FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 4, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed UTA by 11 at halftime and won 93–86.

Final · Box score
Cavs91
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Wizards89
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Heat89
Celtics66
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Magic109
Nets96
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Grizzlies109
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Wolves93
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Spurs82
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Nuggets80
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Sonics77
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Suns86
Lakers118
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +32
On this day · 2000–01Jan 4, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Rockets), 46 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Wolves

Wally Szczerbiak scores 37, Minnesota rallies past Utah

Raef LaFrentz goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-11-5+7MIN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2134121986
Wolves2519183193
Who led
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 13, 14, 19, 16, 31, 27, 15, 37MIN37 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 29, 20, 14, 22, 19, 27, 22, 19MIN19 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 21, 28, 22, 31, 17, 19, 20, 15UTA15 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 3, 10, 12, 15, 12, 20, 10, 13UTA13 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Magic-Nets

Orlando handles New Jersey by 13

The Magic won the first quarter 35–30. Final: 109–96. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over DEN2ATL over MEM4WAS over CHI6MIN over UTA7TOR over CLE10IND over SAS10PHI over SEA10ORL over NJN13MIA over BOS23LAL over PHX32Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over NJN.
The night in charts
Hawks-Grizzlies combined for 222, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 113, Grizzlies 109
222
Magic-NetsMagic 109, Nets 96
205
Suns-LakersSuns 86, Lakers 118
204
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 91, Raptors 101
192
Jazz-WolvesJazz 86, Wolves 93
179
Pacers-SpursPacers 92, Spurs 82
174
Bulls-WizardsBulls 83, Wizards 89
172
Sixers-SonicsSixers 87, Sonics 77
164
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 82, Nuggets 80
162
Heat-CelticsHeat 89, Celtics 66
155
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 82, Nuggets 80
+2 LAC
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 113, Grizzlies 109
+4 ATL
Bulls-WizardsBulls 83, Wizards 89
+6 WAS
Jazz-WolvesJazz 86, Wolves 93
+7 MIN
Sixers-SonicsSixers 87, Sonics 77
+10 PHI
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 91, Raptors 101
+10 TOR
Pacers-SpursPacers 92, Spurs 82
+10 IND
Magic-NetsMagic 109, Nets 96
+13 ORL
Heat-CelticsHeat 89, Celtics 66
+23 MIA
Suns-LakersSuns 86, Lakers 118
+32 LAL
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WolvesMIN won · Jazz 86, Wolves 93
11 pts
Magic-NetsORL won · Magic 109, Nets 96
5 pts
Hawks-GrizzliesATL won · Hawks 113, Grizzlies 109
4 pts
Brian Grant shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brian GrantMIA · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ShaqLAL · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
SwiftMEM · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DerMarr JohnsonATL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 82Nuggets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2223221582
Nuggets2022211780
The story
Lamar Odom had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 82-80

Avery Johnson led Denver with 10 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 12-21 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 22-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +2+3+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Grizzlies
Hawks 113Grizzlies 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks33242828113
Grizzlies32292325109
The story
Atlanta beat Memphis 113-109 behind 20 points and 11 assists from Jason Terry

Shane Battier paced Memphis: 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 11 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1−4+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 86Wolves 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2134121986
Wolves2519183193
The story
Kevin Garnett's 19 points and 15 rebounds carried Minnesota past Utah, 93-86

For Utah, Karl Malone had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 31-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4−11−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.4Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 24.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Wally Szczerbiak leads the day with 37

Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 13, 14, 19, 16, 31, 27, 15, 37Wolves-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 47, 21, 40, 36, 4, 31, 20, 29, 15, 35Magic-Nets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 31, 23, 23, 33, 27, 15, 15, 28, 34Raptors-Cavs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 23, 12, 26, 28, 6, 51, 45, 29Wizards-Bulls · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 6, 10, 33, 18, 12, 5, 5, 28Nuggets-Clippers · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 15, 17, 25, 8, 6, 11, 13, 27Clippers-Nuggets · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 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
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.6 15.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+4.6 14.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−5.4 12.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Clifford RobinsonDET−5.0 9.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
LaPhonso EllisMIA−4.3 4.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−3.7 13.5 last 10 · 17.2 season