FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 27, 2001Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed NJN by 8 at halftime and won 106–97.

Final · Box score
Spurs99
Jazz86
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Bulls80
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Wolves93
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Heat81
Magic59
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Hornets97
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Cavs90
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Suns82
Wizards89
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons108
Bucks103
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Nets97
Sonics106
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA -8; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Kings101
Clippers89
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +12
On this day · 1999–00Jan 27, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Nets-Grizzlies), 42 points.
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The lead · Nets-Sonics

Seattle climbs back to beat New Jersey

Tim Duncan goes for 33 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8+6+9SEA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2532192197
Sonics24253324106
Who led
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 19, 19, 23, 21, 19, 18, 15, 21SEA21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 11, 4, 0, 4, 4, 11, 10, 18SEA18 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 14, 22, 26, 33, 15, 11, 33, 29NJN29 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 19, 16, 10, 16, 16, 13, 6, 17NJN17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Hornets

Houston handles Charlotte by 13

The Rockets won the second quarter 32–11. Final: 110–97. Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over DAL2DET over MIL5WAS over PHX7SEA over NJN9TOR over CHI10ATL over CLE11SAC over LAC12SAS over UTA13MIN over POR13HOU over CHH13MIA over ORL22Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over CHH.
The night in charts
Pistons-Bucks combined for 211, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BucksPistons 108, Bucks 103
211
Rockets-HornetsRockets 110, Hornets 97
207
Nets-SonicsNets 97, Sonics 106
203
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 100, Nuggets 102
202
Hawks-CavsHawks 101, Cavs 90
191
Kings-ClippersKings 101, Clippers 89
190
Spurs-JazzSpurs 99, Jazz 86
185
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 80, Wolves 93
173
Suns-WizardsSuns 82, Wizards 89
171
Raptors-BullsRaptors 90, Bulls 80
170
Heat-MagicHeat 81, Magic 59
140
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 100, Nuggets 102
+2 DEN
Pistons-BucksPistons 108, Bucks 103
+5 DET
Suns-WizardsSuns 82, Wizards 89
+7 WAS
Nets-SonicsNets 97, Sonics 106
+9 SEA
Raptors-BullsRaptors 90, Bulls 80
+10 TOR
Hawks-CavsHawks 101, Cavs 90
+11 ATL
Kings-ClippersKings 101, Clippers 89
+12 SAC
Spurs-JazzSpurs 99, Jazz 86
+13 SAS
Rockets-HornetsRockets 110, Hornets 97
+13 HOU
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 80, Wolves 93
+13 MIN
Heat-MagicHeat 81, Magic 59
+22 MIA
SEA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SonicsSEA won · Nets 97, Sonics 106
8 pts
Rockets-HornetsHOU won · Rockets 110, Hornets 97
7 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDEN won · Mavs 100, Nuggets 102
5 pts
Suns-WizardsWAS won · Suns 82, Wizards 89
4 pts
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 81, Magic 59
3 pts
Maurice Taylor shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Maurice TaylorHOU · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
PattersonSEA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
EllisMIN · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
WebberSAC · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
71% (15-21)
McLeodATL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 100Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22361626100
Nuggets32212821102
The story
Antonio McDyess had 19 rebounds and 11 points as Denver beat Dallas 102-100

Michael Finley led Dallas with 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 REB, 11 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 28-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10−5+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki led the game in fantasy with 56.8 FPTS (21 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 108Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27282330108
Bucks22292230103
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 32 points carried Detroit past Milwaukee, 108-103

For Milwaukee, Ray Allen had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-22, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+4+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sam Cassell was the fantasy play: 58.3 FPTS on 16 AST, 13 PTS, 4 REB

Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 99Jazz 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2925212499
Jazz1626202486
The story
San Antonio beat Utah 99-86 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Terry Porter

Donyell Marshall paced Utah: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +13+12+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg19.2Last 3

19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 34

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 20, 35, 22, 29, 20, 26, 21, 34Bucks-Pistons · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 31, 34, 30, 34, 25, 25, 23, 33Kings-Clippers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 20, 29, 14, 22, 29, 23, 36, 33Spurs-Jazz · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 35, 41, 28, 36, 37, 19, 34, 32Pistons-Bucks · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 24, 14, 21, 23, 27, 20, 32Mavs-Nuggets · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 14, 22, 26, 33, 15, 11, 33, 29Nets-Sonics · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+7.6 16.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+7.4 20.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+7.2 18.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+4.9 12.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
Allen IversonPHI+4.8 33.8 last 10 · 29.0 season
Cold
John AmaechiORL−4.5 4.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Rod StricklandWAS−3.9 8.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−3.9 8.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−3.9 7.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bryant StithBOS−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season