FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 12, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
Wolves91
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Clippers90
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Magic107
Sixers105
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -12; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Celtics80
Spurs81
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Suns107
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Kings106
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Sonics79
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Heat81
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +25
On this day · 2001–02Jan 12, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Bucks), 44 points.
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The lead · Magic-Sixers

Tracy McGrady scores 34, Orlando rallies past Philadelphia

Shawn Marion goes for 31 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-12-8+2ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22252634107
Sixers27322224105
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 46, 35, 25, 32, 40, 30, 28, 27, 23, 34ORL34 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 20, 20, 13, 11, 22, 8, 21, 27ORL27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 23, 27, 12, 25, 32, 25, 30, 32PHI32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 14, 11, 7, 9, 11, 19, 19, 19PHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Miami by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

SAS over BOS1ORL over PHI2DAL over LAC6PHX over UTA8SAC over MEM8CLE over SEA8TOR over MIN14LAL over MIA25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Magic-Sixers combined for 212, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SixersMagic 107, Sixers 105
212
Jazz-SunsJazz 99, Suns 107
206
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 98, Kings 106
204
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 91, Raptors 105
196
Heat-LakersHeat 81, Lakers 106
187
Mavs-ClippersMavs 96, Clippers 90
186
Cavs-SonicsCavs 87, Sonics 79
166
Celtics-SpursCeltics 80, Spurs 81
161
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SpursCeltics 80, Spurs 81
+1 SAS
Magic-SixersMagic 107, Sixers 105
+2 ORL
Mavs-ClippersMavs 96, Clippers 90
+6 DAL
Cavs-SonicsCavs 87, Sonics 79
+8 CLE
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 98, Kings 106
+8 SAC
Jazz-SunsJazz 99, Suns 107
+8 PHX
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 91, Raptors 105
+14 TOR
Heat-LakersHeat 81, Lakers 106
+25 LAL
ORL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 107, Sixers 105
12 pts
Celtics-SpursSAS won · Celtics 80, Spurs 81
5 pts
Cavs-SonicsCLE won · Cavs 87, Sonics 79
5 pts
Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 99, Suns 107
5 pts
KG shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ButlerMIA · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
69% (11-16)
SnowPHI · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Jerome WilliamsTOR · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Spurs
Celtics 80Spurs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1624301080
Spurs2720181681
The story
Tim Duncan's 21 points carried San Antonio past Boston, 81-80

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-16, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +11+7−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 107Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22252634107
Sixers27322224105
The story
Mike Miller had 27 points as Orlando beat Philadelphia 107-105

Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-20 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 34-24.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5−12−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 96Clippers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2425252296
Clippers2123281890
The story
Dallas beat Los Angeles 96-90 behind 24 points from Steve Nash

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 7-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 22-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3+5+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Corey Maggette topped the game at 45.8 FPTS: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
3.72001–02 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 points a game over his last two games, against 3.7 in 2001–02 (48 games). Today: 12 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 35 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 38

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 17, 12, 17, 32, 20, 29, 25, 38Suns-Jazz · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 31, 27, 39, 13, 37, 31, 45, 21, 36Lakers-Heat · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 46, 35, 25, 32, 40, 30, 28, 27, 23, 34Magic-Sixers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 23, 27, 12, 25, 32, 25, 30, 32Sixers-Magic · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 26, 24, 23, 13, 24, 25, 20, 31Suns-Jazz · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 26, 19, 14, 11, 3, 24, 27, 30Kings-Grizzlies · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Juwan HowardDEN+4.9 21.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.7 32.4 last 10 · 27.7 season
Al HarringtonIND+4.7 17.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Eddie JonesMIA+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.5 17.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−5.7 5.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.4 5.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.2 3.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Tyrone HillCLE−4.0 2.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.0 23.2 last 10 · 27.2 season