FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 19, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SEA by 7 after the first quarter and won 98–93.

Final · Box score
Nets86
Sixers97
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Wizards79
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +22
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Hornets98
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Pistons91
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Nuggets91
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Suns95
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Sonics93
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Heat97
Grizzlies86
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Lakers114
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 1999–00Jan 19, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Jazz), 31 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Sonics

Minnesota handles Seattle by 5

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 41 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-7+8+5MIN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2124341998
Sonics2824192293
Who led
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 22, 28, 12, 5, 14, 8, 17, 24MIN24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 21, 19, 20, 12, 17, 10, 19, 21MIN21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 18, 15, 19, 26, 25, 19, 19, 23SEA23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 4, 6, 0, 16, 2, 0, 0, 22SEA22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 215, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 101, Lakers 114
215
Bucks-HornetsBucks 105, Hornets 98
203
Warriors-SunsWarriors 103, Suns 95
198
Wolves-SonicsWolves 98, Sonics 93
191
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 97, Pistons 91
188
Nets-SixersNets 86, Sixers 97
183
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 97, Grizzlies 86
183
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 79, Raptors 101
180
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 88, Nuggets 91
179
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 88, Nuggets 91
+3 DEN
Wolves-SonicsWolves 98, Sonics 93
+5 MIN
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 97, Pistons 91
+6 NYK
Bucks-HornetsBucks 105, Hornets 98
+7 MIL
Warriors-SunsWarriors 103, Suns 95
+8 GSW
Nets-SixersNets 86, Sixers 97
+11 PHI
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 97, Grizzlies 86
+11 MIA
Rockets-LakersRockets 101, Lakers 114
+13 LAL
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 79, Raptors 101
+22 TOR
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SonicsMIN won · Wolves 98, Sonics 93
7 pts
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 101, Lakers 114
4 pts
Warriors-SunsGSW won · Warriors 103, Suns 95
3 pts
Shaq shot 17-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 41 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
74% (17-23)
RogersPHX · 23 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
HarringtonVAN · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
CassellMIL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BufordPHI · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 88Nuggets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1725212588
Nuggets2027192591
The story
Antonio McDyess had 20 points and 16 rebounds as Denver beat Cleveland 91-88

Clar. Weatherspoon led Cleveland with 12 REB, 9 PTS 20 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 20-17, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+5+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 97Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2828212097
Pistons2621232191
The story
New York won 97-91 despite 37 points and 10 assists from Jerry Stackhouse

Glen Rice paced New York: 18 PTS, 3 REB 37 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 10-24 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2+9+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 101Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30232325101
Lakers26333223114
The story
Kobe Bryant's 29 points carried Los Angeles past Houston, 114-101

For Houston, Steve Francis had 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 12-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 33-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+6+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Lakers

Lakers beat Houston by 13

The Lakers won 114–101 in Los Angeles. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 41 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over CLE3MIN over SEA5NYK over DET6MIL over CHH7GSW over PHX8PHI over NJN11MIA over VAN11LAL over HOU13TOR over WAS22Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over HOU.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 41

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 18, 29, 24, 33, 34, 30, 31, 41Lakers-Rockets · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 46, 34, 23, 35, 41, 28, 36, 37Pistons-Knicks · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 27, 25, 24, 19, 13, 12, 31, 34Knicks-Pistons · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 21, 13, 4, 8, 21, 33, 13, 30Suns-Warriors · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 38, 17, 31, 27, 32, 27, 26, 29Lakers-Rockets · W
29.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 17, 24, 22, 23, 21, 12, 10, 27Rockets-Lakers · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+8.4 16.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Shandon AndersonHOU+6.6 16.0 last 10 · 9.4 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
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
Chucky AtkinsDET−3.9 7.8 last 10 · 11.7 season