FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 20, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed PHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–100.

Final · Box score
Sixers100
Hornets109
Q1 CHH -7; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH +19; Q4 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Rockets122
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Bucks96
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Pistons120
Nets122
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Magic103
Kings111
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Grizzlies89
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +5
The lead · Sixers-Hornets

Charlotte makes it three straight

Karl Malone goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-2+19+9CHH AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31181932100
Hornets24234022109
Who led
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 17, 21, 6, 17, 24, 20, 23CHH23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 19, 17, 24, 23, 23, 25, 26, 23CHH23 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 45, 34, 37, 35, 31, 34, 25, 35PHI35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 22, 6, 12, 10, 13, 7, 10, 17PHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Magic-Kings

Orlando's skid reaches eight

Sacramento won 111–103; the Magic fall to 16–24. Vlade Divac led Sacramento with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Lvs DET106–118Wvs VAN116–96Lvs NYK86–94L@ SAS92–127Lvs NJN94–100L@ TOR102–108L@ PHI100–102Lvs IND89–96L@ GSW100–113L@ SAC103–111
The night in charts
Pistons-Nets combined for 242, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NetsPistons 120, Nets 122
242
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 115, Rockets 122
237
Magic-KingsMagic 103, Kings 111
214
Sixers-HornetsSixers 100, Hornets 109
209
Sonics-BucksSonics 104, Bucks 96
200
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 94, Grizzlies 89
183
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-NetsPistons 120, Nets 122
+2 NJN
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 94, Grizzlies 89
+5 UTA
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 115, Rockets 122
+7 HOU
Sonics-BucksSonics 104, Bucks 96
+8 SEA
Magic-KingsMagic 103, Kings 111
+8 SAC
Sixers-HornetsSixers 100, Hornets 109
+9 CHH
CHH rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HornetsCHH won · Sixers 100, Hornets 109
7 pts
Magic-KingsSAC won · Magic 103, Kings 111
5 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesUTA won · Jazz 94, Grizzlies 89
2 pts
Maggette shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaggetteORL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Tyrone HillPHI · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RussellUTA · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
MobleyHOU · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HarringtonVAN · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 120Nets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26263731120
Nets35312729122
The story
Stephon Marbury had 34 points and 15 assists as New Jersey beat Detroit 122-120

Grant Hill led Detroit with 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 34 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB · 13-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 35-26, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +9+14+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 94Grizzlies 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2512342394
Grizzlies2019252589
The story
Bryon Russell's 25 points carried Utah past Vancouver, 94-89

For Vancouver, Othella Harrington had 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 34-25.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5−2+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 115Rockets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33243226115
Rockets35233232122
The story
Houston beat Denver 122-115 behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Shandon Anderson

Ron Mercer paced Denver: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+1+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Antonio McDyess leads the day with 40

Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 27, 21, 13, 23, 26, 26, 14, 40Nuggets-Rockets · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 45, 34, 37, 35, 31, 34, 25, 35Sixers-Hornets · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 20, 22, 21, 17, 31, 23, 34Nets-Pistons · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 30, 24, 32, 23, 18, 24, 21, 32Jazz-Grizzlies · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 16, 17, 12, 32, 17, 4, 9, 31Nuggets-Rockets · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 31, 30, 7, 13, 23, 3, 28, 31Sonics-Bucks · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WebberSAC+4.9 29.9 last 10 · 25.0 season
David RobinsonSAS+4.3 19.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.3 22.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+4.2 12.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Shandon AndersonHOU+4.0 14.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.9 8.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jason KiddPHX−3.4 13.1 last 10 · 16.5 season