FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 10, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 3 after the first quarter and won 92–86.

Final · Box score
Heat76
Celtics88
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Wizards101
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Pistons85
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +24; Q3 TOR +27; Q4 TOR +25
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Wolves86
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Sixers75
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Clippers92
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Kings108
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 1999–00Jan 10, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Jazz), 46 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers beat Denver, 92–86

Chris Webber goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+14+11+6LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2612202886
Clippers2329172392
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 21, 11, 18, 24, 23, 29, 13, 15LAC15 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Cherokee ParksPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 10, 2, 0, 0, 13, 7, 15LAC15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 35, 22, 35, 25, 31, 33, 31, 29DEN29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 13, 12, 18, 9, 25, 2, 22, 24DEN24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Kings combined for 211, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-KingsCavs 103, Kings 108
211
Sonics-WizardsSonics 104, Wizards 101
205
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 110, Pistons 85
195
Mavs-WolvesMavs 106, Wolves 86
192
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 86, Clippers 92
178
Blazers-SixersBlazers 93, Sixers 75
168
Heat-CelticsHeat 76, Celtics 88
164
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-WizardsSonics 104, Wizards 101
+3 SEA
Cavs-KingsCavs 103, Kings 108
+5 SAC
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 86, Clippers 92
+6 LAC
Heat-CelticsHeat 76, Celtics 88
+12 BOS
Blazers-SixersBlazers 93, Sixers 75
+18 POR
Mavs-WolvesMavs 106, Wolves 86
+20 DAL
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 110, Pistons 85
+25 TOR
Peterson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PetersonTOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GatlingCLE · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
68% (17-25)
OakleyTOR · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
LaettnerDAL · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
McDyessDEN · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
61% (14-23)
Final · Sonics-Wizards
Sonics 104Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics25342619104
Wizards19322624101
The story
Ruben Patterson had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Seattle beat Washington 104-101

Michael Smith led Washington with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +6+8+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 103Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34212226103
Kings36232326108
The story
Peja Stojakovic's 27 points carried Sacramento past Cleveland, 108-103

For Cleveland, Andre Miller had 29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 10-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-34, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2+4+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 86Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2612202886
Clippers2329172392
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 92-86 behind 15 points and 13 rebounds from Lamar Odom

Nick Van Exel paced Denver: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 6-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-12 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+14+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess topped the game at 54.6 FPTS: 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat Detroit by 25, the widest margin of 7 games.

SEA over WAS3SAC over CLE5LAC over DEN6BOS over MIA12POR over PHI18DAL over MIN20TOR over DET25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Chris Gatling leads the day with 38

Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 19, 15, 13, 8, 18, 18, 15, 38Cavs-Kings · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 33, 23, 24, 29, 2, 51, 21, 30Kings-Cavs · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 35, 22, 35, 25, 31, 33, 31, 29Nuggets-Clippers · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 30, 11, 19, 19, 11, 22, 8, 29Cavs-Kings · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 21, 17, 20, 25, 29, 28, 22, 28Mavs-Wolves · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 25, 15, 30, 16, 36, 20, 25, 28Celtics-Heat · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+8.1 15.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.4 27.3 last 10 · 20.9 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+6.0 28.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Marc JacksonGSW+5.9 17.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jason TerryATL+5.5 22.9 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cold
Gary PaytonSEA−5.4 17.6 last 10 · 23.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.9 12.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Jim JacksonCLE−3.8 9.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Travis BestIND−3.7 10.1 last 10 · 13.8 season