FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 26, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed NJN by 9 at halftime and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Kings104
Bucks112
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Magic111
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Suns93
Sixers87
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Nets92
Sonics95
Q1 SEA -8; Q2 SEA -9; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Raptors120
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +21; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies116
Jazz99
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 VAN +12; Q3 VAN +17; Q4 VAN +17
The lead · Nets-Sonics

Seattle rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey

Mike Bibby goes for 28 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-9+2+3SEA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3121142692
Sonics2320252795
Who led
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 23, 3, 28, 31, 19, 11, 21, 23SEA23 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Shammond WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 3, 0, 22, 18SEA18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 21, 17, 31, 23, 34, 20, 21, 24NJN24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 18, 12, 8, 13, 12, 23, 14, 18NJN18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Sixers

Phoenix leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 93–87. Best quarter: the second, 27–26. Anfernee Hardaway led Phoenix with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over NJN3PHX over PHI6MIL over SAC8TOR over WAS15VAN over UTA17ORL over BOS22Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over PHI.
The night in charts
Wizards-Raptors combined for 225, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 105, Raptors 120
225
Kings-BucksKings 104, Bucks 112
216
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 116, Jazz 99
215
Celtics-MagicCeltics 89, Magic 111
200
Nets-SonicsNets 92, Sonics 95
187
Suns-SixersSuns 93, Sixers 87
180
SEA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nets-SonicsNets 92, Sonics 95
+3 SEA
Suns-SixersSuns 93, Sixers 87
+6 PHX
Kings-BucksKings 104, Bucks 112
+8 MIL
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 105, Raptors 120
+15 TOR
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 116, Jazz 99
+17 VAN
Celtics-MagicCeltics 89, Magic 111
+22 ORL
Christie shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChristieTOR · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
BibbyVAN · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
73% (11-15)
HowardWAS · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
GugliottaPHX · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
AmaechiORL · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Sonics
Nets 92Sonics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3121142692
Sonics2320252795
The story
Vin Baker had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Seattle beat New Jersey 95-92

Keith Van Horn led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the SuperSonics took the third 25-14.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −8−9+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Sixers
Suns 93Sixers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2227212393
Sixers1726202487
The story
Anfernee Hardaway's 27 points carried Phoenix past Philadelphia, 93-87

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 12-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 22-17, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5+6+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 116Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26293328116
Jazz2617282899
The story
Vancouver beat Utah 116-99 behind 18 points from Michael Dickerson

Bryon Russell paced Utah: 16 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-11 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

VAN lead by quarter
200 0+12+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg23.1Last 3

23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 40 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.1Season avg36.8Today

37 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 30

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 14, 17, 11, 20, 15, 16, 24, 30Grizzlies-Jazz · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 33, 10, 7, 15, 22, 2, 18, 28Grizzlies-Jazz · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 17, 13, 11, 21, 21, 12, 14, 27Suns-Sixers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 19, 30, 47, 24, 24, 20, 13, 26Raptors-Wizards · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 39, 31, 19, 21, 11, 28, 26Celtics-Magic · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 21, 17, 31, 23, 34, 20, 21, 24Nets-Sonics · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.8 24.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
Mookie BlaylockGSW+5.5 16.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Nick AndersonSAC+5.4 16.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kenny ThomasHOU+5.3 12.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Rod StricklandWAS+5.1 17.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.7 3.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−4.4 5.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Billy OwensPHI−4.1 2.2 last 10 · 6.3 season
Monty WilliamsORL−3.6 5.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season