FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 29, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SEA by 10 at halftime and won 92–86.

Final · Box score
Wolves81
Cavs114
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +27; Q4 CLE +33
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Wizards86
Q1 DET -4; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Lakers127
Hawks93
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +27; Q3 LAL +33; Q4 LAL +34
Final · Box score
Sixers71
Knicks78
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Clippers117
Mavs100
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +17
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Bucks109
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +19
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors96
Rockets100
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Hornets78
Spurs73
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +5
Final · OT · Box score
Heat100
Nuggets94
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Suns91
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Sonics86
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2000–01Jan 29, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Hornets), 31 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sonics

Portland climbs back to beat Seattle

Eddie Jones goes for 37 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10-1+6POR AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2420242492
Sonics2727151786
Who led
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 0, 7, 12, 7, 8, 17, 8, 20POR20 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 14, 18, 16, 12, 13, 34, 2, 19POR19 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 21, 25, 25, 28, 24, 20, 27, 27SEA27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 10, 16, 13, 16, 2, 6, 12, 14SEA14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Lakers rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat Atlanta by 34.

PHX over CHI1DET over WAS3HOU over GSW4CHH over SAS5MIA over DEN6POR over SEA6NYK over PHI7LAC over DAL17MIL over BOS19CLE over MIN33LAL over ATL34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Lakers-Hawks combined for 220, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HawksLakers 127, Hawks 93
220
Clippers-MavsClippers 117, Mavs 100
217
Celtics-BucksCeltics 90, Bucks 109
199
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 96, Rockets 100
196
Wolves-CavsWolves 81, Cavs 114
195
Heat-NuggetsHeat 100, Nuggets 94
194
Bulls-SunsBulls 90, Suns 91
181
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 92, Sonics 86
178
Pistons-WizardsPistons 89, Wizards 86
175
Hornets-SpursHornets 78, Spurs 73
151
Sixers-KnicksSixers 71, Knicks 78
149
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-SunsBulls 90, Suns 91
+1 PHX
Pistons-WizardsPistons 89, Wizards 86
+3 DET
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 96, Rockets 100
+4 HOU
Hornets-SpursHornets 78, Spurs 73
+5 CHH
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 92, Sonics 86
+6 POR
Heat-NuggetsHeat 100, Nuggets 94
+6 MIA
Sixers-KnicksSixers 71, Knicks 78
+7 NYK
Clippers-MavsClippers 117, Mavs 100
+17 LAC
Celtics-BucksCeltics 90, Bucks 109
+19 MIL
Wolves-CavsWolves 81, Cavs 114
+33 CLE
Lakers-HawksLakers 127, Hawks 93
+34 LAL
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SonicsPOR won · Blazers 92, Sonics 86
10 pts
Warriors-RocketsHOU won · Warriors 96, Rockets 100
7 pts
Hornets-SpursCHH won · Hornets 78, Spurs 73
5 pts
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 89, Wizards 86
4 pts
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 117, Mavs 100
3 pts
Dale Davis shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dale DavisPOR · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
ShaqLAL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
PersonCLE · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Popeye JonesWAS · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KobeLAL · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 96Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors232420191096
Rockets2719142614100
The story
Steve Francis' 33 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Golden State, 100-96 in OT

For Golden State, Jason Richardson had 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 33 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 26-19.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4−1−70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 100Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2525152411100
Nuggets23162921594
The story
Brian Grant had 14 rebounds and 11 points as Miami beat Denver 100-94 in OT

Nick Van Exel led Denver with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 14 REB, 11 PTS, 5 AST · 3-10 FG

The swing

The Heat won the second 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+11−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 92Sonics 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2420242492
Sonics2727151786
The story
Portland beat Seattle 92-86 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from Rasheed Wallace

Gary Payton paced Seattle: 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3−10−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.9Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Eddie Jones leads the day with 37

Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 25, 23, 27, 20, 28, 20, 12, 37Heat-Nuggets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 14, 13, 26, 25, 25, 23, 30, 33Rockets-Warriors · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 20, 10, 16, 29, 30, 40, 41, 32Wizards-Pistons · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 56, 29, 28, 15, 27, 27, 20, 32Lakers-Hawks · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 12, 15, 4, 13, 14, 17, 16, 31Clippers-Mavs · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 10, 30, 3, 4, 10, 8, 24, 30Nuggets-Heat · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Pau GasolMEM+6.3 23.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.3 35.2 last 10 · 29.9 season
Erick StricklandBOS+5.2 12.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Eddie GriffinHOU+5.1 13.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Horace GrantORL+4.8 12.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.8 7.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Trenton HassellCHI−4.1 3.5 last 10 · 7.6 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−3.9 18.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
Tracy McGradyORL−3.8 20.7 last 10 · 24.5 season