FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 2, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed SEA by 6 at halftime and won 91–83.

Final · Box score
Wolves108
Wizards115
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Celtics81
Hawks92
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Cavs95
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Nets120
Magic110
Q1 NJN +16; Q2 NJN +18; Q3 NJN +22; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Bulls70
Q1 MIL +21; Q2 MIL +25; Q3 MIL +33; Q4 MIL +34
Final · Box score
Heat72
Spurs80
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Sonics83
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Clippers110
Q1 LAC +17; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +13
Final · OT · Box score
Suns117
Kings121
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +4
On this day · 1999–00Jan 2, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Voshon Lenard (Heat-Magic), 24 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Sonics

Indiana takes care of Seattle

Vlade Divac goes for 34 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-6-1+8IND AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2717242391
Sonics2624191483
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 11, 5, 12, 19, 7, 12, 11, 20IND20 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 19, 10, 9, 5, 4, 12, 13, 18IND18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 16, 15, 21, 18, 3, 11, 14, 14SEA14 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 2, 9, 14, 20, 12, 11, 15, 14SEA14 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Chicago by 34, the widest margin of 9 games.

SAC over PHX4HOU over CLE5WAS over MIN7SAS over MIA8IND over SEA8NJN over ORL10ATL over BOS11LAC over TOR13MIL over CHI34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 238, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 117, Kings 121
238
Nets-MagicNets 120, Magic 110
230
Wolves-WizardsWolves 108, Wizards 115
223
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 97, Clippers 110
207
Rockets-CavsRockets 100, Cavs 95
195
Bucks-BullsBucks 104, Bulls 70
174
Pacers-SonicsPacers 91, Sonics 83
174
Celtics-HawksCeltics 81, Hawks 92
173
Heat-SpursHeat 72, Spurs 80
152
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 117, Kings 121
+4 SAC
Rockets-CavsRockets 100, Cavs 95
+5 HOU
Wolves-WizardsWolves 108, Wizards 115
+7 WAS
Heat-SpursHeat 72, Spurs 80
+8 SAS
Pacers-SonicsPacers 91, Sonics 83
+8 IND
Nets-MagicNets 120, Magic 110
+10 NJN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 81, Hawks 92
+11 ATL
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 97, Clippers 110
+13 LAC
Bucks-BullsBucks 104, Bulls 70
+34 MIL
IND rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SonicsIND won · Pacers 91, Sonics 83
6 pts
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 81, Hawks 92
4 pts
Heat-SpursSAS won · Heat 72, Spurs 80
3 pts
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 108, Wizards 115
2 pts
Rogers shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersHOU · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
Felipe LopezWAS · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
TerryATL · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
DelkPHX · 53 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
74% (20-27)
DivacSAC · 34 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 117Kings 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2625352011117
Kings2937211915121
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 33 points as Sacramento beat Phoenix 121-117 in OT

Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 13-22 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the second 37-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+15+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 120Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets35272929120
Magic19252541110
The story
Stephon Marbury's 30 points carried New Jersey past Orlando, 120-110

For Orlando, Troy Hudson had 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-19, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +16+18+22+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 97Clippers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1932232397
Clippers36252524110
The story
Los Angeles beat Toronto 110-97 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Darius Miles

Vince Carter paced Toronto: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 12-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +17+10+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeff McInnis topped the game at 46.3 FPTS: 14 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 53 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg46.0Today

46 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Tony Delk leads the day with 53

Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 20, 6, 9, 26, 12, 12, 15, 53Suns-Kings · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +41.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high53 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 12, 15, 5, 8, 16, 13, 4, 34Kings-Suns · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 7, 18, 21, 11, 18, 33, 33Kings-Suns · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 13, 17, 19, 19, 18, 31, 28, 32Hawks-Celtics · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 22, 20, 20, 22, 21, 16, 21, 31Wolves-Wizards · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 30, 25, 31, 28, 19, 25, 15, 30Celtics-Hawks · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+8.4 18.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Rick FoxLAL+5.1 13.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Aaron McKiePHI+5.0 16.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Juwan HowardWAS+5.0 21.3 last 10 · 16.3 season
Darius MilesLAC+4.8 13.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Shawn MarionPHX−4.8 10.5 last 10 · 15.3 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.5 8.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.1 13.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.8 3.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
Reggie MillerIND−3.4 16.5 last 10 · 19.9 season