FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 27, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIA by 17 after the first quarter and won 100–96.

Final · Box score
Wizards81
Pacers108
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +27; Q4 IND +27
Final · Box score
Heat96
Hawks100
Q1 ATL -17; Q2 ATL -10; Q3 ATL -11; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Nets88
Pistons75
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Bulls74
Mavs89
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Suns84
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Blazers87
Q1 UTA -16; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Sonics101
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +11
On this day · 2000–01Dec 27, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Sixers), 36 points.
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The lead · Heat-Hawks

Jason Terry drops 32 in 17-point comeback win over Miami

Gary Payton goes for 43 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-10-11+4ATL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3523221696
Hawks18302131100
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 23, 16, 27, 2, 22, 22, 24, 32ATL32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 19, 20, 28, 20, 6, 16, 28, 22ATL22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 23, 10, 10, 19, 12, 24, 11, 24MIA24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 6, 8, 12, 6, 4, 9, 8, 16MIA16 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 7 games.

PHX over BOS2ATL over MIA4SEA over LAC11UTA over POR12NJN over DET13DAL over CHI15IND over WAS27Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
The night in charts
Heat-Hawks combined for 196, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HawksHeat 96, Hawks 100
196
Clippers-SonicsClippers 90, Sonics 101
191
Wizards-PacersWizards 81, Pacers 108
189
Jazz-BlazersJazz 99, Blazers 87
186
Celtics-SunsCeltics 82, Suns 84
166
Nets-PistonsNets 88, Pistons 75
163
Bulls-MavsBulls 74, Mavs 89
163
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SunsCeltics 82, Suns 84
+2 PHX
Heat-HawksHeat 96, Hawks 100
+4 ATL
Clippers-SonicsClippers 90, Sonics 101
+11 SEA
Jazz-BlazersJazz 99, Blazers 87
+12 UTA
Nets-PistonsNets 88, Pistons 75
+13 NJN
Bulls-MavsBulls 74, Mavs 89
+15 DAL
Wizards-PacersWizards 81, Pacers 108
+27 IND
ATL erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 96, Hawks 100
17 pts
Jazz-BlazersUTA won · Jazz 99, Blazers 87
16 pts
Celtics-SunsPHX won · Celtics 82, Suns 84
7 pts
Clippers-SonicsSEA won · Clippers 90, Sonics 101
2 pts
Kenyon Martin shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinNJN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
RogersIND · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ZoMIA · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
PaytonSEA · 43 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
67% (18-27)
StocktonUTA · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Suns
Celtics 82Suns 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2226151982
Suns2417202384
The story
Shawn Marion's 30 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past Boston, 84-82

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 11-24 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 20-15.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2−7−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anfernee Hardaway was the fantasy play: 56.4 FPTS on 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 96Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3523221696
Hawks18302131100
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Miami 100-96

Eddie Jones led Miami with 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 6-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 31-16.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −17−10−11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Sonics
Clippers 90Sonics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2425162590
Sonics23242034101
The story
Seattle beat Los Angeles 101-90 behind 16 points from Rashard Lewis

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −1−2+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
41.9Season avg31.0Last 3

31.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 41.9 in 28 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 43

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 21, 29, 14, 26, 27, 20, 20, 43Sonics-Clippers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 38, 30, 24, 25, 36, 20, 28, 33Celtics-Suns · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 23, 16, 27, 2, 22, 22, 24, 32Hawks-Heat · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 21, 16, 10, 21, 16, 20, 12, 30Suns-Celtics · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 20, 10, 14, 10, 10, 11, 4, 26Pacers-Wizards · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 21, 17, 8, 4, 17, 4, 6, 25Clippers-Sonics · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Voshon LenardDEN+5.4 15.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.2 24.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Tim HardawayDAL+4.7 13.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jason TerryATL+4.4 21.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+3.9 14.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonDET−4.6 11.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−4.6 19.1 last 10 · 23.7 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.6 13.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−3.3 14.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Vlade DivacSAC−3.3 9.0 last 10 · 12.3 season