FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 3, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 9 after the first quarter and won 100–91.

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Celtics91
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +27; Q3 PHI +28; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Mavs104
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Bucks88
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Suns90
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Blazers102
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Grizzlies99
Q1 VAN +11; Q2 VAN +15; Q3 VAN +18; Q4 VAN +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Warriors100
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Jazz71
Lakers82
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 1999–00Jan 3, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bucks), 45 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Celtics

New York fights back from 9 down against Boston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 24 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+1+9NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks18322327100
Celtics2723221991
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 14, 29, 18, 4, 27, 23, 27, 25NYK25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 0, 2, 8, 5, 7, 4, 10, 17NYK17 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 23, 33, 26, 23, 26, 13, 30BOS30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 19, 5, 12, 6, 18, 8, 11, 16BOS16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Cavs-Bucks

Milwaukee beats Cleveland, 88–83

Milwaukee led 69–65 after three and won by 5. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over DAL3MIL over CLE5PHX over LAC5NYK over BOS9VAN over CHH10DEN over GSW11LAL over UTA11POR over IND16PHI over ATL18Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CLE.
The night in charts
Pistons-Mavs combined for 211
Points by game
Pistons-MavsPistons 107, Mavs 104
211
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 111, Warriors 100
211
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 100, Celtics 91
191
Pacers-BlazersPacers 86, Blazers 102
188
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 89, Grizzlies 99
188
Hawks-SixersHawks 80, Sixers 98
178
Clippers-SunsClippers 85, Suns 90
175
Cavs-BucksCavs 83, Bucks 88
171
Jazz-LakersJazz 71, Lakers 82
153
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-MavsPistons 107, Mavs 104
+3 DET
Clippers-SunsClippers 85, Suns 90
+5 PHX
Cavs-BucksCavs 83, Bucks 88
+5 MIL
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 100, Celtics 91
+9 NYK
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 89, Grizzlies 99
+10 VAN
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 111, Warriors 100
+11 DEN
Jazz-LakersJazz 71, Lakers 82
+11 LAL
Pacers-BlazersPacers 86, Blazers 102
+16 POR
Hawks-SixersHawks 80, Sixers 98
+18 PHI
NYK rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CelticsNYK won · Knicks 100, Celtics 91
9 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 83, Bucks 88
4 pts
Jazz-LakersLAL won · Jazz 71, Lakers 82
3 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsDEN won · Nuggets 111, Warriors 100
1 pt
Wells shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WellsPOR · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
HoustonNYK · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
PippenPOR · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
McDyessDEN · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
GatlingCLE · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 107Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35222525107
Mavs26232728104
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 33 points and 8 assists as Detroit beat Dallas 107-104

Steve Nash led Dallas with 22 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 33 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 11-25 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 35-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +9+8+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 83Bucks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2027181883
Bucks2617261988
The story
Milwaukee beat Cleveland 88-83 behind 25 points from Ray Allen

Chris Mihm paced Cleveland: 18 PTS, 15 REB 25 PTS, 6 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6−4+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 80Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1815222580
Sixers2832231598
The story
Theo Ratliff's 17 points and 11 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Atlanta, 98-80

For Atlanta, Jason Terry had 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 32-15, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +10+27+28+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 35

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 13, 18, 20, 22, 38, 25, 32, 35Mavs-Pistons · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 35, 30, 25, 33, 34, 35, 25, 33Pistons-Mavs · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 17, 40, 23, 45, 35, 29, 38, 17, 31Lakers-Jazz · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 23, 33, 26, 23, 26, 13, 30Celtics-Knicks · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 14, 18, 12, 20, 10, 9, 9, 28Pistons-Mavs · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 4, 6, 4, 10, 6, 14, 16, 27Blazers-Pacers · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+8.1 19.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Juwan HowardWAS+5.0 21.3 last 10 · 16.3 season
Michael FinleyDAL+4.8 25.2 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rick FoxLAL+4.6 12.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Aaron McKiePHI+4.5 15.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Hubert DavisDAL−4.7 2.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.5 13.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.5 8.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Shawn MarionPHX−4.0 11.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Reggie MillerIND−3.9 15.8 last 10 · 19.7 season