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Thursday, January 3, 2002Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DET by 4 after three quarters and won 99–97.

Final · Box score
Warriors102
Hornets114
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +16; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +12
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs101
Knicks108
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +2
On this day · 2000–01Jan 3, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Rockets

Steve Francis scores 36, Houston holds off Detroit

Baron Davis posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+9-4+2HOU AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2621311997
Rockets2729182599
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 32, 26, 33, 18, 12, 17, 10, 36HOU36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Eddie GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 4, 8, 25, 24, 19, 2, 17, 19HOU19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 21, 23, 18, 16, 13, 24, 13, 29DET29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 12, 14, 8, 12, 10, 14, 12, 25DET25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Knicks

New York flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Dallas led 64–63 at the break. Tied 94–94 after regulation, New York won the extra time 14–7. Final: 108–101. Marcus Camby led New York with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Mavs
Marcus Camby · NYKDirk Nowitzki · DALPTS2630REB1316AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Warriors-Hornets combined for 216, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 102, Hornets 114
216
Mavs-KnicksMavs 101, Knicks 108
209
Pistons-RocketsPistons 97, Rockets 99
196
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pistons-RocketsPistons 97, Rockets 99
+2 HOU
Mavs-KnicksMavs 101, Knicks 108
+7 NYK
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 102, Hornets 114
+12 CHH
HOU rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-RocketsHOU won · Pistons 97, Rockets 99
4 pts
Mavs-KnicksNYK won · Mavs 101, Knicks 108
1 pt
Traylor shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TraylorCHH · 15 PTS, 6 BLK, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
FrancisHOU · 36 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
RichardsonGSW · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
BucknerDAL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
WilliamsonDET · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
58% (11-19)
Final · Pistons-Rockets
Pistons 97Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2621311997
Rockets2729182599
The story
Eddie Griffin had 19 points as Houston beat Detroit 99-97

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 12 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+9−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 101Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs313313177101
Knicks3726181314108
The story
Marcus Camby's 26 points and 13 rebounds carried New York past Dallas, 108-101 in OT

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 30 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Knicks took it 14-7.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6−1+40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 102Hornets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26222925102
Hornets31332624114
The story
Charlotte beat Golden State 114-102 behind 15 points from Robert Traylor

Bob Sura paced Golden State: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 6 BLK, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +5+16+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.6Season avg28.6Last 3

28.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 36

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 32, 26, 33, 18, 12, 17, 10, 36Rockets-Pistons · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 24, 8, 12, 26, 24, 35, 18, 30Mavs-Knicks · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 21, 23, 18, 16, 13, 24, 13, 29Pistons-Rockets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 18, 19, 25, 19, 15, 7, 14, 28Hornets-Warriors · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 9, 14, 17, 2, 14, 3, 12, 26Knicks-Mavs · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 12, 14, 8, 12, 10, 14, 12, 25Pistons-Rockets · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael ReddMIL+5.5 15.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Eddie GriffinHOU+5.4 12.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.1 24.3 last 10 · 19.2 season
Voshon LenardDEN+4.9 15.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.6 15.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonDET−5.0 9.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.5 13.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−4.1 12.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.0 13.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
LaPhonso EllisMIA−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season