FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 14, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SEA by 9 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Knicks93
Wizards79
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Magic84
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Pistons89
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Nets74
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +13
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Mavs109
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Jazz83
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Clippers122
Warriors113
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2001–02Apr 14, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Bucks-Hornets), 47 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki posts 39 and 10 as Dallas beats Seattle

Elton Brand goes for 26 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9-5+3DAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27272626106
Mavs26193034109
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 30, 25, 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39DAL39 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 11, 7, 11, 26, 6, 21, 12, 17DAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 19, 19, 18, 22, 33, 32, 6, 35SEA35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 15, 22, 24, 8, 19, 13, 19, 21SEA21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Cavs-Pistons

Detroit holds off Cleveland, 89–88

Detroit led 71–68 after three and held on to win by one. Corliss Williamson led Detroit with 18 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over CLE1DAL over SEA3SAS over UTA8LAC over GSW9NOH over NJN13NYK over WAS14ATL over ORL16Final margin, points. Pink = DET over CLE.
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 235, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 122, Warriors 113
235
Sonics-MavsSonics 106, Mavs 109
215
Magic-HawksMagic 84, Hawks 100
184
Cavs-PistonsCavs 88, Pistons 89
177
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 83
174
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 93, Wizards 79
172
Hornets-NetsHornets 87, Nets 74
161
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 88, Pistons 89
+1 DET
Sonics-MavsSonics 106, Mavs 109
+3 DAL
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 83
+8 SAS
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 122, Warriors 113
+9 LAC
Hornets-NetsHornets 87, Nets 74
+13 NOH
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 93, Wizards 79
+14 NYK
Magic-HawksMagic 84, Hawks 100
+16 ATL
DAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-MavsDAL won · Sonics 106, Mavs 109
9 pts
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 88, Pistons 89
6 pts
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 91, Jazz 83
3 pts
Hornets-NetsNOH won · Hornets 87, Nets 74
1 pt
Terry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryATL · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
82% (9-11)
HoustonNYK · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
DirkDAL · 39 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
KirilenkoUTA · 18 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
ParkerSAS · 25 PTS, 5 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 88Pistons 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2824162088
Pistons2229201889
The story
Clifford Robinson's 15 points carried Detroit past Cleveland, 89-88

For Cleveland, Darius Miles had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 5-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 29-24.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6−1+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ricky Davis was the fantasy play: 54.3 FPTS on 25 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB

Final · Sonics-Mavs
Sonics 106Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27272626106
Mavs26193034109
The story
Ray Allen had 35 points in a 109-106 loss to Dallas

Raef LaFrentz led Dallas with 17 PTS, 9 REB 35 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-28 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 34-26.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1−9−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 122Warriors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33353123122
Warriors28303223113
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 122-113 behind 20 points from Andre Miller

Antawn Jamison paced Golden State: 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+10+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 71 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.0Season avg26.8Last 3

26.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 29.6 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 39

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 30, 25, 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39Mavs-Sonics · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 19, 19, 18, 22, 33, 32, 6, 35Sonics-Mavs · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 8, 20, 18, 24, 11, 11, 27, 17, 29Warriors-Clippers · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 18, 21, 3, 12, 16, 2, 0, 27Clippers-Warriors · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 12, 15, 29, 21, 21, 20, 9, 26Clippers-Warriors · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 23 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 28, 8, 12, 41, 16, 24, 25, 26Warriors-Clippers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+9.6 20.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+6.6 22.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Dion GloverATL+6.4 16.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Ira NewbleATL+6.0 13.8 last 10 · 7.8 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+4.8 29.9 last 10 · 25.1 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
Michael FinleyDAL−4.8 14.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
Brad MillerIND−4.7 8.4 last 10 · 13.1 season