FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 15, 2001Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHI by 11 at halftime and won 113–104.

Final · Box score
Spurs82
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +24; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Wizards95
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Hornets79
Sixers84
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Nets84
Hawks78
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -8; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Kings116
Mavs105
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Wolves102
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Warriors101
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Clippers74
Pacers89
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Magic113
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies112
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Sonics111
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +16; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets104
Jazz116
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +12
On this day · 1999–00Jan 15, 2000: 11 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Magic

Darrell Armstrong scores 32, Orlando rallies past Chicago

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11-3+9ORL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26322026104
Magic16312838113
Who led
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 7, 17, 15, 10, 13, 20, 11, 32ORL32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 19, 17, 36, 30, 25, 36, 27, 28ORL28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 18, 16, 18, 4, 27, 21, 19, 27CHI27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 31, 17, 30, 23, 30, 16, 25, 22CHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New York by 22.

LAL over VAN1PHI over CHH5BOS over MIN5MIL over WAS6NJN over ATL6CLE over GSW6ORL over CHI9SAC over DAL11DEN over SEA11UTA over HOU12IND over LAC15NYK over SAS22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Sonics-Nuggets combined for 233, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 111, Nuggets 122
233
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 112, Lakers 113
225
Kings-MavsKings 116, Mavs 105
221
Rockets-JazzRockets 104, Jazz 116
220
Bulls-MagicBulls 104, Magic 113
217
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 107, Wolves 102
209
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 107, Warriors 101
208
Bucks-WizardsBucks 101, Wizards 95
196
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 82, Knicks 104
186
Clippers-PacersClippers 74, Pacers 89
163
Hornets-SixersHornets 79, Sixers 84
163
Nets-HawksNets 84, Hawks 78
162
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 112, Lakers 113
+1 LAL
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 107, Wolves 102
+5 BOS
Hornets-SixersHornets 79, Sixers 84
+5 PHI
Nets-HawksNets 84, Hawks 78
+6 NJN
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 107, Warriors 101
+6 CLE
Bucks-WizardsBucks 101, Wizards 95
+6 MIL
Bulls-MagicBulls 104, Magic 113
+9 ORL
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 111, Nuggets 122
+11 DEN
Kings-MavsKings 116, Mavs 105
+11 SAC
Rockets-JazzRockets 104, Jazz 116
+12 UTA
Clippers-PacersClippers 74, Pacers 89
+15 IND
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 82, Knicks 104
+22 NYK
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-MagicORL won · Bulls 104, Magic 113
11 pts
Nets-HawksNJN won · Nets 84, Hawks 78
8 pts
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 107, Wolves 102
8 pts
Cavs-WarriorsCLE won · Cavs 107, Warriors 101
6 pts
Hornets-SixersPHI won · Hornets 79, Sixers 84
4 pts
Weatherspoon shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WeatherspoonCLE · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
SprewellNYK · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
PierceBOS · 42 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
Lindsey HunterMIL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
McKiePHI · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 112Lakers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies2128302112112
Lakers3126232013113
The story
Kobe Bryant had a 26-11-11 triple-double as Los Angeles beat Vancouver 113-112 in OT

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 32 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 10-24 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+8+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 107Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics20312531107
Wolves28242426102
The story
Antoine Walker's a 20-12-12 triple-double carried Boston past Minnesota, 107-102

For Minnesota, LaPhonso Ellis had 15 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST · 6-26 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 31-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 104Jazz 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets182420357104
Jazz1725243119116
The story
Utah beat Houston 116-104 in OT behind 26 points and 21 rebounds from Donyell Marshall

Shandon Anderson paced Houston: 26 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz settled it in overtime, 19-7.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10+40+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg17.9Last 3

17.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg48.5Today

48 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 42

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 30, 16, 36, 20, 25, 28, 18, 42Celtics-Wolves · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 46, 21, 41, 54, 22, 12, 29, 40, 35Sixers-Hornets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 29, 2, 51, 21, 30, 24, 31, 34Kings-Mavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 31, 19, 14, 38, 26, 15, 18, 32Grizzlies-Lakers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 7, 17, 15, 10, 13, 20, 11, 32Magic-Bulls · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 28, 32, 17, 21, 27, 17, 18, 32Hawks-Nets · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+9.2 17.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Shandon AndersonHOU+7.4 16.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Lamond MurrayCLE+6.3 20.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Jason TerryATL+6.3 24.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 27.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cold
Gary PaytonSEA−5.2 17.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
Rasheed WallacePOR−5.0 14.8 last 10 · 19.8 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.9 17.1 last 10 · 22.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.3 8.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Jim JacksonCLE−4.2 8.8 last 10 · 13.0 season