FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 4, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ORL by 15 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Nets78
Heat81
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Wolves105
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +13
Final · OT · Box score
Magic92
Knicks95
Q1 NYK -15; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Bulls98
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +10
On this day · 1999–00Jan 4, 2000: 11 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Clippers), 38 points.
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The lead · Magic-Knicks

New York needs overtime to survive Orlando

Elton Brand goes for 30 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-150+30+3NYK AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic26202119692
Knicks11352416995
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 29, 18, 4, 27, 23, 27, 25, 24NYK24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 6, 5, 4, 11, 4, 4, 9, 22NYK22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 31, 17, 43, 26, 26, 19, 17, 36ORL36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 18, 13, 13, 20, 22, 7, 17, 15ORL15 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Nets-Heat

Miami holds off New Jersey, 81–78

Miami led 70–57 after three and held on to win by three. Anthony Mason led Miami with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over WAS2MIA over NJN3NYK over ORL3HOU over DET10MIN over SEA13Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over NJN.
The night in charts
Pistons-Rockets combined for 204, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-RocketsPistons 97, Rockets 107
204
Sonics-WolvesSonics 92, Wolves 105
197
Wizards-BullsWizards 96, Bulls 98
194
Magic-KnicksMagic 92, Knicks 95
187
Nets-HeatNets 78, Heat 81
159
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BullsWizards 96, Bulls 98
+2 CHI
Nets-HeatNets 78, Heat 81
+3 MIA
Magic-KnicksMagic 92, Knicks 95
+3 NYK
Pistons-RocketsPistons 97, Rockets 107
+10 HOU
Sonics-WolvesSonics 92, Wolves 105
+13 MIN
NYK erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-KnicksNYK won · Magic 92, Knicks 95
15 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 78, Heat 81
3 pts
Szczerbiak shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SzczerbiakMIN · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BrandCHI · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 BLK
71% (12-17)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Shandon AndersonHOU · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
WhitneyWAS · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 STL, 2 REB
59% (10-17)
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 96Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2221203396
Bulls2228192998
The story
Ron Mercer's 18 points carried Chicago past Washington, 98-96

For Washington, Juwan Howard had 22 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+7+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 92Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic26202119692
Knicks11352416995
The story
Marcus Camby had 22 points and 12 rebounds as New York beat Orlando 95-92 in OT

Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 36 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Knicks took the second 35-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −150+30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 78Heat 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets232682178
Heat3115241181
The story
Miami beat New Jersey 81-78 behind 18 points and 13 rebounds from Anthony Mason

Stephon Marbury paced New Jersey: 27 PTS, 3 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 24-8 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8−3+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 46

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 30, 25, 33, 34, 35, 25, 33, 46Pistons-Rockets · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high46 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 31, 17, 43, 26, 26, 19, 17, 36Magic-Knicks · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 17, 19, 21, 22, 12, 31, 17, 30Bulls-Wizards · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Chris WhitneyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 2, 7, 3, 15, 16, 13, 14, 27Wizards-Bulls · L
6.2 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 24, 12, 37, 19, 27, 18, 30, 27Nets-Heat · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 26, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 21, 26Rockets-Pistons · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 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+5.5 22.0 last 10 · 16.5 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
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.9 8.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.7 2.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.5 13.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Shawn MarionPHX−4.0 11.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Reggie MillerIND−3.9 15.8 last 10 · 19.7 season