FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 5, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed TOR by 8 at halftime and won 115–105.

Final · Box score
Sonics89
Sixers121
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +23; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +32
Final · Box score
Mavs115
Raptors105
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Celtics88
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Nuggets100
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies76
Suns108
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +27; Q4 PHX +32
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Blazers119
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Clippers73
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +12; Q3 CHH +18; Q4 CHH +13
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers93
Kings91
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +3; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +2
On this day · 1999–00Jan 5, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Hawks), 42 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Raptors

Dallas climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Chris Webber goes for 51 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+5+10DAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27273328115
Raptors34282023105
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 31, 29, 29, 21, 17, 20, 25, 29DAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 20, 18, 18, 22, 20, 26, 22, 27DAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 33, 45, 20, 32, 25, 46, 25, 33TOR33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 6, 8, 16, 0, 2, 16, 4, 18TOR18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Warriors-Celtics

Boston's skid reaches four

Golden State won 100–88; the Celtics fall to 12–21. Antawn Jamison led Golden State with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
Lvs DAL98–106Wvs NJN99–86W@ NYK92–86L@ MIL99–104L@ DET96–101W@ NJN112–111Lvs ORL90–95L@ ATL81–92Lvs NYK91–100Lvs GSW88–100
The night in charts
Bucks-Blazers combined for 234, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-BlazersBucks 115, Blazers 119
234
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 115, Raptors 105
220
Sonics-SixersSonics 89, Sixers 121
210
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 100, Celtics 88
188
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 87, Nuggets 100
187
Pacers-KingsPacers 93, Kings 91
184
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 76, Suns 108
184
Hornets-ClippersHornets 86, Clippers 73
159
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-KingsPacers 93, Kings 91
+2 IND
Bucks-BlazersBucks 115, Blazers 119
+4 POR
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 115, Raptors 105
+10 DAL
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 100, Celtics 88
+12 GSW
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 87, Nuggets 100
+13 DEN
Hornets-ClippersHornets 86, Clippers 73
+13 CHH
Sonics-SixersSonics 89, Sixers 121
+32 PHI
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 76, Suns 108
+32 PHX
DAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-RaptorsDAL won · Mavs 115, Raptors 105
8 pts
Warriors-CelticsGSW won · Warriors 100, Celtics 88
5 pts
Marion shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
NashDAL · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
Eddie RobinsonCHH · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Tim ThomasMIL · 39 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Chris PorterGSW · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 93Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers24281819493
Kings22212422291
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 20 points and 16 rebounds as Indiana beat Sacramento 93-91 in OT

Vlade Divac led Sacramento with 13 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the second 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+9+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 86Clippers 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2022212386
Clippers1911152873
The story
Elden Campbell's 19 points and 14 rebounds carried Charlotte past Los Angeles, 86-73

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK · 6-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 22-11, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +1+12+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darius Miles was the fantasy play: 49.7 FPTS on 11 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Sonics-Sixers
Sonics 89Sixers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2615232589
Sixers32322631121
The story
Philadelphia beat Seattle 121-89 behind 41 points from Allen Iverson

Gary Payton paced Seattle: 12 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 41 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 15-30 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
400 +6+23+26+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 51

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 19, 20, 33, 23, 24, 29, 2, 51Kings-Pacers · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +25.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 26 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 26, 33, 45, 19, 29, 46, 21, 41Sixers-Sonics · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 16, 7, 8, 8, 20, 10, 39Bucks-Blazers · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +27.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 31, 28, 19, 25, 15, 30, 16, 36Celtics-Warriors · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 33, 45, 20, 32, 25, 46, 25, 33Raptors-Mavs · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 41, 29, 19, 12, 18, 12, 14, 33Jazz-Nuggets · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+6.8 17.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.6 26.2 last 10 · 20.6 season
Juwan HowardWAS+5.5 22.0 last 10 · 16.5 season
Tony DelkPHX+5.0 18.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Allen IversonPHI+4.6 31.1 last 10 · 26.5 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.9 8.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.6 12.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.0 15.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.9 3.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Shawn MarionPHX−3.7 11.8 last 10 · 15.5 season