FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 1, 2002Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Blazers97
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +15
On this day · 2000–01Jan 1, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Cuttino Mobley (Rockets-Wolves), 30 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Clippers

Portland's skid reaches five

Elton Brand goes for 16 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+14+9+15LAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2624291897
Clippers32322424112
Who led
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 15, 12, 13, 16, 8, 20, 23, 23LAC23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 5, 11, 16, 20, 12, 10, 18, 19LAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 14, 8, 17, 27, 10, 22, 19, 25POR25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 23, 18, 9, 13, 15, 18, 19, 18POR18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 97Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2624291897
Clippers32322424112
The story
Jeff McInnis had 23 points and 9 assists as Los Angeles beat Portland 112-97

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the second 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+14+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg20.2Today

20 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 0 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Damon Stoudamire leads the day with 25

Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 14, 8, 17, 27, 10, 22, 19, 25Blazers-Clippers · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 15, 12, 13, 16, 8, 20, 23, 23Clippers-Blazers · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 5, 11, 16, 20, 12, 10, 18, 19Clippers-Blazers · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 23, 18, 9, 13, 15, 18, 19, 18Blazers-Clippers · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 11, 14, 8, 8, 3, 4, 15, 17Clippers-Blazers · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 5, 10, 21, 26, 26, 16, 24, 16Clippers-Blazers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Steve NashDAL+5.1 24.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.1 24.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Voshon LenardDEN+4.9 15.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.2 14.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tim DuncanSAS+4.1 29.7 last 10 · 25.6 season
Cold
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.8 12.0 last 10 · 16.8 season
Clifford RobinsonDET−4.6 10.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.5 13.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.0 13.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
LaPhonso EllisMIA−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season