FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 5, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIL by 13 after three quarters and won 117–115.

Final · Box score
Wolves94
Suns111
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Cavs79
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +3
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks115
Bulls117
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -10; Q3 CHI -13; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Magic90
Mavs108
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Clippers109
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2001–02Apr 5, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Bulls-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Bulls

Jalen Rose scores 31, Chicago rallies past Milwaukee

Kevin Garnett goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-10-130+2CHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks3025302010115
Bulls2124273312117
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 16, 6, 19, 12, 13, 14, 15, 31CHI31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 9, 0, 10, 11, 11, 15, 18, 19CHI19 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 12, 28, 19, 24, 20, 18, 18, 24MIL24 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 15, 27, 26, 14, 14, 13, 22, 23MIL23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 18.

CHI over MIL2CLE over NOH3ATL over MEM6LAC over NYK11PHX over MIN17DAL over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bucks-Bulls combined for 232, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-BullsBucks 115, Bulls 117
232
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 98, Clippers 109
207
Wolves-SunsWolves 94, Suns 111
205
Magic-MavsMagic 90, Mavs 108
198
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 91, Hawks 97
188
Hornets-CavsHornets 76, Cavs 79
155
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 115, Bulls 117
+2 CHI
Hornets-CavsHornets 76, Cavs 79
+3 CLE
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 91, Hawks 97
+6 ATL
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 98, Clippers 109
+11 LAC
Wolves-SunsWolves 94, Suns 111
+17 PHX
Magic-MavsMagic 90, Mavs 108
+18 DAL
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 115, Bulls 117
13 pts
Knicks-ClippersLAC won · Knicks 98, Clippers 109
5 pts
Hornets-CavsCLE won · Hornets 76, Cavs 79
4 pts
Vaughn shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VaughnORL · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Jay WilliamsCHI · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Andre MillerLAC · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
NashDAL · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB
67% (10-15)
BrandLAC · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 115Bulls 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks3025302010115
Bulls2124273312117
The story
Donyell Marshall had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Chicago beat Milwaukee 117-115 in OT

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 33-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −9−10−130+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton led the game in fantasy with 54.9 FPTS (24 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 76Cavs 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2514172076
Cavs2122171979
The story
Ricky Davis' 17 points carried Cleveland past New Orleans, 79-76

For New Orleans, Jamaal Magloire had 15 PTS, 12 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 7-23 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 22-14.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+4+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Mashburn was the fantasy play: 46.3 FPTS on 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Hawks
Grizzlies 91Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2121222791
Hawks2427321497
The story
Atlanta beat Memphis 97-91 behind 23 points from Jason Terry

Earl Watson paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+9+19+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol topped the game at 51.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 75 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 75 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Rose leads the day with 31

Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 16, 6, 19, 12, 13, 14, 15, 31Bulls-Bucks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 27, 25, 27, 20, 33, 30, 25, 29Mavs-Magic · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 15, 26, 20, 17, 21, 12, 15, 29Clippers-Knicks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 7, 13, 24, 11, 4, 16, 6, 29Knicks-Clippers · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 27, 16, 19, 15, 14, 17, 26, 28Mavs-Magic · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 29, 24, 26, 26, 17, 24, 20, 25Wolves-Suns · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+7.1 16.8 last 10 · 9.7 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
Rodney WhiteDEN+4.7 13.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.0 9.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jalen RoseCHI−5.3 16.9 last 10 · 22.2 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