FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 24, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHX by 18 at halftime and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Cavs85
Wizards94
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Suns91
Knicks96
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -18; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Heat87
Magic92
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Bucks88
Q1 SEA -8; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +11
Final · Box score
Nets103
Rockets98
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Nuggets97
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz80
Kings113
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +27; Q4 SAC +33
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Blazers120
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +31; Q3 POR +45; Q4 POR +38
On this day · 2000–01Jan 24, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Rockets), 32 points.
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The lead · Suns-Knicks

New York erases 18-point lead, steals one from Phoenix

Michael Jordan goes for 40 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-18-6+5NYK AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3127201391
Knicks2218322496
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 12, 44, 28, 25, 11, 9, 29NYK29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 6, 21, 10, 17, 6, 16, 13, 27NYK27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 8, 12, 12, 11, 4, 6, 14, 28PHX28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 16, 13, 14, 33, 29, 23, 9, 21PHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Memphis by 38, the widest margin of 8 games.

NYK over PHX5ORL over MIA5NJN over HOU5DAL over DEN7WAS over CLE9SEA over MIL11SAC over UTA33POR over MEM38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Blazers combined for 202, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 82, Blazers 120
202
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 104, Nuggets 97
201
Nets-RocketsNets 103, Rockets 98
201
Jazz-KingsJazz 80, Kings 113
193
Sonics-BucksSonics 99, Bucks 88
187
Suns-KnicksSuns 91, Knicks 96
187
Cavs-WizardsCavs 85, Wizards 94
179
Heat-MagicHeat 87, Magic 92
179
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-KnicksSuns 91, Knicks 96
+5 NYK
Heat-MagicHeat 87, Magic 92
+5 ORL
Nets-RocketsNets 103, Rockets 98
+5 NJN
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 104, Nuggets 97
+7 DAL
Cavs-WizardsCavs 85, Wizards 94
+9 WAS
Sonics-BucksSonics 99, Bucks 88
+11 SEA
Jazz-KingsJazz 80, Kings 113
+33 SAC
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 82, Blazers 120
+38 POR
NYK erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KnicksNYK won · Suns 91, Knicks 96
18 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDAL won · Mavs 104, Nuggets 97
8 pts
Sonics-BucksSEA won · Sonics 99, Bucks 88
8 pts
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 87, Magic 92
7 pts
Cavs-WizardsWAS won · Cavs 85, Wizards 94
5 pts
Knight shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnightMEM · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
83% (10-12)
BarrySEA · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
PauMEM · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PennyPHX · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Nets-Rockets
Nets 103Rockets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33222820103
Rockets2719262698
The story
Kenyon Martin had 28 points as New Jersey beat Houston 103-98

Kelvin Cato led Houston with 17 PTS, 10 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 13-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 33-27, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6+9+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis led the game in fantasy with 52.4 FPTS (23 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST)

Final · Suns-Knicks
Suns 91Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3127201391
Knicks2218322496
The story
Allan Houston's 29 points carried New York past Phoenix, 96-91

For Phoenix, Stephon Marbury had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 18 going into the third, then won it 32-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −9−18−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 85Wizards 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2822171885
Wizards2325291794
The story
Washington beat Cleveland 94-85 behind 15 points from Chris Whitney

Jumaine Jones paced Cleveland: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 5-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −5−2+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg18.2Last 3

18.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Cuttino Mobley leads the day with 41

Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 13, 25, 22, 21, 16, 26, 35, 41Rockets-Nets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high41 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 22, 35, 20, 10, 16, 29, 30, 40Wizards-Cavs · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 7, 4, 9, 9, 7, 10, 9, 29Sonics-Bucks · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 12, 44, 28, 25, 11, 9, 29Knicks-Suns · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 24, 23, 20, 26, 17, 18, 24, 29Bucks-Sonics · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 3, 28, 10, 25, 23, 27, 20, 28Heat-Magic · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.7 17.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Pau GasolMEM+5.3 22.3 last 10 · 17.0 season
Eddie GriffinHOU+5.2 13.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Horace GrantORL+5.0 12.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Jerry StackhouseDET+4.8 28.5 last 10 · 23.7 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−4.9 10.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tracy McGradyORL−4.8 19.7 last 10 · 24.5 season
Trenton HassellCHI−4.7 3.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.7 7.6 last 10 · 12.3 season