FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 24, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Pacers by 14 at halftime and won 83–82.

Final · Box score
Pacers82
Bulls83
Q1 Bulls -10; Q2 Bulls -14; Q3 Bulls +1; Q4 Bulls +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Nuggets110
Q1 Nuggets +4; Q2 Nuggets +2; Q3 Nuggets +10; Q4 Nuggets +12
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Knicks112
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 Knicks +5; Q3 Knicks -1; Q4 Knicks +6
Final · Box score
Nets87
Blazers101
Q1 Blazers +4; Q2 Blazers -7; Q3 Blazers +3; Q4 Blazers +14
Final · 2OT · Box score
Lakers101
Jazz105
Q1 Jazz -9; Q2 Jazz +1; Q3 Jazz +5; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz 0; OT2 Jazz +4
The lead · Pacers-Bulls

Chicago climbs out of a 14-point hole against Indiana

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 36 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-14+1+1Bulls AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2724141782
Bulls1720291783
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 22, 18, 15, 24, 24, 20, 28Bulls28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 24, 13, 12, 13, 19, 16, 17Bulls17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 25, 19, 10, 16, 12, 21, 13, 18Pacers18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 2, 15, 6, 13, 8, 13, 4, 13Pacers13 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Knicks combined for 218, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KnicksSonics 106, Knicks 112
218
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 98, Nuggets 110
208
Lakers-JazzLakers 101, Jazz 105
206
Nets-BlazersNets 87, Blazers 101
188
Pacers-BullsPacers 82, Bulls 83
165
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BullsPacers 82, Bulls 83
+1 Bulls
Lakers-JazzLakers 101, Jazz 105
+4 Jazz
Sonics-KnicksSonics 106, Knicks 112
+6 Knicks
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 98, Nuggets 110
+12 Nuggets
Nets-BlazersNets 87, Blazers 101
+14 Blazers
Bulls erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BullsBulls won · Pacers 82, Bulls 83
14 pts
Lakers-JazzJazz won · Lakers 101, Jazz 105
9 pts
Nets-BlazersBlazers won · Nets 87, Blazers 101
7 pts
Sonics-KnicksKnicks won · Sonics 106, Knicks 112
1 pt
Stockton shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonJazz · 18 PTS, 15 AST, 9 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BrandBulls · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
67% (14-21)
HoustonKnicks · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
RosePacers · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Shammond WilliamsSonics · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 82Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2724141782
Bulls1720291783
The story
Elton Brand had 28 points as Chicago beat Indiana 83-82

Mark Jackson led Indiana with 13 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB · 14-21 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Bulls took the third 29-14.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −10−14+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 101Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers261718201010101
Jazz172722151014105
The story
Karl Malone's 31 points and 13 rebounds carried Utah past Los Angeles, 105-101 in OT

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 26 PTS, 7 REB 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 13-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 27-17.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −9+1+500+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Sonics-Knicks
Sonics 106Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28232827106
Knicks28282234112
The story
New York beat Seattle 112-106 behind 27 points from Allan Houston

Vin Baker paced Seattle: 21 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 11-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 0+5−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg9.5Last 3

9.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.3Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 5.3 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Jazz

Utah needs two overtimes to survive Lakers

Tied 81–81 after regulation. Utah won the final period 14–10 for a 105–101 win. Karl Malone led Utah with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Lakers
Karl Malone · JazzShaquille O'Neal · LakersPTS3136REB139AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 31, 27, 22, 26, 30, 27, 17, 36Lakers-Jazz · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 32, 23, 18, 24, 21, 32, 24, 31Jazz-Lakers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 22, 18, 15, 24, 24, 20, 28Bulls-Pacers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 23, 15, 22, 13, 13, 17, 17, 27Knicks-Sonics · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 30, 22, 18, 22, 15, 25, 28, 26Lakers-Jazz · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 29, 14, 17, 11, 20, 15, 16, 24Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonWarriors+5.0 23.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Mookie BlaylockWarriors+4.9 15.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Juwan HowardWizards+4.9 19.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Rod StricklandWizards+4.4 17.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Antonio McDyessNuggets+4.2 23.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCavs−4.7 3.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakWolves−4.6 5.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Vernon MaxwellSonics−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Monty WilliamsMagic−3.4 5.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Bob SuraCavs−3.3 11.9 last 10 · 15.2 season