FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 16, 2003Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed UTA by 8 at halftime and won 95–84.

Final · Box score
Pistons92
Celtics99
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Cavs96
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Sixers107
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +25; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Nets83
Pacers90
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Grizzlies87
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Magic87
Bucks93
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Hawks77
Hornets92
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +15
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Spurs72
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Nuggets84
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Kings95
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Suns70
Sonics84
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +14
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Warriors111
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +14
On this day · 2001–02Apr 16, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Warriors-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Kings

Sacramento climbs back to beat Utah

Allen Iverson goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+8+11SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2619172284
Kings1918332595
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 22, 28, 27, 21, 20, 24, 29, 15SAC15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 17, 17, 12, 14, 15, 24, 12, 14SAC14 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 17, 12, 16, 12, 23, 15, 12, 15UTA15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 9, 16, 11, 8, 15, 19, 18, 15UTA15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 228, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 117, Warriors 111
228
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 93, Clippers 107
200
Wizards-SixersWizards 87, Sixers 107
194
Pistons-CelticsPistons 92, Celtics 99
191
Raptors-CavsRaptors 86, Cavs 96
182
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 95, Grizzlies 87
182
Magic-BucksMagic 87, Bucks 93
180
Jazz-KingsJazz 84, Kings 95
179
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 89, Nuggets 84
173
Nets-PacersNets 83, Pacers 90
173
Hawks-HornetsHawks 77, Hornets 92
169
Mavs-SpursMavs 93, Spurs 72
165
Suns-SonicsSuns 70, Sonics 84
154
HOU won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 89, Nuggets 84
+5 HOU
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 117, Warriors 111
+6 LAL
Magic-BucksMagic 87, Bucks 93
+6 MIL
Pistons-CelticsPistons 92, Celtics 99
+7 BOS
Nets-PacersNets 83, Pacers 90
+7 IND
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 95, Grizzlies 87
+8 MIN
Raptors-CavsRaptors 86, Cavs 96
+10 CLE
Jazz-KingsJazz 84, Kings 95
+11 SAC
Suns-SonicsSuns 70, Sonics 84
+14 SEA
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 93, Clippers 107
+14 LAC
Hawks-HornetsHawks 77, Hornets 92
+15 NOH
Wizards-SixersWizards 87, Sixers 107
+20 PHI
Mavs-SpursMavs 93, Spurs 72
+21 DAL
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 84, Kings 95
8 pts
Hawks-HornetsNOH won · Hawks 77, Hornets 92
5 pts
Rockets-NuggetsHOU won · Rockets 89, Nuggets 84
3 pts
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 83, Pacers 90
1 pt
Odom shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAC · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
77% (10-13)
DelkBOS · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
BurkeORL · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
HarpringUTA · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
MasonMIL · 19 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 89Nuggets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1923291889
Nuggets2222202084
The story
Yao Ming had 16 rebounds and 13 points as Houston beat Denver 89-84

Shammond Williams led Denver with 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 16 REB, 13 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 3-11 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Rockets took the third 29-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−2+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 117Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28323126117
Warriors26303124111
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 27 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 117-111

For Golden State, Gilbert Arenas had 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-26, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+4+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 77Hornets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2023221277
Hornets1820332192
The story
New Orleans beat Atlanta 92-77 behind a 15-10-11 triple-double from Jamal Mashburn

Dion Glover paced Atlanta: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL · 4-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −2−5+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.6Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.6 in 68 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Hornets

New Orleans extends win streak to 5

92–77 over Atlanta. Record: 47–35. Baron Davis led New Orleans with 21 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · NOH
W@ TOR101–92Lvs SAS90–92L@ DAL86–95Wvs NJN106–97L@ CLE76–79Wvs CLE100–81Wvs DET93–89W@ PHI94–89W@ NJN87–74Wvs ATL92–77
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 44

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 19, 21, 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44Lakers-Warriors · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 24, 8, 24, 37, 25, 20, 30, 42, 35Sixers-Wizards · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 10, 11, 1, 34, 15, 5, 13, 33Warriors-Lakers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 31, 33, 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27Lakers-Warriors · W
27.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 24, 29, 12, 38, 23, 25, 23, 26Pacers-Nets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 25, 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39, 25Mavs-Spurs · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+10.9 21.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Dion GloverATL+6.8 16.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.4 16.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.3 30.4 last 10 · 25.1 season
Rafer AlstonTOR+5.2 13.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.6 8.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Stephon MarburyPHX−5.7 16.6 last 10 · 22.3 season
Travis BestMIA−5.1 3.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Michael FinleyDAL−5.0 14.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Keith Van HornPHI−4.8 11.1 last 10 · 15.9 season