FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 31, 2001Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Pacers by 10 at halftime and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Bucks83
Bulls90
Q1 Bulls -3; Q2 Bulls -6; Q3 Bulls +2; Q4 Bulls +7
Final · Box score
Heat89
Pacers87
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat -10; Q3 Heat -2; Q4 Heat +2
Final · Box score
Nets76
Wizards98
Q1 Wizards -6; Q2 Wizards +3; Q3 Wizards +12; Q4 Wizards +22
On this day · 2000–01Dec 31, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Juwan Howard (Wizards-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Heat-Pacers

Miami fights back from 10 down against Indiana

Michael Jordan goes for 45 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-10-2+2Heat AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2511262789
Pacers2026182387
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 19, 12, 24, 11, 24, 12, 15, 29Heat29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 6, 9, 16, 9, 14, 20, 18, 19Heat19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 14, 10, 10, 11, 4, 26, 13, 20Pacers20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jonathan BenderPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 2, 2, 11, 6, 2, 5, 4, 20Pacers20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bucks-Bulls

Chicago upsets Milwaukee

Chicago (5–23) beat Milwaukee (18–9) 90–83. Ron Mercer led Chicago with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Heat over Pacers2Bulls over Bucks7Wizards over Nets22Final margin, points. Pink = Bulls over Bucks.
The night in charts
Heat-Pacers combined for 176, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-PacersHeat 89, Pacers 87
176
Nets-WizardsNets 76, Wizards 98
174
Bucks-BullsBucks 83, Bulls 90
173
Heat won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-PacersHeat 89, Pacers 87
+2 Heat
Bucks-BullsBucks 83, Bulls 90
+7 Bulls
Nets-WizardsNets 76, Wizards 98
+22 Wizards
Heat erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PacersHeat won · Heat 89, Pacers 87
10 pts
Nets-WizardsWizards won · Nets 76, Wizards 98
6 pts
Bucks-BullsBulls won · Bucks 83, Bulls 90
6 pts
Eddie Jones shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesHeat · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
65% (11-17)
ZoHeat · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
FizerBulls · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
KittlesNets · 14 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Popeye JonesWizards · 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 89Pacers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2511262789
Pacers2026182387
The story
Eddie Jones had 29 points as Miami beat Indiana 89-87

Jalen Rose led Indiana with 20 PTS, 3 REB 29 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 11-17 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Heat took the third 26-18.

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

Al Harrington led the game in fantasy with 45.9 FPTS (8 PTS, 7 REB)

Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 83Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1924231783
Bulls1621312290
The story
Chicago beat Milwaukee 90-83 behind 15 points from Metta World Peace

Tim Thomas paced Milwaukee: 19 PTS, 5 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 5-8 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −3−6+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sam Cassell topped the game at 44.4 FPTS: 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB

Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 76Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2516211476
Wizards1925302498
The story
Chris Whitney's 14 points carried Washington past New Jersey, 98-76

For New Jersey, Kenyon Martin had 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-14, was where the Wizards built it.

Wizards lead by quarter
300 −6+3+12+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.7Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.7 in 28 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 45

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 21, 23, 12, 26, 28, 6, 51, 45Wizards-Nets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 19, 12, 24, 11, 24, 12, 15, 29Heat-Pacers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 20, 12, 28, 33, 12, 29, 15, 28Bucks-Bulls · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 15, 23, 14, 12, 22, 19, 15, 20Bulls-Bucks · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 14, 10, 10, 11, 4, 26, 13, 20Pacers-Heat · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jonathan BenderPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 2, 2, 11, 6, 2, 5, 4, 20Pacers-Heat · L
4.6 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Steve NashMavs+5.1 24.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cuttino MobleyRockets+5.1 24.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Voshon LenardNuggets+4.9 15.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jason RichardsonWarriors+4.2 14.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tim DuncanSpurs+4.1 29.7 last 10 · 25.6 season
Cold
Bonzi WellsBlazers−4.9 12.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Clifford RobinsonPistons−4.6 10.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jalen RosePacers−4.5 13.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Donyell MarshallJazz−4.0 13.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
LaPhonso EllisHeat−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season