FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 22, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAL by 10 at halftime and won 95–91.

Final · Box score
Wizards93
Hawks111
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Hornets110
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +15; Q3 CHH +12; Q4 CHH +14
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Bulls98
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Lakers91
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Nets98
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Sixers103
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Suns101
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Kings101
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Spurs96
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Magic85
Grizzlies82
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +3
The lead · Blazers-Lakers

Portland climbs back to beat Lakers

Tim Duncan goes for 33 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-10-5+4POR AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3017262295
Lakers3027211391
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 6, 10, 18, 22, 19, 21, 9, 27POR27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 13, 17, 17, 9, 15, 6, 9, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 31, 30, 22, 18, 22, 15, 25, 28LAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 23, 31, 27, 22, 26, 30, 27, 17LAL17 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Atlanta by 18.

NJN over DAL3UTA over SAC3ORL over VAN3POR over LAL4CHI over DET6PHI over IND6PHX over CLE13SAS over NYK13CHH over BOS14ATL over WAS18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Celtics-Hornets combined for 206, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 96, Hornets 110
206
Jazz-KingsJazz 104, Kings 101
205
Wizards-HawksWizards 93, Hawks 111
204
Pacers-SixersPacers 97, Sixers 103
200
Mavs-NetsMavs 95, Nets 98
193
Pistons-BullsPistons 92, Bulls 98
190
Cavs-SunsCavs 88, Suns 101
189
Blazers-LakersBlazers 95, Lakers 91
186
Knicks-SpursKnicks 83, Spurs 96
179
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 85, Grizzlies 82
167
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-KingsJazz 104, Kings 101
+3 UTA
Mavs-NetsMavs 95, Nets 98
+3 NJN
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 85, Grizzlies 82
+3 ORL
Blazers-LakersBlazers 95, Lakers 91
+4 POR
Pacers-SixersPacers 97, Sixers 103
+6 PHI
Pistons-BullsPistons 92, Bulls 98
+6 CHI
Cavs-SunsCavs 88, Suns 101
+13 PHX
Knicks-SpursKnicks 83, Spurs 96
+13 SAS
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 96, Hornets 110
+14 CHH
Wizards-HawksWizards 93, Hawks 111
+18 ATL
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-LakersPOR won · Blazers 95, Lakers 91
10 pts
Pistons-BullsCHI won · Pistons 92, Bulls 98
5 pts
Pacers-SixersPHI won · Pacers 97, Sixers 103
4 pts
Mavs-NetsNJN won · Mavs 95, Nets 98
4 pts
Knicks-SpursSAS won · Knicks 83, Spurs 96
1 pt
Stockton shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 22 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ColemanCHH · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Terry PorterSAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KobeLAL · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
CeballosDAL · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (17-26)
Final · Mavs-Nets
Mavs 95Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2329232095
Nets1931242498
The story
New Jersey beat Dallas 98-95 behind 23 points from Kendall Gill

Cedric Ceballos paced Dallas: 36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 24-20 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4−2−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 95Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3017262295
Lakers3027211391
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Portland beat Los Angeles 95-91

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 22-13.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−10−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal led the game in fantasy with 63.7 FPTS (17 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 92Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2522252092
Bulls2715253198
The story
Toni Kukoc's 22 points carried Chicago past Detroit, 98-92

For Detroit, Terry Mills had 20 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2−5−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg25.1Today

25 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 45, 34, 37, 35, 31, 34, 25, 35, 37Sixers-Pacers · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 21, 16, 18, 29, 17, 39, 17, 36Mavs-Nets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 19, 22, 46, 33, 32, 23, 9, 33Spurs-Knicks · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 27, 24, 24, 35, 15, 17, 12, 28Hawks-Wizards · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 31, 30, 22, 18, 22, 15, 25, 28Lakers-Blazers · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 19, 17, 22, 11, 17, 29, 21, 28Pacers-Sixers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 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
Juwan HowardWAS+4.9 19.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+4.7 22.9 last 10 · 18.2 season
Rod StricklandWAS+4.4 17.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.7 3.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−4.2 6.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Monty WilliamsORL−3.4 6.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Bob SuraCLE−3.3 11.9 last 10 · 15.2 season