FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 27, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by Mavs (vs Clippers) and Blazers (vs Jazz).

Final · Box score
Pistons102
Hornets117
Q1 Hornets -2; Q2 Hornets +5; Q3 Hornets +13; Q4 Hornets +15
Final · Box score
Magic90
Cavs102
Q1 Cavs +3; Q2 Cavs +4; Q3 Cavs +12; Q4 Cavs +12
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Mavs99
Q1 Mavs -5; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +8; Q4 Mavs +9
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Rockets110
Q1 Warriors +5; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 Warriors -1; Q4 Warriors +5
Final · Box score
Jazz75
Blazers85
Q1 Blazers -5; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 Blazers +3; Q4 Blazers +10
Final · Box score
Wolves80
Spurs92
Q1 Spurs +9; Q2 Spurs +4; Q3 Spurs +12; Q4 Spurs +12
Final · Box score
Nets106
Grizzlies108
Q1 Grizzlies +3; Q2 Grizzlies +13; Q3 Grizzlies +6; Q4 Grizzlies +2
The lead · Clippers-Mavs

Dallas makes it three straight

Steve Francis posts a triple-double

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+7+8+9Mavs AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2821231890
Mavs2333241999
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 17, 11, 10, 22, 11, 14, 23, 24Mavs24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 21, 32, 31, 23, 10, 18, 30, 20Mavs20 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 23, 18, 17, 11, 14, 20, 22, 35Clippers35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 26, 10, 8, 19, 18, 18, 16, 21Clippers21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Jazz-Blazers

Portland keeps rolling, beats Utah

That is four in a row. Final: 85–75. Jermaine O'Neal led Portland with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · Blazers
Wvs Suns96–91Wvs Mavs107–94Wvs Cavs95–75W@ Suns105–83L@ Mavs105–113L@ Rockets89–90W@ Spurs105–95W@ Lakers95–91Wvs Nets101–87Wvs Jazz85–75
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 225, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 115, Rockets 110
225
Pistons-HornetsPistons 102, Hornets 117
219
Nets-GrizzliesNets 106, Grizzlies 108
214
Magic-CavsMagic 90, Cavs 102
192
Clippers-MavsClippers 90, Mavs 99
189
Wolves-SpursWolves 80, Spurs 92
172
Jazz-BlazersJazz 75, Blazers 85
160
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-GrizzliesNets 106, Grizzlies 108
+2 Grizzlies
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 115, Rockets 110
+5 Warriors
Clippers-MavsClippers 90, Mavs 99
+9 Mavs
Jazz-BlazersJazz 75, Blazers 85
+10 Blazers
Magic-CavsMagic 90, Cavs 102
+12 Cavs
Wolves-SpursWolves 80, Spurs 92
+12 Spurs
Pistons-HornetsPistons 102, Hornets 117
+15 Hornets
Mavs rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-MavsMavs won · Clippers 90, Mavs 99
5 pts
Jazz-BlazersBlazers won · Jazz 75, Blazers 85
5 pts
Pistons-HornetsHornets won · Pistons 102, Hornets 117
2 pts
Warriors-RocketsWarriors won · Warriors 115, Rockets 110
1 pt
Avery Johnson shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Avery JohnsonSpurs · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
ReevesGrizzlies · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
DirkMavs · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
WesleyHornets · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
MarburyNets · 42 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB
61% (14-23)
Final · Nets-Grizzlies
Nets 106Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31142734106
Grizzlies34242030108
The story
Michael Dickerson's 29 points carried Vancouver past New Jersey, 108-106

For New Jersey, Keith Van Horn had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-14, was where the Grizzlies built it.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +3+13+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 115Rockets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors37252528115
Rockets32302622110
The story
Antawn Jamison had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Golden State beat Houston 115-110

Anthony Miller led Houston with 19 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 28-22.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +50−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 90Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2821231890
Mavs2333241999
The story
Dallas beat Los Angeles 99-90 behind 24 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Derek Anderson paced Los Angeles: 35 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −5+7+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom topped the game at 56.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg7.9Last 3

7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 42

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 17, 31, 23, 34, 20, 21, 24, 42Nets-Grizzlies · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 23, 18, 17, 11, 14, 20, 22, 35Clippers-Mavs · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 32, 27, 19, 28, 5, 36, 38, 34Pistons-Hornets · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 17, 23, 23, 17, 16, 13, 18, 29Grizzlies-Nets · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 42, 31, 40, 29, 30, 39, 16, 23, 8, 28Pistons-Hornets · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 19, 22, 37, 31, 18, 22, 27, 26Wolves-Spurs · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mookie BlaylockWarriors+6.6 17.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Antawn JamisonWarriors+5.5 24.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Nick AndersonKings+5.4 16.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kenny ThomasRockets+5.1 12.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Rod StricklandWizards+5.1 17.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakWolves−4.9 4.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Wesley PersonCavs−4.7 3.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Billy OwensSixers−4.1 2.2 last 10 · 6.3 season
Monty WilliamsMagic−3.6 5.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Hakeem OlajuwonRockets−3.6 8.5 last 10 · 12.1 season