FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 3, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 17 at halftime and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Cavs81
Raptors80
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Celtics103
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Grizzlies116
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +25; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Nets100
Heat80
Q1 NJN +16; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +20
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Knicks98
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -17; Q3 NYK -11; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Jazz118
Bucks115
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Magic89
Hornets100
Q1 NOH -8; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +11
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Sonics82
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +12
On this day · 2001–02Jan 3, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Pistons), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Knicks

New York erases 17-point lead, steals one from Indiana

Tim Duncan goes for 37 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-17-11+2NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2929211796
Knicks2219273098
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 12, 13, 14, 21, 16, 12, 3, 25NYK25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 12, 13, 19, 7, 0, 8, 7, 17NYK17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 30, 12, 24, 20, 27, 12, 14, 24IND24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 16, 26, 26, 22, 10, 8, 20, 20IND20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Jersey by 20.

CLE over TOR1NYK over IND2UTA over MIL3SAS over GSW3POR over BOS5MEM over LAC5NOH over ORL11DEN over SEA12NJN over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Jazz-Bucks combined for 233, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BucksJazz 118, Bucks 115
233
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 111, Grizzlies 116
227
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 108, Celtics 103
211
Pacers-KnicksPacers 96, Knicks 98
194
Warriors-SpursWarriors 95, Spurs 98
193
Magic-HornetsMagic 89, Hornets 100
189
Nets-HeatNets 100, Heat 80
180
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 94, Sonics 82
176
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 81, Raptors 80
161
6 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 81, Raptors 80
+1 CLE
Pacers-KnicksPacers 96, Knicks 98
+2 NYK
Warriors-SpursWarriors 95, Spurs 98
+3 SAS
Jazz-BucksJazz 118, Bucks 115
+3 UTA
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 108, Celtics 103
+5 POR
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 111, Grizzlies 116
+5 MEM
Magic-HornetsMagic 89, Hornets 100
+11 NOH
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 94, Sonics 82
+12 DEN
Nets-HeatNets 100, Heat 80
+20 NJN
NYK erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-KnicksNYK won · Pacers 96, Knicks 98
17 pts
Magic-HornetsNOH won · Magic 89, Hornets 100
8 pts
Nuggets-SonicsDEN won · Nuggets 94, Sonics 82
8 pts
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 95, Spurs 98
3 pts
Stockton shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
78% (14-18)
Tim ThomasMIL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
JeffersonNJN · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
P.J. BrownNOH · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 81Raptors 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2621151981
Raptors2421161980
The story
Cleveland beat Toronto 81-80 behind 29 points from Ricky Davis

Jerome Williams paced Toronto: 18 REB, 3 PTS 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 11-26 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+2+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 96Knicks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2929211796
Knicks2219273098
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 25 points as New York beat Indiana 98-96

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 30-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−17−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 95Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2024262595
Spurs2719213198
The story
Antawn Jamison had 37 points, but San Antonio won 98-95

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 37 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 14-25 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+2−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg23.2Last 3

23.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg29.8Today

30 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 36, 21, 11, 46, 35, 25, 32, 40Magic-Hornets · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 23, 18, 29, 27, 28, 31, 35, 37Spurs-Warriors · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 19, 35, 21, 20, 7, 28, 22, 37Warriors-Spurs · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 30, 8, 2, 11, 18, 7, 17, 34Clippers-Grizzlies · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 19, 13, 23, 21, 16, 9, 33, 31Celtics-Blazers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 17, 18, 5, 2, 5, 18, 17, 31Grizzlies-Clippers · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.0 17.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS+4.7 27.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
Eddie JonesMIA+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+4.5 20.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+4.4 17.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−4.6 7.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Doug ChristieSAC−3.6 7.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Allan HoustonNYK−3.3 18.6 last 10 · 21.9 season
Stephon MarburyPHX−3.1 16.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Allen IversonPHI−3.1 23.8 last 10 · 26.9 season