FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 20, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed IND by 11 after the first quarter and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Sixers69
Heat101
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +32
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Hawks81
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM -11; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Knicks81
Bulls87
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Suns123
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Magic73
Blazers92
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +19
On this day · 2002–03Mar 20, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Mavs-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Grizzlies

Memphis fights back from 11 down against Indiana

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-4+2+4MEM AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3620231695
Grizzlies2527291899
Who led
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 9, 6, 12, 8, 19, 5, 12, 17MEM17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 13, 14, 27, 24, 12, 22, 21, 17MEM17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 30, 31, 20, 8, 32, 10, 23, 28IND28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 25, 17, 8, 23, 10, 21, 21, 23IND23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Hawks

Utah handles Atlanta by 6

The Jazz won the second quarter 25–24. Final: 87–81. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over IND4UTA over ATL6CHI over NYK6PHX over MIL12SAS over BOS16POR over ORL19MIA over PHI32Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over ATL.
Lead changes
Jazz-Hawks11
Pacers-Grizzlies8
Magic-Blazers2
Sixers-Heat1
The night in charts
Bucks-Suns combined for 234, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SunsBucks 111, Suns 123
234
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 95, Grizzlies 99
194
Celtics-SpursCeltics 87, Spurs 103
190
Sixers-HeatSixers 69, Heat 101
170
Knicks-BullsKnicks 81, Bulls 87
168
Jazz-HawksJazz 87, Hawks 81
168
Magic-BlazersMagic 73, Blazers 92
165
MEM won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 95, Grizzlies 99
+4 MEM
Knicks-BullsKnicks 81, Bulls 87
+6 CHI
Jazz-HawksJazz 87, Hawks 81
+6 UTA
Bucks-SunsBucks 111, Suns 123
+12 PHX
Celtics-SpursCeltics 87, Spurs 103
+16 SAS
Magic-BlazersMagic 73, Blazers 92
+19 POR
Sixers-HeatSixers 69, Heat 101
+32 MIA
MEM erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-GrizzliesMEM won · Pacers 95, Grizzlies 99
11 pts
Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 87, Hawks 81
3 pts
Curry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryCHI · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK
82% (9-11)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Amar'ePHX · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ManuSAS · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 95Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3620231695
Grizzlies2527291899
The story
Stromile Swift had 17 points as Memphis beat Indiana 99-95

Jeff Foster led Indiana with 17 PTS, 6 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 27-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −11−4+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Hawks
Jazz 87Hawks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2225172387
Hawks2024231481
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Utah past Atlanta, 87-81

For Atlanta, Bob Sura had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 5-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 23-14.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+3−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 81Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1822241781
Bulls2723172087
The story
Chicago beat New York 87-81 behind 25 points and 9 assists from Jamal Crawford

Anfernee Hardaway paced New York: 11 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +9+10+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddy Curry topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 28

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 30, 31, 20, 8, 32, 10, 23, 28Pacers-Grizzlies · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 23, 19, 26, 25, 24, 28, 15, 27Suns-Bucks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 26, 21, 25, 27, 22, 9, 22, 26Spurs-Celtics · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 9, 6, 14, 16, 16, 16, 15, 26Spurs-Celtics · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 16, 18, 8, 25, 11, 17, 5, 25Bulls-Knicks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 12, 24, 18, 9, 16, 6, 28, 25Bulls-Knicks · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+8.0 24.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+6.3 26.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+5.9 18.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky AtkinsBOS+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.6 9.2 last 10 · 17.8 season
Vin BakerNYK−5.3 5.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−5.0 5.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Brian CardinalGSW−4.8 4.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season