FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 2, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed PHI by 1 at halftime and won 96–78.

Final · Box score
Wizards107
Bulls82
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +26; Q4 WAS +25
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Suns96
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +18
On this day · 2001–02Jan 2, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Lamond Murray (Cavs-Warriors), 40 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Suns

Phoenix beats Philadelphia, 96–78

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 20 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-1+10+18PHX AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1627201578
Suns2319312396
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 19, 14, 20, 28, 30, 14, 26, 24PHX24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 4, 18, 16, 11, 16, 19, 38, 20PHX20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 9, 6, 11, 0, 10, 12, 6, 20PHI20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 8, 8, 14, 13, 2, 10, 7, 13PHI13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Clippers-Mavs

Dallas never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 102–92. Steve Nash led Dallas with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over LAC10PHX over PHI18WAS over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over LAC.
The night in charts
Clippers-Mavs combined for 194, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MavsClippers 92, Mavs 102
194
Wizards-BullsWizards 107, Bulls 82
189
Sixers-SunsSixers 78, Suns 96
174
DAL won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Clippers-MavsClippers 92, Mavs 102
+10 DAL
Sixers-SunsSixers 78, Suns 96
+18 PHX
Wizards-BullsWizards 107, Bulls 82
+25 WAS
Stackhouse shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StackhouseWAS · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
OdomLAC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
MaggetteLAC · 17 PTS, 8 REB
60% (6-10)
PennyPHX · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Amar'ePHX · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
53% (8-15)
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 92Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1219283392
Mavs23243124102
The story
Steve Nash had 24 points as Dallas beat Los Angeles 102-92

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 23-12, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +11+16+19+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Suns
Sixers 78Suns 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1627201578
Suns2319312396
The story
Shawn Marion's 24 points carried Phoenix past Philadelphia, 96-78

For Philadelphia, Kenny Thomas had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 31-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7−1+10+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amar'e Stoudemire was the fantasy play: 45.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 107Bulls 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards32232725107
Bulls2017192682
The story
Washington beat Chicago 107-82 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Kwame Brown

Marcus Fizer paced Chicago: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 32-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +12+18+26+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jalen Rose topped the game at 41.7 FPTS: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 31 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 30 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 28

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 25, 19, 28, 24, 29, 18, 25, 28Wizards-Bulls · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 20, 18, 28, 16, 22, 24, 32, 26Bulls-Wizards · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 13, 18, 25, 16, 15, 19, 17, 24Mavs-Clippers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 19, 14, 20, 28, 30, 14, 26, 24Suns-Sixers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 9, 6, 11, 0, 10, 12, 6, 20Sixers-Suns · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 4, 18, 16, 11, 16, 19, 38, 20Suns-Sixers · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie JonesMIA+5.9 24.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.0 17.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+4.1 16.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Quentin RichardsonLAC+4.0 13.8 last 10 · 9.8 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
Stephon MarburyPHX−3.1 16.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Allen IversonPHI−3.1 23.8 last 10 · 26.9 season