FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 8, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed GSW by 6 after the first quarter and won 88–78.

Final · Box score
Blazers98
Celtics90
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Nets90
Cavs92
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Warriors78
Heat88
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Bulls91
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Pacers85
Clippers82
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Kings100
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +3
On this day · 1999–00Jan 8, 2000: 12 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Wolves), 40 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Heat

Miami makes it three straight

Terrell Brandon goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+5+18+10MIA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2411162778
Heat1822291988
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 10, 19, 20, 14, 18, 10, 24MIA24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 18, 15, 4, 16, 12, 12, 16, 18MIA18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 26, 36, 13, 35, 26, 25, 27, 27GSW27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 15, 20, 20, 8, 13, 9, 5, 17GSW17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 13.

CLE over NJN2IND over LAC3SAC over MIN3POR over BOS8MIA over GSW10DAL over CHI13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 197, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 97, Kings 100
197
Mavs-BullsMavs 104, Bulls 91
195
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 98, Celtics 90
188
Nets-CavsNets 90, Cavs 92
182
Pacers-ClippersPacers 85, Clippers 82
167
Warriors-HeatWarriors 78, Heat 88
166
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-CavsNets 90, Cavs 92
+2 CLE
Wolves-KingsWolves 97, Kings 100
+3 SAC
Pacers-ClippersPacers 85, Clippers 82
+3 IND
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 98, Celtics 90
+8 POR
Warriors-HeatWarriors 78, Heat 88
+10 MIA
Mavs-BullsMavs 104, Bulls 91
+13 DAL
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-HeatMIA won · Warriors 78, Heat 88
6 pts
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 97, Kings 100
4 pts
Blazers-CelticsPOR won · Blazers 98, Celtics 90
3 pts
Pacers-ClippersIND won · Pacers 85, Clippers 82
2 pts
El-Amin shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
El-AminCHI · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
McInnisLAC · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PejaSAC · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SzczerbiakMIN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
PippenPOR · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 90Cavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2024252190
Cavs2524291492
The story
Lamond Murray's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Cleveland past New Jersey, 92-90

For New Jersey, Stephon Marbury had 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-20, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+5+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 97Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3621202097
Kings32291920100
The story
Chris Webber had 21 points as Sacramento beat Minnesota 100-97

Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 10-22 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Kings took the second 29-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4+4+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 85Clippers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2719192085
Clippers1528241582
The story
Indiana beat Los Angeles 85-82 behind 15 points and 12 rebounds from Jermaine O'Neal

Jeff McInnis paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 27-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +12+3−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 30

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 22, 38, 25, 32, 35, 20, 25, 30Mavs-Bulls · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 37, 19, 27, 18, 30, 27, 22, 27Nets-Cavs · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 26, 36, 13, 35, 26, 25, 27, 27Warriors-Heat · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 22, 21, 16, 21, 31, 13, 11, 26Wolves-Kings · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 19, 25, 15, 30, 16, 36, 20, 25Celtics-Blazers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 10, 19, 20, 14, 18, 10, 24Heat-Warriors · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.5 33.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Marc JacksonGSW+5.9 17.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.7 26.5 last 10 · 20.8 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+5.6 12.1 last 10 · 6.5 season
Juwan HowardWAS+5.6 22.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.5 7.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.9 12.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.9 14.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Gary PaytonSEA−4.0 19.3 last 10 · 23.3 season
Travis BestIND−3.7 10.2 last 10 · 13.9 season