FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 1, 2001Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 106–96.

Final · Box score
Rockets96
Wolves106
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Hornets67
Blazers89
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +22
The lead · Rockets-Wolves

Minnesota gets past Houston

Rasheed Wallace goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3+7+10MIN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2916302196
Wolves25233424106
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 29, 22, 20, 20, 22, 21, 16, 21MIN21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 5, 8, 11, 13, 17, 12, 22, 19MIN19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 20, 20, 16, 11, 17, 18, 24, 30HOU30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 16, 26, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20HOU20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hornets-Blazers

Portland leads Charlotte wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 89–67. Best quarter: the second, 29–25. Bonzi Wells led Portland with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Hornets
Bonzi Wells · PORJamal Mashburn · CHHPTS1612REB73AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 202, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 96, Wolves 106
202
Hornets-BlazersHornets 67, Blazers 89
156
MIN won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Rockets-WolvesRockets 96, Wolves 106
+10 MIN
Hornets-BlazersHornets 67, Blazers 89
+22 POR
Szczerbiak shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SzczerbiakMIN · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
BillupsMIN · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB
50% (6-12)
WellsPOR · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
50% (5-10)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 12 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
50% (5-10)
KGMIN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
47% (7-15)
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 96Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2916302196
Wolves25233424106
The story
Kevin Garnett's 21 points carried Minnesota past Houston, 106-96

For Houston, Steve Francis had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 23-16.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4+3+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon was the fantasy play: 46.5 FPTS on 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Hornets-Blazers
Hornets 67Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1225121867
Blazers1929192289
The story
Bonzi Wells had 16 points as Portland beat Charlotte 89-67

P.J. Brown led Charlotte with 13 REB, 4 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 19-12, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
300 +7+11+18+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 31 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg19.2Last 3

19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg22.5Today

22 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Cuttino Mobley leads the day with 30

Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 20, 20, 16, 11, 17, 18, 24, 30Rockets-Wolves · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 29, 22, 20, 20, 22, 21, 16, 21Wolves-Rockets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 16, 26, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20Rockets-Wolves · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 5, 8, 11, 13, 17, 12, 22, 19Wolves-Rockets · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 6, 11, 14, 19, 24, 14, 13, 19Wolves-Rockets · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 11, 4, 0, 19, 0, 5, 16Wolves-Rockets · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+8.4 18.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Jason TerryATL+5.2 21.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Rick FoxLAL+5.1 13.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Aaron McKiePHI+5.0 16.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+4.7 26.4 last 10 · 21.7 season
Cold
Shawn MarionPHX−5.3 10.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−3.9 9.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.8 3.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
Travis BestIND−3.4 10.7 last 10 · 14.1 season
Rod StricklandWAS−3.1 9.9 last 10 · 13.0 season