FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 8, 2003Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHI by 11 at halftime and won 101–98.

Final · Box score
Knicks87
Pacers89
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Magic81
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +10
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons103
Sixers94
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +4; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +9
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Wizards101
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Mavs117
Hawks99
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Wolves102
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Heat76
Nuggets86
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Hornets83
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Suns93
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Sonics95
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2001–02Jan 8, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Nuggets-Mavs), 31 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wizards

Washington fights back from 11 down against Chicago

Pau Gasol goes for 23 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-11+11+3WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2732142598
Wizards26223617101
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 9, 11, 15, 22, 11, 23, 16, 22WAS22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 8, 8, 11, 5, 7, 6, 6, 18WAS18 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 2, 5, 10, 12, 8, 13, 17, 24CHI24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 9, 9, 20, 8, 7, 5, 12, 15CHI15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Hawks combined for 216, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HawksMavs 117, Hawks 99
216
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 106, Sonics 95
201
Bulls-WizardsBulls 98, Wizards 101
199
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 95, Clippers 103
198
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 95, Wolves 102
197
Pistons-SixersPistons 103, Sixers 94
197
Suns-JazzSuns 93, Jazz 99
192
Knicks-PacersKnicks 87, Pacers 89
176
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 93, Hornets 83
176
Rockets-MagicRockets 91, Magic 81
172
Heat-NuggetsHeat 76, Nuggets 86
162
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-PacersKnicks 87, Pacers 89
+2 IND
Bulls-WizardsBulls 98, Wizards 101
+3 WAS
Suns-JazzSuns 93, Jazz 99
+6 UTA
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 95, Wolves 102
+7 MIN
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 95, Clippers 103
+8 LAC
Pistons-SixersPistons 103, Sixers 94
+9 DET
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 93, Hornets 83
+10 BOS
Heat-NuggetsHeat 76, Nuggets 86
+10 DEN
Rockets-MagicRockets 91, Magic 81
+10 HOU
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 106, Sonics 95
+11 SAS
Mavs-HawksMavs 117, Hawks 99
+18 DAL
WAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WizardsWAS won · Bulls 98, Wizards 101
11 pts
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 87, Pacers 89
7 pts
Celtics-HornetsBOS won · Celtics 93, Hornets 83
7 pts
Suns-JazzUTA won · Suns 93, Jazz 99
4 pts
Spurs-SonicsSAS won · Spurs 106, Sonics 95
2 pts
Pau shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
LaFrentzDAL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
MarionPHX · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
MarshallCHI · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
HowardDEN · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 87Pacers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3218172087
Pacers2617262089
The story
Ron Mercer's 19 points carried Indiana past New York, 89-87

For New York, Latrell Sprewell had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 26-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −6−7+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kurt Thomas was the fantasy play: 47.6 FPTS on 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 98Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2732142598
Wizards26223617101
The story
Christian Laettner had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Washington beat Chicago 101-98

Jamal Crawford led Chicago with 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Wizards took the third 36-14.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1−11+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donyell Marshall led the game in fantasy with 48.3 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 103Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2129201815103
Sixers20242222694
The story
Detroit beat Philadelphia 103-94 in OT behind 29 points from Richard Hamilton

Brian Skinner paced Philadelphia: 17 PTS, 7 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pistons settled it in overtime, 15-6.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+6+40+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson topped the game at 48.3 FPTS: 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.1Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.1 in 34 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.0Season avg32.1Today

32 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Pacers

Indiana wins a tight one over New York

89–87. Neither team led by more than 7 at any break. Ron Mercer led Indiana with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over NYK2WAS over CHI3UTA over PHX6MIN over GSW7LAC over MEM8DET over PHI9HOU over ORL10DEN over MIA10BOS over NOH10SAS over SEA11DAL over ATL18Final margin, points. Pink = IND over NYK.
Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 32

Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 18, 11, 20, 26, 4, 8, 10, 32Warriors-Wolves · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 30, 23, 19, 40, 20, 29, 18, 30Mavs-Hawks · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 10, 29, 2, 21, 13, 25, 15, 30Clippers-Grizzlies · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 13, 22, 22, 24, 22, 18, 16, 29Pistons-Sixers · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 26, 12, 17, 12, 17, 32, 20, 29Suns-Jazz · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 20, 30, 20, 19, 20, 20, 22, 28Nuggets-Heat · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bonzi WellsPOR+6.0 22.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Al HarringtonIND+5.9 18.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+4.8 18.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Eddie JonesMIA+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Juwan HowardDEN+4.6 21.2 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−6.6 4.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.9 2.8 last 10 · 7.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.1 17.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nick Van ExelDAL−3.9 8.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Dajuan WagnerCLE−3.7 13.2 last 10 · 16.9 season