FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 2, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by ATL (vs MIL) and BOS (vs IND).

Final
PHX96
CLE101
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +5
Final
BOS105
IND94
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS -11; Q4 BOS +11
Final
MIL92
ATL100
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL 0; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +8
Final
DET90
MIA87
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +3
Final
SAC107
MEM83
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +22; Q3 SAC +30; Q4 SAC +24
Final
CHH85
NYK91
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +6
Final
LAL113
WAS93
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +20
Final
SEA98
HOU100
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +2
Final
UTA90
DEN98
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +8
Final
POR91
GSW107
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +16
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · MIL @ ATL

Atlanta rallies from 11 down to beat Milwaukee

Trailing by 11 after one, Atlanta outscored the Bucks 86–67 the rest of the way. Final: 100–92. DerMarr Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-110+10+8ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL2519212792
ATL14303125100
Who led
DerMarr JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 13, 17, 3, 11, 2, 8, 6, 28ATL28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 15, 23, 17, 13, 16, 23, 20, 19ATL19 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 27, 23, 18, 21, 29, 18, 18, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 16, 13, 25, 18, 19, 16, 29, 20MIL20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+15.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 73 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 72 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg42.5Today

42 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · BOS @ IND

Boston fights back late to top Indiana

Indiana led 80–69 after three. Boston won the fourth 36–14 and the game 105–94. Paul Pierce led Boston with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · BOS vs IND
Paul Pierce · BOSReggie Miller · INDPTS2926REB51AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 32

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 13, 13, 24, 32, 7, 28, 32HOU vs SEA · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 22, 26, 35, 19, 33, 19, 32, 29BOS @ IND · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 11, 3, 12, 23, 35, 23, 22, 28CLE vs PHX · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
DerMarr JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 13, 17, 3, 11, 2, 8, 6, 28ATL vs MIL · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 16, 31, 32, 29, 32, 26, 26, 28PHX @ CLE · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 14, 16, 14, 13, 18, 16, 14, 26GSW vs POR · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+7.6 18.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+7.4 17.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Troy HudsonORL+6.1 17.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.9 25.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Michael JordanWAS−8.0 14.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Ron MercerIND−7.8 7.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Larry HughesGSW−7.4 5.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Vin BakerSEA−6.6 8.5 last 10 · 15.1 season