FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 11, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NYK by 12 at halftime and won 76–75.

Final · Box score
Warriors96
Hawks107
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Hornets70
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +1; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Magic101
Nets87
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Rockets76
Knicks75
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -12; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers85
Suns93
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +8
On this day · 1999–00Jan 11, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Heat), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Knicks

Houston climbs back to beat New York

Tracy McGrady goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-12-5+1HOU AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1812252176
Knicks1824181575
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 21, 26, 17, 24, 22HOU22 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 15, 15, 5, 15, 21, 21, 17, 17HOU17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 12, 14, 10, 8, 16, 11, 15, 18NYK18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 4, 27, 23, 27, 25, 24, 19, 13NYK13 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Hawks combined for 203, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HawksWarriors 96, Hawks 107
203
Mavs-BucksMavs 94, Bucks 102
196
Magic-NetsMagic 101, Nets 87
188
Pacers-SunsPacers 85, Suns 93
178
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 83, Hornets 70
153
Rockets-KnicksRockets 76, Knicks 75
151
HOU won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Rockets-KnicksRockets 76, Knicks 75
+1 HOU
Mavs-BucksMavs 94, Bucks 102
+8 MIL
Pacers-SunsPacers 85, Suns 93
+8 PHX
Warriors-HawksWarriors 96, Hawks 107
+11 ATL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 83, Hornets 70
+13 POR
Magic-NetsMagic 101, Nets 87
+14 ORL
HOU erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KnicksHOU won · Rockets 76, Knicks 75
12 pts
Magic-NetsORL won · Magic 101, Nets 87
7 pts
Pacers-SunsPHX won · Pacers 85, Suns 93
6 pts
Mutombo shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MutomboATL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
SuraGSW · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
CampbellCHH · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Steven SmithPOR · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 76Knicks 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1812252176
Knicks1824181575
The story
Steve Francis had 22 points and 9 assists as Houston beat New York 76-75

Marcus Camby led New York with 12 REB, 8 PTS 22 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Rockets took the third 25-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−12−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 85Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2125211885
Suns1529242593
The story
Phoenix beat Indiana 93-85 behind 27 points and 17 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Reggie Miller paced Indiana: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 12-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6−2+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 101Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30202724101
Nets2433131787
The story
Darrell Armstrong's 20 points and 14 assists carried Orlando past New Jersey, 101-87

For New Jersey, Stephen Jackson had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 27-13.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6−7+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
37.61999–00 avg21.7Last 2

21.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 37.6 in 1999–00 (60 games). Today: 16 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Magic-Nets

Orlando handles New Jersey by 14

The Magic won the first quarter 30–24. Final: 101–87. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 36 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over NYK1MIL over DAL8PHX over IND8ATL over GSW11POR over CHH13ORL over NJN14Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over NJN.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 36

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 43, 26, 26, 19, 17, 36, 30, 25, 36Magic-Nets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 38, 25, 32, 35, 20, 25, 30, 26, 30Mavs-Bucks · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 12, 10, 20, 16, 11, 23, 7, 27Suns-Pacers · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 9, 9, 16, 13, 18, 11, 30, 24Pacers-Suns · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 17, 20, 25, 29, 28, 22, 28, 23Mavs-Bucks · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 10, 9, 17, 0, 19, 12, 18, 23Hornets-Blazers · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 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+7.1 28.3 last 10 · 21.2 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+6.0 28.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Shandon AndersonHOU+6.0 14.8 last 10 · 8.8 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−5.1 11.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Jim JacksonCLE−3.8 9.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jalen RoseIND−3.8 18.3 last 10 · 22.1 season