FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 25, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hawks trailed Bulls by 9 at halftime and won 96–89.

Final · Box score
Bulls89
Hawks96
Q1 Hawks -1; Q2 Hawks -9; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 Hawks +7
Final · Box score
Kings110
Hornets99
Q1 Kings +4; Q2 Kings +3; Q3 Kings +6; Q4 Kings +11
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons107
Cavs116
Q1 Cavs +5; Q2 Cavs +14; Q3 Cavs -5; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs +9
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Mavs117
Q1 Mavs +11; Q2 Mavs +11; Q3 Mavs +17; Q4 Mavs +14
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Rockets84
Q1 Wolves -2; Q2 Wolves +7; Q3 Wolves +12; Q4 Wolves +8
Final · Box score
Suns87
Pacers93
Q1 Pacers -3; Q2 Pacers +5; Q3 Pacers +12; Q4 Pacers +6
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Heat115
Q1 Heat +11; Q2 Heat +20; Q3 Heat +24; Q4 Heat +26
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Spurs105
Q1 Spurs -6; Q2 Spurs +4; Q3 Spurs +10; Q4 Spurs +23
The lead · Bulls-Hawks

Atlanta fights back from 9 down against Chicago

Bob Sura goes for 31 points

Game flow · Hawks margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-90+7Hawks AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1927182589
Hawks1819273296
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 24, 24, 35, 15, 17, 12, 28, 28Hawks28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 18, 18, 16, 17, 16, 18, 20, 21Hawks21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 22, 18, 15, 24, 24, 20, 28, 22Bulls22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 24, 13, 12, 13, 19, 16, 17, 17Bulls17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Pistons-Cavs combined for 223, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-CavsPistons 107, Cavs 116
223
Warriors-MavsWarriors 103, Mavs 117
220
Kings-HornetsKings 110, Hornets 99
209
Celtics-HeatCeltics 89, Heat 115
204
Clippers-SpursClippers 82, Spurs 105
187
Bulls-HawksBulls 89, Hawks 96
185
Suns-PacersSuns 87, Pacers 93
180
Wolves-RocketsWolves 92, Rockets 84
176
Pacers won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-PacersSuns 87, Pacers 93
+6 Pacers
Bulls-HawksBulls 89, Hawks 96
+7 Hawks
Wolves-RocketsWolves 92, Rockets 84
+8 MIN
Pistons-CavsPistons 107, Cavs 116
+9 Cavs
Kings-HornetsKings 110, Hornets 99
+11 Kings
Warriors-MavsWarriors 103, Mavs 117
+14 Mavs
Clippers-SpursClippers 82, Spurs 105
+23 Spurs
Celtics-HeatCeltics 89, Heat 115
+26 Heat
Hawks rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HawksHawks won · Bulls 89, Hawks 96
9 pts
Clippers-SpursSpurs won · Clippers 82, Spurs 105
6 pts
Pistons-CavsCavs won · Pistons 107, Cavs 116
5 pts
Suns-PacersPacers won · Suns 87, Pacers 93
3 pts
Wolves-RocketsWolves won · Wolves 92, Rockets 84
2 pts
Jacobson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JacobsonWarriors · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Nick AndersonKings · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
PotapenkoCeltics · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Kenny ThomasRockets · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
LenardHeat · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Pacers
Suns 87Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2220182787
Pacers1928252193
The story
Indiana beat Phoenix 93-87 behind 21 points from Reggie Miller

Clifford Robinson paced Phoenix: 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Pacers.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −3+5+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 42.4 FPTS: 22 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 92Rockets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1627272292
Rockets1818222684
The story
Kevin Garnett's 27 points and 12 rebounds carried Minnesota past Houston, 92-84

For Houston, Steve Francis had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 13-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 27-18.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −2+7+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 107Cavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2118342311107
Cavs2627152820116
The story
Brevin Knight had 16 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 116-107 in OT

Terry Mills led Detroit with 14 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +5+14−50+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Spurs

San Antonio routs Clippers by 23

San Antonio led by 4 at halftime and won 105–82. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Pacers over Suns6Hawks over Bulls7Wolves over Rockets8Cavs over Pistons9Kings over Hornets11Mavs over Warriors14Spurs over Clippers23Heat over Celtics26Final margin, points. Pink = Spurs over Clippers.
Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 38

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 29, 32, 27, 19, 28, 5, 36, 38Pistons-Cavs · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 20, 28, 21, 23, 32, 37, 7, 33Warriors-Mavs · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 10, 7, 12, 10, 9, 2, 12, 31Cavs-Pistons · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 31, 26, 34, 37, 25, 30, 21, 30Kings-Hornets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 12, 21, 32, 31, 23, 10, 18, 30Mavs-Warriors · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 11, 10, 5, 12, 19, 11, 15, 29Kings-Hornets · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonWarriors+5.8 24.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
Nick AndersonKings+5.7 16.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Mookie BlaylockWarriors+5.5 16.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kenny ThomasRockets+5.3 12.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cedric CeballosMavs+5.0 23.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCavs−4.7 3.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakWolves−4.4 5.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Vernon MaxwellSonics−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Monty WilliamsMagic−3.4 5.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies−2.9 6.4 last 10 · 9.3 season