FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 16, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pistons85
Heat93
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Blazers103
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +20
On this day · 1999–00Jan 16, 2000: 3 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (Suns-Nuggets), 50 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Heat

Miami takes care of Detroit

Glenn Robinson goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+10+3+8MIA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2021261885
Heat2823192393
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 14, 18, 10, 24, 7, 24, 19, 23MIA23 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 12, 12, 16, 18, 14, 14, 19, 14MIA14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 34, 35, 25, 33, 46, 34, 23, 35, 41, 28DET28 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 9, 28, 7, 8, 12, 12, 18, 12DET12 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Rockets

Houston leads Toronto wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 114–99. Best quarter: the third, 32–25. Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over DET8HOU over TOR15POR over CLE20MIL over LAC21Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over TOR.
The night in charts
Raptors-Rockets combined for 213, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 99, Rockets 114
213
Clippers-BucksClippers 91, Bucks 112
203
Cavs-BlazersCavs 83, Blazers 103
186
Pistons-HeatPistons 85, Heat 93
178
MIA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 85, Heat 93
+8 MIA
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 99, Rockets 114
+15 HOU
Cavs-BlazersCavs 83, Blazers 103
+20 POR
Clippers-BucksClippers 91, Bucks 112
+21 MIL
Maurice Taylor shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Maurice TaylorHOU · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
WellsPOR · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
CassellMIL · 20 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
OakleyTOR · 16 PTS, 5 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 85Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2021261885
Heat2823192393
The story
Anthony Mason's 23 points and 18 rebounds carried Miami past Detroit, 93-85

For Detroit, Jerry Stackhouse had 28 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-20, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+10+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Blazers
Cavs 83Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2028191683
Blazers27272425103
The story
Portland beat Cleveland 103-83 behind 22 points from Bonzi Wells

Andre Miller paced Cleveland: 14 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+6+11+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bucks
Clippers 91Bucks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2218302191
Bucks27274216112
The story
Sam Cassell had 20 points and 14 assists as Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 112-91

Quentin Richardson led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Bucks won the third 42-30, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +5+14+26+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 32

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 25, 18, 28, 17, 18, 12, 20, 32Bucks-Clippers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 10, 26, 31, 19, 20, 35, 22, 29Bucks-Clippers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 34, 35, 25, 33, 46, 34, 23, 35, 41, 28Pistons-Heat · L
29.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 14, 21, 14, 27, 16, 13, 15, 26Rockets-Raptors · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 10, 16, 12, 10, 6, 14, 15, 24Rockets-Raptors · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 14, 18, 10, 24, 7, 24, 19, 23Heat-Pistons · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 18 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+6.9 16.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Jason TerryATL+6.3 24.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 27.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+5.9 16.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Gary PaytonSEA−5.2 17.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
Rasheed WallacePOR−5.2 14.5 last 10 · 19.7 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.9 17.1 last 10 · 22.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.3 8.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.1 15.3 last 10 · 19.4 season