FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 17, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CHH by 11 after three quarters and won 91–90.

Final · Box score
Bulls88
Sixers99
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Hornets90
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -10; Q3 DAL -11; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Nets108
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +19
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Jazz81
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Spurs91
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +21; Q2 DEN +21; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +24
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Kings111
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Suns89
Sonics80
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 1999–00Jan 17, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Cedric Ceballos (Mavs-Rockets), 39 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Hornets

Dallas rallies from 11 down to beat Charlotte

Antoine Walker goes for 47 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10-11+1DAL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2117272691
Hornets2919281490
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 29, 28, 22, 28, 23, 15, 28, 27DAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 8, 4, 10, 12, 8, 20, 23, 23DAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 27, 11, 19, 12, 17, 21, 11, 22CHH22 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 17, 12, 28, 7, 11, 20, 15, 19CHH19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Suns-Sonics

Phoenix beats Seattle, 89–80

Phoenix led 66–62 after three and won by 9. Rodney Rogers led Phoenix with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over CHH1SAC over BOS5TOR over SAS7MIN over UTA8PHX over SEA9PHI over CHI11NJN over WAS19DEN over VAN24Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over SEA.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nuggets combined for 218, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 97, Nuggets 121
218
Celtics-KingsCeltics 106, Kings 111
217
Wizards-NetsWizards 89, Nets 108
197
Raptors-SpursRaptors 98, Spurs 91
189
Bulls-SixersBulls 88, Sixers 99
187
Mavs-HornetsMavs 91, Hornets 90
181
Wolves-JazzWolves 89, Jazz 81
170
Suns-SonicsSuns 89, Sonics 80
169
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-HornetsMavs 91, Hornets 90
+1 DAL
Celtics-KingsCeltics 106, Kings 111
+5 SAC
Raptors-SpursRaptors 98, Spurs 91
+7 TOR
Wolves-JazzWolves 89, Jazz 81
+8 MIN
Suns-SonicsSuns 89, Sonics 80
+9 PHX
Bulls-SixersBulls 88, Sixers 99
+11 PHI
Wizards-NetsWizards 89, Nets 108
+19 NJN
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 97, Nuggets 121
+24 DEN
DAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HornetsDAL won · Mavs 91, Hornets 90
11 pts
Suns-SonicsPHX won · Suns 89, Sonics 80
4 pts
Celtics-KingsSAC won · Celtics 106, Kings 111
2 pts
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 88, Sixers 99
1 pt
Mark Jackson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mark JacksonTOR · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
WebberSAC · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
67% (14-21)
PattersonSEA · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
SwiftVAN · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
AIPHI · 43 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
60% (15-25)
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 91Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2117272691
Hornets2919281490
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points as Dallas beat Charlotte 91-90

David Wesley led Charlotte with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 26-14.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8−10−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Mashburn led the game in fantasy with 46.8 FPTS (22 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST)

Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 106Kings 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27263221106
Kings31272528111
The story
Chris Webber's 30 points carried Sacramento past Boston, 111-106

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 18 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 14-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 28-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 88Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2724231488
Sixers2629222299
The story
Philadelphia beat Chicago 99-88 behind 43 points from Allen Iverson

Michael Ruffin paced Chicago: 14 REB, 4 PTS 43 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 15-25 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 22-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+4+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 63.8 FPTS: 24 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 39 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 47

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 30, 17, 26, 17, 27, 23, 20, 47Celtics-Kings · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high47 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 46, 21, 41, 54, 22, 12, 29, 40, 35, 43Sixers-Bulls · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 2, 51, 21, 30, 24, 31, 34, 30Kings-Celtics · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 7 games: 19, 17, 10, 9, 16, 24, 27Nets-Wizards · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 29, 28, 22, 28, 23, 15, 28, 27Mavs-Hornets · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 46, 25, 33, 23, 24, 18, 25, 40, 22, 27Raptors-Spurs · W
28.3 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+8.9 16.8 last 10 · 7.9 season
Shandon AndersonHOU+6.9 16.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 34.3 last 10 · 27.9 season
Jason TerryATL+6.3 24.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+6.3 17.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Gary PaytonSEA−5.7 17.2 last 10 · 22.9 season
Rasheed WallacePOR−5.2 14.5 last 10 · 19.7 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.9 17.1 last 10 · 22.0 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.1 15.3 last 10 · 19.4 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−3.9 8.5 last 10 · 12.4 season