FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 1, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DET by 8 at halftime and won 85–83.

Final · Box score
Knicks87
Pacers92
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Wizards97
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +7
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves98
Celtics95
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Heat88
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Magic85
Pistons83
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Grizzlies85
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Hornets73
Rockets72
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +1
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Suns104
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Kings132
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +30; Q4 SAC +36
On this day · 2000–01Feb 1, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (Suns-Blazers), 42 points.
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The lead · Magic-Pistons

Orlando fights back from 8 down against Detroit

Michael Jordan goes for 28 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8+2+2ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2217262085
Pistons2423162083
Who led
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 15, 25, 16, 5, 12, 8, 13, 18ORL18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 26, 22, 25, 9, 17, 27, 22, 12ORL12 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 32, 28, 19, 40, 14, 24, 32, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 9, 14, 4, 7, 20, 8, 12, 15DET15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 228, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 96, Kings 132
228
Warriors-SunsWarriors 98, Suns 104
202
Wolves-CelticsWolves 98, Celtics 95
193
Hawks-WizardsHawks 90, Wizards 97
187
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 100, Grizzlies 85
185
Knicks-PacersKnicks 87, Pacers 92
179
Spurs-HeatSpurs 83, Heat 88
171
Magic-PistonsMagic 85, Pistons 83
168
Hornets-RocketsHornets 73, Rockets 72
145
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-RocketsHornets 73, Rockets 72
+1 CHH
Magic-PistonsMagic 85, Pistons 83
+2 ORL
Wolves-CelticsWolves 98, Celtics 95
+3 MIN
Knicks-PacersKnicks 87, Pacers 92
+5 IND
Spurs-HeatSpurs 83, Heat 88
+5 MIA
Warriors-SunsWarriors 98, Suns 104
+6 PHX
Hawks-WizardsHawks 90, Wizards 97
+7 WAS
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 100, Grizzlies 85
+15 LAL
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 96, Kings 132
+36 SAC
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 85, Pistons 83
8 pts
Wolves-CelticsMIN won · Wolves 98, Celtics 95
5 pts
Spurs-HeatMIA won · Spurs 83, Heat 88
4 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 100, Grizzlies 85
2 pts
Peja shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaSAC · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
AlexanderWAS · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
WebberSAC · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
CampbellCHH · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 73Rockets 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2218181573
Rockets1520152272
The story
Charlotte beat Houston 73-72 behind 21 points from Elden Campbell

Cuttino Mobley paced Houston: 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 22-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +7+5+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddie Griffin topped the game at 39.7 FPTS: 16 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 98Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves241423241398
Celtics212223191095
The story
Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 15 rebounds as Minnesota beat Boston 98-95 in OT

Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 24-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3−5−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 98Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2024213398
Suns30262127104
The story
Stephon Marbury's 20 points and 10 assists carried Phoenix past Golden State, 104-98

For Golden State, Jason Richardson had 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 5-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+12+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion was the fantasy play: 46.9 FPTS on 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.1Season avg33.4Last 5

33.4 points a game over his last five games, against 25.1 in 42 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Denver by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.

CHH over HOU1ORL over DET2MIN over BOS3IND over NYK5MIA over SAS5PHX over GSW6WAS over ATL7LAL over MEM15SAC over DEN36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 29

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 34, 21, 26, 24, 34, 24, 19, 29Kings-Nuggets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 20, 32, 26, 24, 20, 29, 23, 29Spurs-Heat · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 16, 29, 30, 40, 41, 32, 26, 28Wizards-Hawks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 44, 28, 25, 11, 9, 29, 34, 9, 27Knicks-Pacers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 19, 40, 24, 25, 26, 23, 30, 26Lakers-Grizzlies · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 18, 24, 23, 25, 30, 17, 5, 26Warriors-Suns · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.2 36.3 last 10 · 30.1 season
Erick StricklandBOS+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.7 13.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Horace GrantORL+4.8 12.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+4.5 14.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDEN−6.1 15.6 last 10 · 21.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.9 7.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tracy McGradyORL−4.8 19.4 last 10 · 24.2 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.0 2.8 last 10 · 6.8 season