FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 26, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed ATL by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–99.

Final · Box score
Pistons89
Sixers105
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Hawks99
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -9; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Suns83
Celtics99
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Rockets106
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Sonics107
Warriors105
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Nets101
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 1999–00Jan 26, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Grizzlies-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Hawks

Washington rallies from 9 down to beat Atlanta

Allen Iverson goes for 44 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-9+7WAS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21282334106
Hawks3025261899
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 21, 14, 27, 18, 14, 25, 22, 21WAS21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris WhitneyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 19, 22, 18, 17, 14, 9, 18, 18WAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 27, 17, 18, 32, 17, 16, 8, 31ATL31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Alan HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 8, 12, 2, 8, 4, 6, 12, 22ATL22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 17.

SEA over GSW2WAS over ATL7LAL over NJN12PHI over DET16BOS over PHX16HOU over VAN17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Nets-Lakers combined for 214, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-LakersNets 101, Lakers 113
214
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 107, Warriors 105
212
Wizards-HawksWizards 106, Hawks 99
205
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 89, Rockets 106
195
Pistons-SixersPistons 89, Sixers 105
194
Suns-CelticsSuns 83, Celtics 99
182
SEA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 107, Warriors 105
+2 SEA
Wizards-HawksWizards 106, Hawks 99
+7 WAS
Nets-LakersNets 101, Lakers 113
+12 LAL
Pistons-SixersPistons 89, Sixers 105
+16 PHI
Suns-CelticsSuns 83, Celtics 99
+16 BOS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 89, Rockets 106
+17 HOU
Shaq shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
HakeemHOU · 17 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
LynchPHI · 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BarrySEA · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HendersonATL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Sonics-Warriors
Sonics 107Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics38222819107
Warriors29242725105
The story
Gary Payton had 24 points as Seattle beat Golden State 107-105

Marc Jackson led Golden State with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 38-29, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +9+7+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Larry Hughes led the game in fantasy with 49.8 FPTS (16 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 89Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2120262289
Sixers25331532105
The story
George Lynch's 14 points and 13 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Detroit, 105-89

For Detroit, Joe Smith had 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+17+6+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 89Rockets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2722192189
Rockets27323215106
The story
Houston beat Vancouver 106-89 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Cuttino Mobley

Michael Dickerson paced Vancouver: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 0+10+23+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.6Season avg40.0Last 5

40.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg43.9Today

44 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 44

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 29, 40, 35, 43, 51, 30, 32, 44Sixers-Pistons · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 46, 34, 23, 35, 41, 28, 36, 37, 19, 34Pistons-Sixers · L
30.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 13, 14, 22, 26, 33, 15, 11, 33Nets-Lakers · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 27, 17, 18, 32, 17, 16, 8, 31Hawks-Wizards · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 27, 23, 20, 47, 29, 23, 11, 29Celtics-Suns · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 28, 18, 42, 18, 23, 28, 23, 28Celtics-Suns · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+7.5 15.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+7.3 20.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+7.1 18.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Allen IversonPHI+4.8 33.8 last 10 · 29.0 season
Chris GatlingCLE+4.8 18.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
John AmaechiORL−4.6 4.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Alan HendersonATL−4.1 9.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−3.9 8.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Bryant StithBOS−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Jalen RoseIND−3.3 18.5 last 10 · 21.8 season