mavs-Wolves · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 20, 23, 23, 38, 23, 17, 25, 32Sonics-Lakers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 0, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14, 11, 29Grizzlies-Clippers · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 15, 27, 30, 22, 21, 18, 21, 28Raptors-Knicks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+7.4 16.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Caron ButlerMIA+6.6 22.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Nick Van ExelDAL+6.3 18.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+6.2 22.2 last 10 · 16.0 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.5 33.0 last 10 · 27.5 season
Cold
Jalen RoseCHI−6.0 16.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.6 10.6 last 10 · 16.2 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−5.2 9.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Anthony MasonMIL−4.3 2.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season