FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 9, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed CHI by 12 at halftime and won 102–95.

Final · 3OT · Box score
Bulls95
Hornets102
Q1 CHH -10; Q2 CHH -12; Q3 CHH -11; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets 0; OT2 Hornets 0; OT3 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Raptors91
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Sonics95
Hawks86
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Nets87
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Magic95
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Jazz103
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Grizzlies105
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +7
On this day · 1999–00Jan 9, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wolves), 37 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Hornets

Charlotte rallies from twelve down at the half, wins in triple overtime

Elton Brand goes for 30 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0-10-12-11000+7CHH AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Bulls29161811106595
Hornets1914192210612102
Who led
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 32, 24, 24, 12, 13, 17, 12, 28CHH28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 9, 10, 9, 17, 0, 19, 12, 18CHH18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 21, 22, 12, 31, 17, 30, 23, 30CHI30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 29, 33, 19, 18, 16, 18, 4, 27CHI27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pacers-Jazz

Utah takes care of Indiana

A 4-point win, 103–99. Karl Malone led Utah with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over WAS4UTA over IND4CHH over CHI7DEN over VAN7SEA over ATL9PHI over NJN17SAS over ORL17HOU over TOR19Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over IND.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Grizzlies combined for 217, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 112, Grizzlies 105
217
Spurs-MagicSpurs 112, Magic 95
207
Pacers-JazzPacers 99, Jazz 103
202
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 110, Raptors 91
201
Bulls-HornetsBulls 95, Hornets 102
197
Wizards-BucksWizards 95, Bucks 99
194
Sixers-NetsSixers 104, Nets 87
191
Sonics-HawksSonics 95, Hawks 86
181
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BucksWizards 95, Bucks 99
+4 MIL
Pacers-JazzPacers 99, Jazz 103
+4 UTA
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 112, Grizzlies 105
+7 DEN
Bulls-HornetsBulls 95, Hornets 102
+7 CHH
Sonics-HawksSonics 95, Hawks 86
+9 SEA
Spurs-MagicSpurs 112, Magic 95
+17 SAS
Sixers-NetsSixers 104, Nets 87
+17 PHI
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 110, Raptors 91
+19 HOU
CHH erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HornetsCHH won · Bulls 95, Hornets 102
12 pts
Pacers-JazzUTA won · Pacers 99, Jazz 103
4 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 112, Grizzlies 105
2 pts
Shandon Anderson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Shandon AndersonHOU · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CassellMIL · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
RobinsonSAS · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
DuncanSAS · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Pacers-Jazz
Pacers 99Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2425212999
Jazz20262829103
The story
Utah beat Indiana 103-99 behind 23 points from Donyell Marshall

Reggie Miller paced Indiana: 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −4−3+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 95Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Bulls29161811106595
Hornets1914192210612102
The story
David Wesley had 28 points as Charlotte beat Chicago 102-95 in OT

Michael Ruffin led Chicago with 12 REB, 4 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 22-11.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −10−12−11000+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 104Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26292524104
Nets2024212287
The story
Theo Ratliff's 14 points and 12 rebounds carried Philadelphia past New Jersey, 104-87

For New Jersey, Stephon Marbury had 25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 12 REB, 8 BLK, 3 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+11+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
20.91999–00 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.9 in 1999–00 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 35

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 41, 29, 19, 12, 18, 12, 14, 33, 14, 35Jazz-Pacers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 19, 35, 22, 35, 25, 31, 33, 31Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 21, 22, 12, 31, 17, 30, 23, 30Bulls-Hornets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 22, 9, 9, 16, 13, 18, 11, 30Pacers-Jazz · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 32, 24, 24, 12, 13, 17, 12, 28Hornets-Bulls · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 19, 18, 31, 28, 32, 17, 21, 27Hawks-Sonics · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+7.0 13.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 33.6 last 10 · 27.2 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+6.2 28.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Marc JacksonGSW+5.9 17.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.7 26.5 last 10 · 20.8 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.5 7.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.9 12.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Gary PaytonSEA−4.1 19.0 last 10 · 23.1 season
Travis BestIND−3.7 10.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Reggie MillerIND−3.2 16.5 last 10 · 19.7 season