FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 18, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SEA by 13 at halftime and won 96–90.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Pacers93
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Nets77
Raptors89
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Celtics101
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Magic110
Bucks115
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -10; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Sonics90
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -13; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +6
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves100
Suns103
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Kings121
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +24
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Clippers109
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2000–01Jan 18, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Rockets), 43 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of a 13-point hole against Seattle

Paul Pierce goes for 38 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-13+8+6DEN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2521152990
Nuggets1914362796
Who led
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 6, 9, 7, 10, 20, 7, 9, 27DEN27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ryan BowenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 8, 4, 4, 10, 4, 5, 8, 18DEN18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 43, 18, 13, 24, 26, 25, 24, 21, 25SEA25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 15, 19, 12, 30, 27, 9, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Golden State by 24.

DET over IND3HOU over BOS3PHX over MIN3MIL over ORL5DEN over SEA6LAC over CLE6TOR over NJN12SAC over GSW24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Magic-Bucks combined for 225, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BucksMagic 110, Bucks 115
225
Warriors-KingsWarriors 97, Kings 121
218
Cavs-ClippersCavs 103, Clippers 109
212
Rockets-CelticsRockets 104, Celtics 101
205
Wolves-SunsWolves 100, Suns 103
203
Pistons-PacersPistons 96, Pacers 93
189
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 90, Nuggets 96
186
Nets-RaptorsNets 77, Raptors 89
166
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-CelticsRockets 104, Celtics 101
+3 HOU
Pistons-PacersPistons 96, Pacers 93
+3 DET
Wolves-SunsWolves 100, Suns 103
+3 PHX
Magic-BucksMagic 110, Bucks 115
+5 MIL
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 90, Nuggets 96
+6 DEN
Cavs-ClippersCavs 103, Clippers 109
+6 LAC
Nets-RaptorsNets 77, Raptors 89
+12 TOR
Warriors-KingsWarriors 97, Kings 121
+24 SAC
DEN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-NuggetsDEN won · Sonics 90, Nuggets 96
13 pts
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 110, Bucks 115
10 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 77, Raptors 89
4 pts
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 100, Suns 103
2 pts
Rose shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseIND · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BrandLAC · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
WebberSAC · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
MarionPHX · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
RichardsonLAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 100Suns 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves272120257100
Suns2532181810103
The story
Stephon Marbury had 23 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat Minnesota 103-100 in OT

Chauncey Billups led Minnesota with 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 7-28 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Suns took the second 32-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2+9+70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 53.8 FPTS (32 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Rockets-Celtics
Rockets 104Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25252925104
Celtics22222631101
The story
Steve Francis' a 26-15-10 triple-double carried Houston past Boston, 104-101

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+6+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 90Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2521152990
Nuggets1914362796
The story
Denver beat Seattle 96-90 behind 27 points from Voshon Lenard

Rashard Lewis paced Seattle: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-15 third quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−13+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.1Season avg26.2Last 3

26.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 38

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 20, 28, 20, 31, 16, 31, 30, 38Celtics-Rockets · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 19, 22, 23, 29, 32, 31, 18, 32Wolves-Suns · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 29, 29, 24, 27, 21, 27, 38, 32Pistons-Pacers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 7, 7, 4, 38, 18, 26, 17, 31Pacers-Pistons · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 24, 29, 13, 27, 37, 23, 36, 28Bucks-Magic · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 6, 9, 7, 10, 20, 7, 9, 27Nuggets-Sonics · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+6.1 14.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Tim ThomasMIL+5.0 19.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+4.9 16.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Allan HoustonNYK+4.9 25.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Horace GrantORL+4.8 12.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayPHX−7.0 7.9 last 10 · 14.9 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.8 7.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Elton BrandLAC−4.1 14.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.1 12.8 last 10 · 16.9 season