FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 9, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MIN by 5 after the first quarter and won 100–92.

Final · Box score
Raptors82
Magic88
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Wizards83
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Nets92
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls102
Pistons111
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +12; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +9
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +21; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Cavs81
Hornets100
Q1 NOH +11; Q2 NOH +15; Q3 NOH +28; Q4 NOH +19
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Spurs84
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Rockets73
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Suns112
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Sonics100
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 2001–02Apr 9, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Heat), 35 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Sonics

Ray Allen scores 33 in Seattle win over Minnesota

Kevin Garnett goes for 29 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2-2+8SEA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2422242292
Sonics19252432100
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 25, 32, 26, 19, 19, 18, 22, 33SEA33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 29, 14, 24, 26, 15, 22, 24, 8, 19SEA19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 26, 26, 17, 24, 20, 25, 16, 29MIN29 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 26, 22, 10, 8, 6, 23, 25, 26MIN26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Wizards

Boston never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 87–83. Antoine Walker led Boston with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over WAS4ATL over NJN5SAS over POR5ORL over TOR6SEA over MIN8DET over CHI9NOH over CLE19MIL over LAC20UTA over HOU21PHX over DAL23Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over WAS.
The night in charts
Bulls-Pistons combined for 213, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-PistonsBulls 102, Pistons 111
213
Clippers-BucksClippers 92, Bucks 112
204
Mavs-SunsMavs 89, Suns 112
201
Wolves-SonicsWolves 92, Sonics 100
192
Nets-HawksNets 92, Hawks 97
189
Cavs-HornetsCavs 81, Hornets 100
181
Raptors-MagicRaptors 82, Magic 88
170
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 87, Wizards 83
170
Rockets-JazzRockets 73, Jazz 94
167
Blazers-SpursBlazers 79, Spurs 84
163
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 87, Wizards 83
+4 BOS
Nets-HawksNets 92, Hawks 97
+5 ATL
Blazers-SpursBlazers 79, Spurs 84
+5 SAS
Raptors-MagicRaptors 82, Magic 88
+6 ORL
Wolves-SonicsWolves 92, Sonics 100
+8 SEA
Bulls-PistonsBulls 102, Pistons 111
+9 DET
Cavs-HornetsCavs 81, Hornets 100
+19 NOH
Clippers-BucksClippers 92, Bucks 112
+20 MIL
Rockets-JazzRockets 73, Jazz 94
+21 UTA
Mavs-SunsMavs 89, Suns 112
+23 PHX
Bremer shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BremerBOS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MashburnNOH · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
MarionPHX · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
KGMIN · 29 PTS, 18 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
KukocMIL · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 92Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1721213392
Hawks2329212497
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 18 points and 15 rebounds as Atlanta beat New Jersey 97-92

Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the second 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6+14+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd led the game in fantasy with 51.2 FPTS (23 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB)

Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 102Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls252220287102
Pistons3122261616111
The story
Chauncey Billups' 29 points carried Detroit past Chicago, 111-102 in OT

For Chicago, Jamal Crawford had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pistons took it 16-7.

DET lead by quarter
200 +6+6+120+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 89Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2519261989
Suns36212926112
The story
Phoenix beat Dallas 112-89 behind 31 points and 15 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 13-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +11+13+16+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 76 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg18.6Last 3

18.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 77 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 37

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 37, 34, 41, 30, 39, 30, 12, 28, 37Magic-Raptors · W
32.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 25, 32, 26, 19, 19, 18, 22, 33Sonics-Wolves · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 21, 19, 22, 33, 25, 18, 27, 31Suns-Mavs · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 26, 26, 17, 24, 20, 25, 16, 29Wolves-Sonics · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 23, 23, 18, 17, 16, 27, 12, 29Pistons-Bulls · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 40, 27, 24, 10, 24, 23, 28Hornets-Cavs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+9.6 19.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dion GloverATL+5.7 15.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Rodney WhiteDEN+4.6 13.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Tyronn LueWAS+4.5 13.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−7.1 8.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Steve FrancisHOU−6.3 14.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Brad MillerIND−5.0 8.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Travis BestMIA−4.9 3.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−4.6 6.0 last 10 · 10.6 season