FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 8, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed GSW by 12 after three quarters and won 138–133.

Final
TOR107
ATL98
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +9
Final
MEM115
CLE89
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +26
Final
DEN98
MIA92
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +6
Final
LAC103
CHI97
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +6
Final
UTA77
DAL101
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +23; Q3 DAL +28; Q4 DAL +24
Final
NJN71
HOU83
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +20; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +12
Final · OT
GSW133
MIL138
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL -12; Q4 MIL 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final
IND80
POR94
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +14
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2001–02Mar 8, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs WAS), 50 points.
The lead · GSW @ MIL

Milwaukee needs overtime to survive Golden State

Tied 122–122 after regulation. Milwaukee won the final period 16–11 for a 138–133 win. Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists. Antawn Jamison scored 40 for Golden State in the loss.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2-8-120+5MIL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
GSW2334362911133
MIL2524324116138
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 18, 24, 23, 28, 25, 15, 24, 28MIL28 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 21, 26, 19, 24, 17, 16, 18, 28MIL28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 0, 31, 17, 9, 18, 22, 11, 22, 40GSW40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 18, 19, 18, 26, 22, 28, 30GSW30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Cleveland by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIL over GSW5DEN over MIA6LAC over CHI6TOR over ATL9HOU over NJN12POR over IND14DAL over UTA24MEM over CLE26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 62 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 43

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.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 16, 13, 19, 18, 18, 24, 21, 43TOR @ ATL · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 0, 31, 17, 9, 18, 22, 11, 22, 40GSW @ MIL · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 31, 21, 26, 12, 21, 24, 21, 30CHI vs LAC · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 18, 19, 18, 26, 22, 28, 30GSW @ MIL · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 21, 24, 15, 23, 24, 11, 23, 29ATL vs TOR · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 18, 24, 23, 28, 25, 15, 24, 28MIL vs GSW · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 13 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
Kobe BryantLAL+5.2 35.9 last 10 · 30.6 season
J.R. BremerBOS+5.0 12.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Jamal MashburnNOH+4.6 26.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Gordan GiricekORL+4.2 16.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Tracy McGradyORL+4.2 35.7 last 10 · 31.5 season
Cold
Steve FrancisHOU−5.2 16.9 last 10 · 22.1 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−4.8 12.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Ricky DavisCLE−4.7 16.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Matt HarpringUTA−4.5 13.2 last 10 · 17.7 season
Donyell MarshallCHI−4.1 9.6 last 10 · 13.7 season