FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 1, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed CHI by 11 after the first quarter and won 101–94.

Final · Box score
Kings103
Pacers98
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Raptors85
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +7
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics101
Bulls94
Q1 SEA -11; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Mavs95
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Magic105
Spurs118
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets65
Suns95
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +30
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Blazers100
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Clippers89
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +5
The lead · Sonics-Bulls

Seattle outlasts Chicago in overtime

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 24 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11+5+60+7SEA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sonics1332222014101
Bulls24162126794
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 23, 23, 38, 23, 17, 25, 32, 26SEA26 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 24, 25, 18, 7, 29, 14, 24, 26SEA26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 14, 6, 30, 18, 12, 18, 24, 28CHI28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 4, 23, 21, 8, 22, 17, 17, 14, 18, 25CHI25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Kings-Pacers

Sacramento fights back from 9 down against Indiana

Final: 103–98, after trailing by 9 at the half. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Pacers
Peja Stojakovic · SACJermaine O'Neal · INDPTS2624REB410AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Magic-Spurs combined for 223, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SpursMagic 105, Spurs 118
223
Kings-PacersKings 103, Pacers 98
201
Sonics-BullsSonics 101, Bulls 94
195
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 86, Blazers 100
186
Jazz-ClippersJazz 94, Clippers 89
183
Hornets-MavsHornets 86, Mavs 95
181
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 92, Raptors 85
177
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 65, Suns 95
160
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-ClippersJazz 94, Clippers 89
+5 UTA
Kings-PacersKings 103, Pacers 98
+5 SAC
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 92, Raptors 85
+7 DET
Sonics-BullsSonics 101, Bulls 94
+7 SEA
Hornets-MavsHornets 86, Mavs 95
+9 DAL
Magic-SpursMagic 105, Spurs 118
+13 SAS
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 86, Blazers 100
+14 POR
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 65, Suns 95
+30 PHX
SEA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-BullsSEA won · Sonics 101, Bulls 94
11 pts
Kings-PacersSAC won · Kings 103, Pacers 98
9 pts
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 86, Blazers 100
3 pts
Hornets-MavsDAL won · Hornets 86, Mavs 95
1 pt
Curry shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryCHI · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
MurphyGSW · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
O'NealIND · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
NashDAL · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
MarionPHX · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 103Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings17262337103
Pacers2329143298
The story
Chris Webber's 22 points and 14 rebounds carried Sacramento past Indiana, 103-98

For Indiana, Metta World Peace had 23 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 7-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 23-14.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6−90+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 94Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2620212794
Clippers1423292389
The story
Utah beat Los Angeles 94-89 behind 25 points from Karl Malone

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 13 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 26-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +12+9+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Bulls
Sonics 101Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics1332222014101
Bulls24162126794
The story
Ray Allen had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Seattle beat Chicago 101-94 in OT

Jamal Crawford led Chicago with 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 9-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the SuperSonics took the second 32-16.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −11+5+60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Eddy Curry led the game in fantasy with 54.5 FPTS (28 PTS, 15 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 73 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg10.8Last 3

10.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 33

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 22, 18, 21, 15, 21, 19, 22, 33Suns-Nuggets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 36, 39, 37, 34, 41, 30, 39, 30Magic-Spurs · L
32.4 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 28, 34, 27, 25, 27, 20, 33, 30Mavs-Hornets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 14, 6, 30, 18, 12, 18, 24, 28Bulls-Sonics · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 23, 23, 38, 23, 17, 25, 32, 26Sonics-Bulls · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 24, 25, 18, 7, 29, 14, 24, 26Sonics-Bulls · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+7.3 16.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Caron ButlerMIA+6.6 22.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+6.2 33.8 last 10 · 27.6 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+5.4 12.0 last 10 · 6.6 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+4.6 20.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Jalen RoseCHI−7.1 15.0 last 10 · 22.1 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.2 9.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.9 9.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Anthony MasonMIL−4.3 2.9 last 10 · 7.2 season