FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 21, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed IND by 6 after three quarters and won 123–113.

Final · Box score
Sonics86
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +31; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Suns101
Nuggets99
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Warriors115
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Clippers89
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Heat101
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Wizards123
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +10
The lead · Pacers-Wizards

Juwan Howard posts 36 and 10 as Washington beats Indiana

Antawn Jamison goes for 37 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-5-6+10WAS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27343220113
Wizards33233136123
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 20, 10, 23, 20, 13, 31, 9, 36WAS36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 24, 15, 11, 9, 27, 24, 8, 27WAS27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 17, 11, 25, 19, 10, 16, 12, 21IND21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 16, 19, 17, 22, 11, 17, 29, 21IND21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 236, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 113, Wizards 123
236
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 103, Warriors 115
218
Suns-NuggetsSuns 101, Nuggets 99
200
Sonics-CelticsSonics 86, Celtics 111
197
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 89
184
Hawks-HeatHawks 79, Heat 101
180
PHX won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Suns-NuggetsSuns 101, Nuggets 99
+2 PHX
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 89
+6 MIN
Pacers-WizardsPacers 113, Wizards 123
+10 WAS
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 103, Warriors 115
+12 GSW
Hawks-HeatHawks 79, Heat 101
+22 MIA
Sonics-CelticsSonics 86, Celtics 111
+25 BOS
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WizardsWAS won · Pacers 113, Wizards 123
6 pts
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 95, Clippers 89
5 pts
Suns-NuggetsPHX won · Suns 101, Nuggets 99
4 pts
Cavs-WarriorsGSW won · Cavs 103, Warriors 115
3 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 79, Heat 101
3 pts
Michael Smith shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Michael SmithWAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
Kenny AndersonBOS · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Derek AndersonLAC · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GugliottaPHX · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
StricklandWAS · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 101Nuggets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27262721101
Nuggets2136182499
The story
Jason Kidd had 24 points and 12 assists as Phoenix beat Denver 101-99

Antonio McDyess led Denver with 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Suns took the third 27-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6−4+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Raef LaFrentz led the game in fantasy with 60.6 FPTS (22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 95Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2623202695
Clippers2430181789
The story
Bobby Jackson's 17 points carried Minnesota past Los Angeles, 95-89

For Los Angeles, Maurice Taylor had 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 26-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2−5−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom was the fantasy play: 39.3 FPTS on 18 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST

Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 103Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26332222103
Warriors26303524115
The story
Golden State beat Cleveland 115-103 behind 25 points and 11 rebounds from Donyell Marshall

Shawn Kemp paced Cleveland: 18 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0−3+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.5Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Seattle by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

PHX over DEN2MIN over LAC6WAS over IND10GSW over CLE12MIA over ATL22BOS over SEA25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Lamond Murray leads the day with 38

Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 15, 20, 17, 13, 18, 20, 12, 38Cavs-Warriors · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 26, 22, 20, 28, 21, 23, 32, 37Warriors-Cavs · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 20, 10, 23, 20, 13, 31, 9, 36Wizards-Pacers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 19, 16, 13, 11, 10, 17, 10, 28Heat-Hawks · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 24, 15, 11, 9, 27, 24, 8, 27Wizards-Pacers · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 21, 13, 23, 26, 26, 14, 40, 26Nuggets-Suns · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonGSW+6.0 25.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+4.9 24.0 last 10 · 19.1 season
Chris WebberSAC+4.9 29.9 last 10 · 25.0 season
Juwan HowardWAS+4.4 19.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
David RobinsonSAS+4.3 19.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.8 3.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−4.2 6.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.5 8.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Erick StricklandDAL−3.3 6.4 last 10 · 9.8 season