FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 16, 2003Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SEA by 15 at halftime and won 92–85.

Final · Box score
Magic93
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +16; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Sonics85
Jazz92
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -15; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 2001–02Jan 16, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Bucks-Pacers), 36 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Jazz

Karl Malone drops 34 in 15-point comeback win over Seattle

Michael Jordan goes for 32 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-15+8+7UTA AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2228112485
Jazz1619342392
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 19, 33, 16, 24, 19, 26, 16, 34UTA34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 20, 17, 18, 22, 31, 26, 17, 26UTA26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 35, 21, 25, 14, 18, 17, 21, 27SEA27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 5, 23, 21, 19, 18, 12, 7, 11SEA11 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Wizards

Washington leads Orlando wire to wire

Washington was ahead at every break and won 108–93. Best quarter: the first, 38–22. Michael Jordan led Washington with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Magic
Michael Jordan · WASTracy McGrady · ORLPTS3231REB66AST85Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Magic-Wizards combined for 201, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WizardsMagic 93, Wizards 108
201
Sonics-JazzSonics 85, Jazz 92
177
UTA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Sonics-JazzSonics 85, Jazz 92
+7 UTA
Magic-WizardsMagic 93, Wizards 108
+15 WAS
Malone shot 14-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST
61% (14-23)
PaytonSEA · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
55% (11-20)
HarpringUTA · 26 PTS, 9 REB
53% (8-15)
T-MacORL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
50% (11-22)
MasonSEA · 11 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
50% (5-10)
Final · Sonics-Jazz
Sonics 85Jazz 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2228112485
Jazz1619342392
The story
Matt Harpring had 26 points as Utah beat Seattle 92-85

Andrei Kirilenko added 13 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Jazz took the third 34-11.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6−15+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 93Wizards 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2227222293
Wizards38171934108
The story
Larry Hughes' 22 points and 8 assists carried Washington past Orlando, 108-93

For Orlando, Pat Garrity had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 8-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-22, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +16+6+3+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 34

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 19, 33, 16, 24, 19, 26, 16, 34Jazz-Sonics · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 10, 41, 19, 14, 14, 23, 22, 32Wizards-Magic · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 40, 30, 28, 27, 23, 34, 20, 31Magic-Wizards · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 35, 21, 25, 14, 18, 17, 21, 27Sonics-Jazz · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 20, 17, 18, 22, 31, 26, 17, 26Jazz-Sonics · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 11, 23, 16, 22, 16, 11, 12, 22Wizards-Magic · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.2 18.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Nene HilarioDEN+4.7 14.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Eddie JonesMIA+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Tim DuncanSAS+4.4 27.6 last 10 · 23.2 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+4.2 20.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Dajuan WagnerCLE−4.2 11.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.2 6.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.2 3.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jason KiddNJN−4.1 15.9 last 10 · 20.0 season
James PoseyHOU−3.8 7.6 last 10 · 11.4 season