FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 11, 2003Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hornets80
Hawks87
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Pacers116
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Pistons87
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Knicks84
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Rockets87
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +2
On this day · 2001–02Jan 11, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Pacers-Bulls), 38 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Pistons

Milwaukee survives Detroit, 89–87

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 23 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+8+11+2MIL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2821202089
Pistons2219172987
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 35, 13, 19, 15, 29, 27, 16, 11, 28MIL28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 12, 17, 13, 22, 20, 13, 13, 15MIL15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 5, 21, 2, 23, 6, 19, 32, 26DET26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jon BarryPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 7, 0, 14, 5, 4, 6, 0, 14DET14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Rockets

Houston controls Denver start to finish

Houston won 87–85, leading by as many as 13 at a break. Steve Francis led Houston with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over DET2HOU over DEN2WAS over NYK5ATL over NOH7IND over GSW12Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over DEN.
The night in charts
Warriors-Pacers combined for 220, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PacersWarriors 104, Pacers 116
220
Bucks-PistonsBucks 89, Pistons 87
176
Wizards-KnicksWizards 89, Knicks 84
173
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 85, Rockets 87
172
Hornets-HawksHornets 80, Hawks 87
167
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PistonsBucks 89, Pistons 87
+2 MIL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 85, Rockets 87
+2 HOU
Wizards-KnicksWizards 89, Knicks 84
+5 WAS
Hornets-HawksHornets 80, Hawks 87
+7 ATL
Warriors-PacersWarriors 104, Pacers 116
+12 IND
Reggie shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReggieIND · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JamisonGSW · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
O'NealIND · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
58% (11-19)
BillupsDET · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
FrancisHOU · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
53% (9-17)
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 85Rockets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1221173585
Rockets2116262487
The story
Steve Francis had 25 points as Houston beat Denver 87-85

Rodney White led Denver with 16 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 21-12, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+4+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nene Hilario led the game in fantasy with 45.0 FPTS (14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 89Pistons 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2821202089
Pistons2219172987
The story
Ray Allen's 28 points carried Milwaukee past Detroit, 89-87

For Detroit, Chauncey Billups had 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-22, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+8+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 89Knicks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2122212589
Knicks1918272084
The story
Washington beat New York 89-84 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Michael Jordan

Kurt Thomas paced New York: 12 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-25 FG

The swing

A 25-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +2+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 33

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 28, 22, 37, 6, 22, 14, 16, 33Warriors-Pacers · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 35, 13, 19, 15, 29, 27, 16, 11, 28Bucks-Pistons · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 5, 21, 2, 23, 6, 19, 32, 26Pistons-Bucks · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 27, 23, 26, 15, 14, 16, 18, 25Rockets-Nuggets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 12, 14, 24, 26, 17, 16, 21, 23Pacers-Warriors · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 21, 17, 10, 41, 19, 14, 14, 23Wizards-Knicks · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Juwan HowardDEN+4.9 21.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Al HarringtonIND+4.7 17.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Eddie JonesMIA+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+4.2 20.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.0 16.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−5.7 5.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.7 3.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.3 6.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Nick Van ExelDAL−4.2 7.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Tyrone HillCLE−4.0 2.8 last 10 · 6.8 season