FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 29, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by WAS (vs CLE) and CHH (vs PHX).

Final · Box score
Suns79
Hornets100
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +21
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Bulls89
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +26; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Pistons90
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Heat84
Pacers94
Q1 IND +18; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Nets93
Clippers98
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Wolves96
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Magic103
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Spurs67
Blazers81
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Sonics99
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Wizards103
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +5
The lead · Cavs-Wizards

Washington takes care of Cleveland

Gary Payton goes for 29 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5-2+5WAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3024232198
Wizards30192628103
Who led
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 9, 27, 24, 8, 27, 19, 15, 26WAS26 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 0, 7, 3, 9, 6, 19, 15, 21WAS21 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 12, 10, 9, 2, 12, 31, 7, 23CLE23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 20, 13, 14, 18, 20, 15, 20, 14CLE14 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Mavs combined for 203, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 96, Mavs 107
203
Cavs-WizardsCavs 98, Wizards 103
201
Bucks-SonicsBucks 101, Sonics 99
200
Raptors-BullsRaptors 106, Bulls 89
195
Nets-ClippersNets 93, Clippers 98
191
Hawks-MagicHawks 87, Magic 103
190
Jazz-WolvesJazz 94, Wolves 96
190
Suns-HornetsSuns 79, Hornets 100
179
Heat-PacersHeat 84, Pacers 94
178
Sixers-PistonsSixers 88, Pistons 90
178
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 67, Blazers 81
148
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-SonicsBucks 101, Sonics 99
+2 MIL
Jazz-WolvesJazz 94, Wolves 96
+2 MIN
Sixers-PistonsSixers 88, Pistons 90
+2 DET
Nets-ClippersNets 93, Clippers 98
+5 LAC
Cavs-WizardsCavs 98, Wizards 103
+5 WAS
Heat-PacersHeat 84, Pacers 94
+10 IND
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 96, Mavs 107
+11 DAL
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 67, Blazers 81
+14 POR
Hawks-MagicHawks 87, Magic 103
+16 ORL
Raptors-BullsRaptors 106, Bulls 89
+17 TOR
Suns-HornetsSuns 79, Hornets 100
+21 CHH
WAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WizardsWAS won · Cavs 98, Wizards 103
5 pts
Suns-HornetsCHH won · Suns 79, Hornets 100
5 pts
Raptors-BullsTOR won · Raptors 106, Bulls 89
1 pt
Spurs-BlazersPOR won · Spurs 67, Blazers 81
1 pt
Sixers-PistonsDET won · Sixers 88, Pistons 90
1 pt
Kittles shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KittlesNJN · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
PennyPHX · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
T-MacTOR · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
SmitsIND · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
MurdockLAC · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Sonics
Bucks 101Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks29292617101
Sonics2631271599
The story
Glenn Robinson had 24 points as Milwaukee beat Seattle 101-99

Brent Barry led Seattle with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 29-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 94Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1712283794
Wolves1823253096
The story
Minnesota beat Utah 96-94 behind 29 points and 13 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Jeff Hornacek paced Utah: 13 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 12-23 FG

The swing

A 23-12 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1+12+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 93Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2121242793
Clippers2122262998
The story
Lamar Odom's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New Jersey, 98-93

For New Jersey, Kerry Kittles had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-24, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+1+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eric Murdock was the fantasy play: 40.9 FPTS on 16 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg7.8Last 3

7.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg45.5Today

46 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hornets rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Phoenix by 21.

DET over PHI2MIN over UTA2MIL over SEA2LAC over NJN5WAS over CLE5IND over MIA10DAL over DEN11POR over SAS14ORL over ATL16TOR over CHI17CHH over PHX21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 35

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 24, 21, 32, 24, 31, 13, 12, 35Jazz-Wolves · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 17, 39, 17, 36, 22, 18, 11, 31Mavs-Nuggets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 11, 17, 29, 21, 28, 6, 21, 30Pacers-Heat · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 36, 25, 22, 13, 29, 4, 17, 29Sonics-Bucks · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 22, 37, 31, 18, 22, 27, 26, 29Wolves-Jazz · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 35, 31, 34, 25, 35, 37, 18, 27Sixers-Pistons · L
30.8 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mookie BlaylockGSW+6.6 17.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.5 24.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Kenny ThomasHOU+5.4 12.8 last 10 · 7.4 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+5.4 23.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Rod StricklandWAS+5.0 18.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−5.8 3.6 last 10 · 9.4 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.6 3.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Billy OwensPHI−4.4 1.8 last 10 · 6.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−4.3 7.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Kenny AndersonBOS−3.7 10.2 last 10 · 13.9 season