FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 3, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Wizards89
Hawks91
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Mavs89
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Blazers88
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2001–02Apr 3, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Wizards), 38 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Hawks

Atlanta holds off Washington, 91–89

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+7+9+2ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2125182589
Hawks2825201891
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 13, 22, 22, 18, 15, 23, 15, 24ATL24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 4, 23, 17, 20, 10, 18, 10, 18ATL18 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 14, 24, 25, 26, 23, 19, 17, 22WAS22 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 7, 18, 24, 20, 22, 15, 27, 15WAS15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Jazz-Blazers

Utah leads Portland wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 93–88. Best quarter: the fourth, 26–24. Karl Malone led Utah with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over WAS2UTA over POR5LAL over DAL11Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over POR.
The night in charts
Lakers-Mavs combined for 189, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MavsLakers 100, Mavs 89
189
Jazz-BlazersJazz 93, Blazers 88
181
Wizards-HawksWizards 89, Hawks 91
180
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HawksWizards 89, Hawks 91
+2 ATL
Jazz-BlazersJazz 93, Blazers 88
+5 UTA
Lakers-MavsLakers 100, Mavs 89
+11 LAL
Harpring shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarpringUTA · 17 PTS, 5 REB
80% (8-10)
RatliffATL · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
58% (11-19)
LueWAS · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
NashDAL · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 89Hawks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2125182589
Hawks2825201891
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 24 points as Atlanta beat Washington 91-89

Tyronn Lue led Washington with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+7+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan led the game in fantasy with 55.3 FPTS (22 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 93Blazers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2325192693
Blazers1620282488
The story
Karl Malone's 21 points and 9 assists carried Utah past Portland, 93-88

For Portland, Rasheed Wallace had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 7-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 23-16, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+12+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Stockton was the fantasy play: 45.6 FPTS on 15 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB

Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 100Mavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27222526100
Mavs2128182289
The story
Los Angeles beat Dallas 100-89 behind 19 points from Kobe Bryant

Steve Nash paced Dallas: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-21 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +60+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 73 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 31

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 48, 32, 31, 39, 26, 34, 34, 31Lakers-Mavs · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 18, 27, 16, 19, 15, 14, 17, 26Mavs-Lakers · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 34, 27, 25, 27, 20, 33, 30, 25Mavs-Lakers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 13, 22, 22, 18, 15, 23, 15, 24Hawks-Wizards · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 14, 11, 31, 16, 21, 20, 13, 23Blazers-Jazz · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 14, 24, 25, 26, 23, 19, 17, 22Wizards-Hawks · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+7.7 17.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+6.9 34.5 last 10 · 27.6 season
Caron ButlerMIA+5.9 21.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.6 21.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Nick Van ExelDAL+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Jalen RoseCHI−6.8 15.3 last 10 · 22.1 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.4 9.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Travis BestMIA−4.6 4.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Anthony MasonMIL−4.3 2.9 last 10 · 7.2 season