FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 10, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIA by 13 after the first quarter and won 92–85.

Final · Box score
Blazers92
Heat85
Q1 POR -13; Q2 POR -11; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Nets108
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +19
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +22
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Suns96
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Rockets79
Jazz83
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 2000–01Jan 10, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Chris Gatling (Cavs-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Heat

Portland turns it around against Miami

Raef LaFrentz goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-11-6+7POR AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2123212792
Heat3421161485
Who led
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 5, 7, 12, 15, 6, 12, 26, 23POR23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 12, 26, 15, 22, 30, 12, 14, 23POR23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 24, 12, 15, 29, 23, 22, 9, 25MIA25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 14, 20, 18, 19, 14, 21, 26, 16MIA16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Mavs combined for 200, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MavsKnicks 89, Mavs 111
200
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 96
198
Clippers-NetsClippers 89, Nets 108
197
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 91, Nuggets 96
187
Blazers-HeatBlazers 92, Heat 85
177
Rockets-JazzRockets 79, Jazz 83
162
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 79, Jazz 83
+4 UTA
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 91, Nuggets 96
+5 DEN
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 96
+6 MEM
Blazers-HeatBlazers 92, Heat 85
+7 POR
Clippers-NetsClippers 89, Nets 108
+19 NJN
Knicks-MavsKnicks 89, Mavs 111
+22 DAL
POR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 92, Heat 85
13 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 79, Jazz 83
4 pts
Cavs-NuggetsDEN won · Cavs 91, Nuggets 96
2 pts
LaFrentz shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaFrentzDEN · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
67% (12-18)
DirkDAL · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
PauMEM · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
60% (12-20)
Eddie JonesMIA · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
FrancisHOU · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 79Jazz 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets272292179
Jazz2817211783
The story
Utah beat Houston 83-79 behind 30 points and 10 rebounds from Karl Malone

Steve Francis paced Houston: 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 21-9 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1−4+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 91Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2820251891
Nuggets2626202496
The story
Nick Van Exel's 26 points and 11 assists carried Denver past Cleveland, 96-91

For Cleveland, Lamond Murray had 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 10-24 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 26-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2+4−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 102Suns 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29262324102
Suns2226282096
The story
Shane Battier had 15 points as Memphis beat Phoenix 102-96

Anfernee Hardaway led Phoenix with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 6-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +7+7+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Jazz

Utah makes it three straight

Utah beat Houston 83–79 and moved to 19–16. Karl Malone led Utah with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · UTA
L@ ORL90–98L@ BOS92–98W@ NJN104–90Wvs BOS99–86W@ POR99–87Wvs PHI89–81L@ MIN86–93W@ CHI113–111Wvs PHX98–84Wvs HOU83–79
Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 31

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 27, 11, 24, 14, 6, 16, 20, 31Grizzlies-Suns · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 31, 17, 19, 20, 15, 32, 17, 30Jazz-Rockets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 26, 24, 35, 18, 30, 28, 27, 29Mavs-Knicks · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 15, 8, 11, 6, 20, 6, 24, 29Nuggets-Cavs · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 18, 12, 17, 10, 36, 13, 19, 27Rockets-Jazz · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 27, 33, 24, 25, 0, 24, 31, 26Nuggets-Cavs · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+7.6 14.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.7 24.5 last 10 · 18.8 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+4.8 14.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.1 15.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Samaki WalkerLAL+4.1 11.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayPHX−6.5 9.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Jalen RoseIND−6.1 11.2 last 10 · 17.2 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.9 7.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.1 12.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Nazr MohammedATL−4.1 5.3 last 10 · 9.4 season