FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 6, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed ORL by 9 after the first quarter and won 83–82.

Final · Box score
Mavs103
Wizards85
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Magic82
Hawks83
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Cavs103
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Heat112
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +27; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Nets97
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN -2; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Rockets97
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 1999–00Jan 6, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Bucks), 31 points.
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The lead · Magic-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 9 down to beat Orlando

David Robinson goes for 29 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-1-3+1ATL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2914241582
Hawks2022221983
Who led
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 12, 22, 24, 10, 20, 18, 8, 22ATL22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 19, 19, 18, 31, 28, 32, 17, 21ATL21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 17, 43, 26, 26, 19, 17, 36, 30ORL30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Andrew DeClercqPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 2, 0, 0, 9, 8, 4, 6, 15ORL15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Heat rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Boston by 26.

ATL over ORL1UTA over HOU2PHI over CLE4NJN over GSW5SAS over DET7DAL over WAS18MIA over BOS26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Sixers-Cavs combined for 210, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-CavsSixers 107, Cavs 103
210
Pistons-SpursPistons 101, Spurs 108
209
Celtics-HeatCeltics 86, Heat 112
198
Jazz-RocketsJazz 99, Rockets 97
196
Warriors-NetsWarriors 92, Nets 97
189
Mavs-WizardsMavs 103, Wizards 85
188
Magic-HawksMagic 82, Hawks 83
165
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 82, Hawks 83
+1 ATL
Jazz-RocketsJazz 99, Rockets 97
+2 UTA
Sixers-CavsSixers 107, Cavs 103
+4 PHI
Warriors-NetsWarriors 92, Nets 97
+5 NJN
Pistons-SpursPistons 101, Spurs 108
+7 SAS
Mavs-WizardsMavs 103, Wizards 85
+18 DAL
Celtics-HeatCeltics 86, Heat 112
+26 MIA
ATL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 82, Hawks 83
9 pts
Warriors-NetsNJN won · Warriors 92, Nets 97
5 pts
Mavs-WizardsDAL won · Mavs 103, Wizards 85
3 pts
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 99, Rockets 97
2 pts
Duncan shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
83% (10-12)
Brian GrantMIA · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WeatherspoonCLE · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RussellUTA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AIPHI · 54 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (20-30)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 82Hawks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2914241582
Hawks2022221983
The story
Lorenzen Wright's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Atlanta past Orlando, 83-82

For Orlando, Andrew DeClercq had 15 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB · 10-21 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 22-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −9−1−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady was the fantasy play: 60.2 FPTS on 30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 99Rockets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2427242499
Rockets2231192597
The story
Utah beat Houston 99-97 behind 20 points and 15 rebounds from Donyell Marshall

Steve Francis paced Houston: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB · 9-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2−2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 107Cavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27292724107
Cavs25232728103
The story
Theo Ratliff had 12 points as Philadelphia beat Cleveland 107-103

Clar. Weatherspoon led Cleveland with 19 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 8 BLK, 2 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the second 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2+8+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.5Season avg38.2Last 5

38.2 points a game over his last five games, against 26.5 in 30 earlier games. Today: 54 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 54

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 33, 45, 19, 29, 46, 21, 41, 54Sixers-Cavs · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +27.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high54 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 25, 33, 34, 35, 25, 33, 46, 34Pistons-Spurs · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 17, 43, 26, 26, 19, 17, 36, 30Magic-Hawks · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 9, 15, 12, 17, 28, 15, 18, 29Spurs-Pistons · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Marc JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 14, 13, 4, 20, 18, 22, 15, 29Warriors-Nets · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 29, 29, 21, 17, 20, 25, 29, 28Mavs-Wizards · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+7.5 19.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.5 33.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Tony DelkPHX+5.0 18.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Lorenzen WrightATL+4.8 17.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+4.6 25.4 last 10 · 20.8 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
Shawn MarionPHX−3.7 11.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.6 3.8 last 10 · 7.4 season