FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 18, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed ORL by 22 after the first quarter and won 115–106.

Final · Box score
Hawks76
Pacers84
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +8
Final · OT · Box score
Magic106
Mavs115
Q1 DAL -22; Q2 DAL -10; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Heat74
Blazers85
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Pistons116
Bulls110
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Warriors104
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Clippers79
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +3
On this day · 1999–00Jan 18, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Clippers), 30 points.
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The lead · Magic-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki drops 38 in 22-point comeback win over Orlando

Antawn Jamison goes for 43 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-22-10-50+9DAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic371718277106
Mavs1529233216115
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 22, 28, 23, 15, 28, 27, 38DAL38 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 25, 30, 26, 30, 27, 24, 14, 21DAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 17, 36, 30, 25, 36, 27, 28, 34ORL34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 17, 15, 10, 13, 20, 11, 32, 19ORL19 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
The night in charts
Pistons-Bulls combined for 226, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BullsPistons 116, Bulls 110
226
Magic-MavsMagic 106, Mavs 115
221
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 112, Warriors 104
216
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 82, Clippers 79
161
Hawks-PacersHawks 76, Pacers 84
160
Heat-BlazersHeat 74, Blazers 85
159
BOS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 82, Clippers 79
+3 BOS
Pistons-BullsPistons 116, Bulls 110
+6 DET
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 112, Warriors 104
+8 HOU
Hawks-PacersHawks 76, Pacers 84
+8 IND
Magic-MavsMagic 106, Mavs 115
+9 DAL
Heat-BlazersHeat 74, Blazers 85
+11 POR
DAL erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-MavsDAL won · Magic 106, Mavs 115
22 pts
Hawks-PacersIND won · Hawks 76, Pacers 84
3 pts
Joe Smith shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithDET · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WellsPOR · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MercerCHI · 33 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
65% (15-23)
BrandCHI · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
64% (9-14)
Walt WilliamsHOU · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 82Clippers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2418162482
Clippers1614262379
The story
Antoine Walker's a 29-11-10 triple-double carried Boston past Los Angeles, 82-79

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 12-27 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-16, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8+12+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce was the fantasy play: 61.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 112Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27283027112
Warriors25291931104
The story
Houston beat Golden State 112-104 behind 41 points from Cuttino Mobley

Bob Sura paced Golden State: 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 41 PTS, 9 REB · 14-26 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+1+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Mavs
Magic 106Mavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic371718277106
Mavs1529233216115
The story
Michael Finley had 21 points as Dallas beat Orlando 115-106 in OT

Darrell Armstrong led Orlando with 19 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 22 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 29-17.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −22−10−50+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg39.5Today

39 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Pacers

Indiana makes it three straight

Indiana beat Atlanta 84–76 and moved to 19–21. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · IND
Lvs SAS77–89W@ SEA91–83L@ POR86–102W@ SAC93–91W@ LAC85–82L@ UTA99–103L@ PHX85–93Wvs MIA87–71Wvs LAC89–74Wvs ATL84–76
Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 43

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 35, 26, 25, 27, 27, 19, 21, 26, 43Warriors-Rockets · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 21, 14, 27, 16, 13, 15, 26, 41Rockets-Warriors · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 22, 28, 23, 15, 28, 27, 38Mavs-Magic · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 33, 46, 34, 23, 35, 41, 28, 36Pistons-Bulls · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 17, 36, 30, 25, 36, 27, 28, 34Magic-Mavs · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 4, 27, 21, 19, 27, 12, 33Bulls-Pistons · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+8.9 16.8 last 10 · 7.9 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 34.3 last 10 · 27.9 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+6.3 17.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jason TerryATL+6.2 24.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Shandon AndersonHOU+6.1 15.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Gary PaytonSEA−5.7 17.2 last 10 · 22.9 season
Rasheed WallacePOR−4.8 14.9 last 10 · 19.7 season
Alan HendersonATL−3.9 9.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−3.9 8.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jim JacksonCLE−3.7 9.3 last 10 · 13.0 season