FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 4, 2003Regular season · 10 games
← Apr 3CalendarApr 5 →

10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 23 after three quarters and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Rockets88
Sixers79
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Spurs124
Raptors98
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +29; Q3 SAS +29; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Heat83
Nets99
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Kings93
Celtics92
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Pistons92
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Grizzlies101
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -23; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +2
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks94
Jazz92
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Warriors100
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +22
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Sonics101
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 2001–02Apr 4, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Cavs), 35 points.
Apr 4 in other seasons202620252024202320212019201820172015201420132012201020092008200720062004200120001999199819971996
The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

Shaquille O'Neal drops 33 in 23-point comeback win over Memphis

Derek Anderson goes for 31 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8-23+1LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25231836102
Grizzlies29273312101
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 48, 32, 31, 39, 26, 34, 34, 31, 33LAL33 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 31, 28, 31, 55, 14, 29, 19, 21LAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 17, 22, 3, 12, 11, 5, 18MEM18 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 21, 26, 20, 13, 19, 22, 5, 18MEM18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 222
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 122, Warriors 100
222
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 124, Raptors 98
222
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 102, Grizzlies 101
203
Clippers-SonicsClippers 93, Sonics 101
194
Pacers-PistonsPacers 98, Pistons 92
190
Cavs-BucksCavs 93, Bucks 95
188
Knicks-JazzKnicks 94, Jazz 92
186
Kings-CelticsKings 93, Celtics 92
185
Heat-NetsHeat 83, Nets 99
182
Rockets-SixersRockets 88, Sixers 79
167
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-CelticsKings 93, Celtics 92
+1 SAC
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 102, Grizzlies 101
+1 LAL
Cavs-BucksCavs 93, Bucks 95
+2 MIL
Knicks-JazzKnicks 94, Jazz 92
+2 NYK
Pacers-PistonsPacers 98, Pistons 92
+6 IND
Clippers-SonicsClippers 93, Sonics 101
+8 SEA
Rockets-SixersRockets 88, Sixers 79
+9 HOU
Heat-NetsHeat 83, Nets 99
+16 NJN
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 122, Warriors 100
+22 POR
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 124, Raptors 98
+26 SAS
LAL erased a 23-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 102, Grizzlies 101
23 pts
Rockets-SixersHOU won · Rockets 88, Sixers 79
11 pts
Pacers-PistonsIND won · Pacers 98, Pistons 92
8 pts
Clippers-SonicsSEA won · Clippers 93, Sonics 101
2 pts
Knicks-JazzNYK won · Knicks 94, Jazz 92
2 pts
Rose shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseSAS · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
Brian GrantMIA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Stephen JacksonSAS · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 102Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25231836102
Grizzlies29273312101
The story
Kobe Bryant had 21 points as Los Angeles beat Memphis 102-101

Pau Gasol led Memphis with 18 PTS, 11 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 23 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 36-12.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−8−23+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 93Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2927142393
Celtics2020252792
The story
Sacramento beat Boston 93-92 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Chris Webber

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 15 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +9+16+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Jazz
Knicks 94Jazz 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks26261820494
Jazz27242118292
The story
Kurt Thomas' 20 points carried New York past Utah, 94-92 in OT

For Utah, Andrei Kirilenko had 16 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 26-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+1−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 47.2 FPTS on 23 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 73 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 74 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Spurs rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Toronto by 26.

SAC over BOS1LAL over MEM1MIL over CLE2NYK over UTA2IND over DET6SEA over LAC8HOU over PHI9NJN over MIA16POR over GSW22SAS over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 40

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 21, 31, 24, 25, 27, 34, 28, 40Celtics-Kings · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 48, 32, 31, 39, 26, 34, 34, 31, 33Lakers-Grizzlies · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 21, 16, 4, 0, 16, 21, 2, 31Blazers-Warriors · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 14, 21, 17, 8, 22, 30, 17, 30Nets-Heat · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 18, 38, 29, 24, 9, 24, 24, 29Pacers-Pistons · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 11, 31, 16, 21, 20, 13, 23, 28Blazers-Warriors · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+7.7 17.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+6.2 21.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Caron ButlerMIA+6.0 21.6 last 10 · 15.6 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.9 33.6 last 10 · 27.7 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−6.0 9.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Brad MillerIND−5.0 8.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Travis BestMIA−4.6 4.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Keith Van HornPHI−4.5 11.4 last 10 · 15.9 season