FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 13, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DEN by 8 after the first quarter and won 89–75.

Final · Box score
Pistons101
Magic86
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets75
Wolves89
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Bulls101
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Rockets101
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Blazers118
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +23; Q3 POR +28; Q4 POR +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Warriors108
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +2
On this day · 2001–02Jan 13, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Wolves

Minnesota rallies from 8 down to beat Denver

Gilbert Arenas goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+5+14MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2522181075
Wolves1726271989
Who led
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 2, 7, 5, 8, 2, 4, 20MIN20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 20, 22, 26, 25, 21, 24, 26, 14MIN14 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 19, 20, 20, 22, 28, 19, 19, 19DEN19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ryan BowenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 2, 2, 7, 0, 12, 9, 0, 14DEN14 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 24.

MEM over GSW2CHI over NYK7HOU over BOS9MIN over DEN14DET over ORL15POR over CLE24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 218, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 110, Warriors 108
218
Cavs-BlazersCavs 94, Blazers 118
212
Knicks-BullsKnicks 94, Bulls 101
195
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 92, Rockets 101
193
Pistons-MagicPistons 101, Magic 86
187
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 75, Wolves 89
164
MEM won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 110, Warriors 108
+2 MEM
Knicks-BullsKnicks 94, Bulls 101
+7 CHI
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 92, Rockets 101
+9 HOU
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 75, Wolves 89
+14 MIN
Pistons-MagicPistons 101, Magic 86
+15 DET
Cavs-BlazersCavs 94, Blazers 118
+24 POR
MIN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WolvesMIN won · Nuggets 75, Wolves 89
8 pts
Pistons-MagicDET won · Pistons 101, Magic 86
7 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsMEM won · Grizzlies 110, Warriors 108
3 pts
Hamilton shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HamiltonDET · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PattersonPOR · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
BowenDEN · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
PeelerMIN · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
BremerBOS · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 110Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28302923110
Warriors31252527108
The story
Pau Gasol had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis beat Golden State 110-108

Troy Murphy led Golden State with 20 REB, 16 PTS 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 30-25.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3+2+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 92Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1729222492
Rockets29211932101
The story
Steve Francis' 26 points and 9 assists carried Houston past Boston, 101-92

For Boston, J.R. Bremer had 22 PTS, 6 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-17, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +12+4+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 75Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2522181075
Wolves1726271989
The story
Minnesota beat Denver 89-75 behind 20 points from Anthony Peeler

Juwan Howard paced Denver: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −8−4+5+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 47.5 FPTS: 15 REB, 14 PTS, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg37.8Today

38 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 31

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 11, 7, 11, 22, 5, 22, 16, 31Warriors-Grizzlies · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 32, 26, 19, 31, 10, 19, 28Bulls-Knicks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 24, 22, 18, 16, 29, 22, 12, 27Pistons-Magic · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 23, 26, 15, 14, 16, 18, 25, 26Rockets-Celtics · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 15, 10, 29, 15, 10, 31, 22, 25Knicks-Bulls · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 24, 19, 27, 19, 14, 13, 16, 24Rockets-Celtics · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Juwan HowardDEN+4.7 21.6 last 10 · 16.9 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−4.6 6.8 last 10 · 11.4 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