FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 13, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 94–89.

Final · Box score
Pacers98
Bucks107
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +24
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Blazers101
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pistons110
Grizzlies107
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons 0; OT2 DET +3
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Heat86
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Sixers89
Q1 NOH -9; Q2 NOH -12; Q3 NOH -4; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Suns92
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +7
On this day · 2001–02Apr 13, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Jason Terry (Hawks-Cavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Sixers

New Orleans rallies from 12 down to beat Philadelphia

Allen Iverson goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-12-4+5NOH AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1922262794
Sixers2825181889
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 27, 24, 10, 24, 23, 28, 20, 27NOH27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 22, 20, 10, 22, 18, 18, 19, 16NOH16 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 42, 24, 8, 24, 37, 25, 20, 30PHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Greg BucknerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 5, 5, 7, 2, 8, 9, 10, 13PHI13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pistons-Grizzlies

Detroit needs two overtimes to survive Memphis

Tied 93–93 after regulation. Detroit won the final period 10–7 for a 110–107 win. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Grizzlies
Chauncey Billups · DETPau Gasol · MEMPTS2824REB109AST65Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Pistons-Grizzlies combined for 217, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 110, Grizzlies 107
217
Bulls-WolvesBulls 95, Wolves 119
214
Pacers-BucksPacers 98, Bucks 107
205
Lakers-BlazersLakers 99, Blazers 101
200
Hornets-SixersHornets 94, Sixers 89
183
Celtics-HeatCeltics 94, Heat 86
180
Spurs-SunsSpurs 85, Suns 92
177
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 99, Blazers 101
+2 POR
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 110, Grizzlies 107
+3 DET
Hornets-SixersHornets 94, Sixers 89
+5 NOH
Spurs-SunsSpurs 85, Suns 92
+7 PHX
Celtics-HeatCeltics 94, Heat 86
+8 BOS
Pacers-BucksPacers 98, Bucks 107
+9 MIL
Bulls-WolvesBulls 95, Wolves 119
+24 MIN
NOH erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-SixersNOH won · Hornets 94, Sixers 89
12 pts
Pistons-GrizzliesDET won · Pistons 110, Grizzlies 107
6 pts
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 85, Suns 92
5 pts
Swift shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SwiftMEM · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
WellsPOR · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
SzczerbiakMIN · 44 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (19-26)
ShaqLAL · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (13-21)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 99Blazers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2320253199
Blazers30222128101
The story
Portland beat Los Angeles 101-99 behind 29 points from Bonzi Wells

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 36 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 11-15 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+9+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal topped the game at 54.2 FPTS: 36 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 110Grizzlies 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pistons23232027710110
Grizzlies2525222177107
The story
Chauncey Billups had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Detroit beat Memphis 110-107 in OT

Shane Battier led Memphis with 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 9-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 27-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−4−600+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 94Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1922262794
Sixers2825181889
The story
Jamal Mashburn's 27 points carried New Orleans past Philadelphia, 94-89

For Philadelphia, Kenny Thomas had 13 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 27-18.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −9−12−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 78 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 80 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 69 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Wally Szczerbiak leads the day with 44

Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 10, 8, 6, 23, 25, 26, 19, 44Wolves-Bulls · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 55, 14, 29, 19, 21, 26, 14, 34, 36Lakers-Blazers · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 34, 34, 31, 33, 22, 14, 32, 36Lakers-Blazers · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 2, 23, 20, 20, 12, 21, 22, 15, 33Bucks-Pacers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 34, 28, 40, 36, 20, 24, 25, 32Celtics-Heat · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 42, 24, 8, 24, 37, 25, 20, 30Sixers-Hornets · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+9.6 20.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Dion GloverATL+7.1 16.7 last 10 · 9.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+6.3 21.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+4.6 14.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+4.5 20.9 last 10 · 16.4 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.2 9.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Travis BestMIA−5.5 2.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Steve FrancisHOU−5.3 15.8 last 10 · 21.1 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−4.7 5.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Brad MillerIND−4.7 8.4 last 10 · 13.1 season