FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 31, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed ORL by 5 after three quarters and won 118–113.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers118
Magic113
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Heat86
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Nets110
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2001–02Mar 31, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Bucks), 32 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Magic

Allen Iverson scores 42, Philadelphia wins in overtime

Tracy McGrady goes for 39 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5-2-50+5PHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers322522318118
Magic273225263113
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 32, 5, 25, 32, 22, 28, 38, 42PHI42 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 16, 10, 11, 5, 10, 12, 18, 24PHI24 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 43, 32, 34, 36, 39, 37, 34, 41, 30, 39ORL39 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Steven HunterPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 6, 1, 8, 4, 6, 2, 2, 15ORL15 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Magic combined for 231, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MagicSixers 118, Magic 113
231
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 94, Lakers 110
204
Rockets-NetsRockets 86, Nets 110
196
Bucks-HeatBucks 91, Heat 86
177
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 118, Magic 113
+5 PHI
Bucks-HeatBucks 91, Heat 86
+5 MIL
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 94, Lakers 110
+16 LAL
Rockets-NetsRockets 86, Nets 110
+24 NJN
PHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-MagicPHI won · Sixers 118, Magic 113
5 pts
Bucks-HeatMIL won · Bucks 91, Heat 86
1 pt
Yao shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
68% (15-22)
Kenny ThomasPHI · 24 PTS, 20 REB
63% (10-16)
JeffersonNJN · 30 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB
59% (10-17)
Brian GrantMIA · 17 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 118Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers322522318118
Magic273225263113
The story
Derrick Coleman had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Orlando 118-113 in OT

Steven Hunter led Orlando with 15 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 32-27, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5−2−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 91Heat 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2025192791
Heat2113282486
The story
Milwaukee beat Miami 91-86 behind 20 points and 9 assists from Gary Payton

Brian Grant paced Miami: 17 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 25-13 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1+11+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 86Nets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2027211886
Nets27273026110
The story
Jason Kidd's 30 points and 12 rebounds carried New Jersey past Houston, 110-86

For Houston, Steve Francis had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-23 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-21, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +7+7+16+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 71 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Heat

Milwaukee beats Miami, 91–86

Milwaukee led 64–62 after three and won by 5. Gary Payton led Milwaukee with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over ORL5MIL over MIA5LAL over MEM16NJN over HOU24Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over MIA.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 42

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 32, 5, 25, 32, 22, 28, 38, 42Sixers-Magic · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 43, 32, 34, 36, 39, 37, 34, 41, 30, 39Magic-Sixers · L
32.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 42, 28, 48, 32, 31, 39, 26, 34, 34Lakers-Grizzlies · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 27, 14, 17, 8, 18, 39, 22, 30Nets-Rockets · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 9, 17, 14, 21, 17, 8, 22, 30Nets-Rockets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 34, 13, 31, 28, 31, 55, 14, 29Lakers-Grizzlies · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 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
Shaquille O'NealLAL+6.2 33.8 last 10 · 27.6 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+6.2 22.2 last 10 · 16.0 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