FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 7, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MIN (vs DET) and SEA (vs CHI).

Final · Box score
Nuggets80
Hornets94
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH +15; Q3 CHH +12; Q4 CHH +14
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Cavs72
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +26
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Sixers116
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Magic98
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Wolves109
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Bulls88
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +11
On this day · 2000–01Jan 7, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Grizzlies-Bucks), 38 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Bulls

Seattle gets past Chicago

Marcus Camby goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+9+12SEA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics20272528100
Bulls2521172588
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 27, 20, 20, 43, 18, 13, 24, 26SEA26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 19, 16, 18, 10, 21, 7, 6, 13SEA13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 14, 13, 14, 15, 29, 8, 23, 26CHI26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 22, 19, 15, 20, 14, 25, 29, 16CHI16 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Cleveland by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

ORL over BOS11SAS over NYK11SEA over CHI12CHH over DEN14MIN over DET16PHI over LAC24POR over CLE26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Clippers-Sixers combined for 208, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SixersClippers 92, Sixers 116
208
Pistons-WolvesPistons 93, Wolves 109
202
Sonics-BullsSonics 100, Bulls 88
188
Celtics-MagicCeltics 87, Magic 98
185
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 80, Hornets 94
174
Blazers-CavsBlazers 98, Cavs 72
170
Knicks-SpursKnicks 79, Spurs 90
169
ORL won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 87, Magic 98
+11 ORL
Knicks-SpursKnicks 79, Spurs 90
+11 SAS
Sonics-BullsSonics 100, Bulls 88
+12 SEA
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 80, Hornets 94
+14 CHH
Pistons-WolvesPistons 93, Wolves 109
+16 MIN
Clippers-SixersClippers 92, Sixers 116
+24 PHI
Blazers-CavsBlazers 98, Cavs 72
+26 POR
MIN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-WolvesMIN won · Pistons 93, Wolves 109
5 pts
Sonics-BullsSEA won · Sonics 100, Bulls 88
5 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 87, Magic 98
3 pts
Dale Davis shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dale DavisPOR · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
WilliamsonDET · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PeelerMIN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
World PeaceCHI · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Clifford RobinsonDET · 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 79Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1720202279
Spurs2123222490
The story
Tim Duncan's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past New York, 90-79

For New York, Allan Houston had 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 21-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+7+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hornets
Nuggets 80Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2415212080
Hornets2727182294
The story
Charlotte beat Denver 94-80 behind 21 points and 18 rebounds from Elden Campbell

Nick Van Exel paced Denver: 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 27-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +3+15+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 92Sixers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1622262892
Sixers26273033116
The story
Matt Harpring had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 116-92

Quentin Richardson led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the first 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +10+15+19+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 30

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 31, 23, 38, 21, 29, 22, 18, 30Sixers-Clippers · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 20, 9, 14, 13, 15, 18, 19, 27Magic-Celtics · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 14, 13, 14, 15, 29, 8, 23, 26Bulls-Sonics · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 27, 20, 20, 43, 18, 13, 24, 26Sonics-Bulls · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 11, 13, 27, 33, 24, 25, 0, 24Nuggets-Hornets · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 18, 16, 13, 24, 13, 29, 29, 24Pistons-Wolves · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+6.3 13.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.7 23.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.7 15.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+4.5 14.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Samaki WalkerLAL+4.3 11.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−5.4 12.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.1 10.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
LaPhonso EllisMIA−4.6 3.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−3.9 13.5 last 10 · 17.4 season