FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 4, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Sixers83
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Hawks86
Q1 DET +1; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Nets88
Magic83
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +5
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pacers104
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards 0; OT2 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Wolves97
Q1 UTA -13; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Bulls85
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Rockets84
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Kings87
Nuggets76
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Suns107
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +14
On this day · 2001–02Jan 4, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Wally Szczerbiak (Wolves-Jazz), 37 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Wolves

Karl Malone scores 33, Utah rallies past Minnesota

Kobe Bryant goes for 37 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-6+15+8UTA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25253421105
Wolves3818132897
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 17, 31, 14, 20, 24, 19, 33UTA33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 19, 17, 25, 20, 20, 11, 20, 17UTA17 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 23, 24, 27, 27, 25, 20, 22, 26MIN26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 7, 10, 16, 15, 23, 16, 19, 17MIN17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 211, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 104, Wizards 107
211
Jazz-WolvesJazz 105, Wolves 97
202
Lakers-SunsLakers 93, Suns 107
200
Sixers-MavsSixers 83, Mavs 102
185
Pistons-HawksPistons 90, Hawks 86
176
Nets-MagicNets 88, Magic 83
171
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 86, Rockets 84
170
Cavs-BullsCavs 79, Bulls 85
164
Kings-NuggetsKings 87, Nuggets 76
163
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 86, Rockets 84
+2 GSW
Pacers-WizardsPacers 104, Wizards 107
+3 WAS
Pistons-HawksPistons 90, Hawks 86
+4 DET
Nets-MagicNets 88, Magic 83
+5 NJN
Cavs-BullsCavs 79, Bulls 85
+6 CHI
Jazz-WolvesJazz 105, Wolves 97
+8 UTA
Kings-NuggetsKings 87, Nuggets 76
+11 SAC
Lakers-SunsLakers 93, Suns 107
+14 PHX
Sixers-MavsSixers 83, Mavs 102
+19 DAL
UTA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WolvesUTA won · Jazz 105, Wolves 97
13 pts
Pacers-WizardsWAS won · Pacers 104, Wizards 107
2 pts
Lakers-SunsPHX won · Lakers 93, Suns 107
1 pt
Harrington shot 14-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarringtonIND · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
BucknerPHI · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ShaqLAL · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
BillupsDET · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
AIPHI · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
58% (11-19)
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 86Rockets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2624191786
Rockets2224201884
The story
Troy Murphy's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Golden State past Houston, 86-84

For Houston, Yao Ming had 17 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB · 8-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-22, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cuttino Mobley was the fantasy play: 41.6 FPTS on 27 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 104Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pacers2231231945104
Wizards3122212148107
The story
Larry Hughes had 23 points as Washington beat Indiana 107-104 in OT

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 26 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +90−200+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 105Wolves 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25253421105
Wolves3818132897
The story
Utah beat Minnesota 105-97 behind 17 points from Matt Harpring

Rasho Nesterovic paced Minnesota: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB · 5-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-13 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −13−6+15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 59.8 FPTS: 26 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 19.

GSW over HOU2WAS over IND3DET over ATL4NJN over ORL5CHI over CLE6UTA over MIN8SAC over DEN11PHX over LAL14DAL over PHI19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 41

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 16, 13, 17, 10, 21, 17, 10, 41Wizards-Pacers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 15, 21, 44, 31, 27, 39, 13, 37Lakers-Suns · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 17, 31, 14, 20, 24, 19, 33Jazz-Wolves · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 19, 18, 40, 23, 8, 2, 9, 33Pacers-Wizards · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 21, 11, 46, 35, 25, 32, 40, 30Magic-Nets · L
30.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 9, 28, 30, 23, 19, 40, 20, 29Mavs-Sixers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.8 17.4 last 10 · 12.6 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
Al HarringtonIND+4.3 16.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−5.3 6.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Doug ChristieSAC−4.1 7.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Stephon MarburyPHX−3.5 15.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−3.4 4.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nick Van ExelDAL−3.4 8.8 last 10 · 12.2 season