FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 1, 2003Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed ATL by 3 after the first quarter and won 107–73.

Final · Box score
Heat107
Hawks73
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +34
Final · Box score
Raptors75
Knicks95
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +20
On this day · 2001–02Jan 1, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Damon Stoudamire (Blazers-Clippers), 25 points.
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The lead · Heat-Hawks

Miami routs Atlanta by 34

Kurt Thomas goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+13+23+34MIA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat22332824107
Hawks2517181373
Who led
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 18, 14, 25, 11, 14, 10, 21, 25MIA25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 32, 21, 17, 22, 18, 28, 23, 20MIA20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 9, 10, 12, 25, 15, 22, 9, 17ATL17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 20, 20, 28, 19, 27, 18, 16, 12ATL12 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Raptors-Knicks

New York rolls past Toronto, 95–75

The Raptors were held to 13 points in the fourth quarter. Kurt Thomas led New York with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Raptors
Kurt Thomas · NYKAlvin Williams · TORPTS2615REB143AST25Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Heat-Hawks combined for 180, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HawksHeat 107, Hawks 73
180
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 75, Knicks 95
170
NYK won the closest game by 20
Closest finishes
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 75, Knicks 95
+20 NYK
Heat-HawksHeat 107, Hawks 73
+34 MIA
MIA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HawksMIA won · Heat 107, Hawks 73
3 pts
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 75, Knicks 95
1 pt
Butler shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ButlerMIA · 25 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
55% (11-20)
HoustonNYK · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
47% (7-15)
Glenn RobinsonATL · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
42% (5-12)
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 75Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2314251375
Knicks2228222395
The story
Allan Houston had 15 points as New York beat Toronto 95-75

Jelani McCoy led Toronto with 15 REB, 13 PTS 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Knicks took the second 28-14.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+13+10+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 107Hawks 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat22332824107
Hawks2517181373
The story
Caron Butler's 25 points carried Miami past Atlanta, 107-73

For Atlanta, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 33-17.

MIA lead by quarter
400 −3+13+23+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vladimir Stepania was the fantasy play: 47.6 FPTS on 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg18.6Last 3

18.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.8Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Top performances

Kurt Thomas leads the day with 26

Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 12, 17, 16, 16, 8, 6, 2, 26Knicks-Raptors · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 18, 14, 25, 11, 14, 10, 21, 25Heat-Hawks · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 32, 21, 17, 22, 18, 28, 23, 20Heat-Hawks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 9, 10, 12, 25, 15, 22, 9, 17Hawks-Heat · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Vladimir StepaniaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 6, 6, 6, 1, 0, 14, 4, 16Heat-Hawks · W
5.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high16 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 2, 17, 16, 12, 17, 14, 16, 15Raptors-Knicks · L
15.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie JonesMIA+5.9 24.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Quentin RichardsonLAC+4.4 14.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+4.1 16.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.0 16.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+3.9 20.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−4.6 7.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Doug ChristieSAC−3.6 7.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Erick DampierGSW−3.2 5.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Brent BarrySEA−3.0 7.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Aaron McKiePHI−2.7 7.0 last 10 · 9.7 season