FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 18, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed SAC by 6 at halftime and won 112–107.

Final · Box score
Knicks95
Hawks92
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Pacers88
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Wizards80
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +8
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls101
Heat102
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat 0; OT2 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Bucks95
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Jazz95
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Blazers98
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Kings107
Clippers112
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2001–02Jan 18, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Rockets), 38 points.
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The lead · Kings-Clippers

Elton Brand posts 34 and 15 as Clippers beat Sacramento

Kevin Garnett goes for 31 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6-4+5LAC AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29253023107
Clippers28203232112
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 2, 21, 13, 25, 15, 30, 6, 19, 12, 34LAC34 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 20, 21, 22, 23, 21, 17, 13, 24LAC24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 14, 11, 3, 24, 27, 30, 23, 37SAC37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 4, 11, 9, 4, 10, 9, 11, 24SAC24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 17.

MIA over CHI1IND over DET2BOS over MIL2NYK over ATL3LAC over SAC5MIN over POR6PHI over WAS8UTA over CLE17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Kings-Clippers combined for 219, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ClippersKings 107, Clippers 112
219
Bulls-HeatBulls 101, Heat 102
203
Wolves-BlazersWolves 104, Blazers 98
202
Celtics-BucksCeltics 97, Bucks 95
192
Knicks-HawksKnicks 95, Hawks 92
187
Pistons-PacersPistons 86, Pacers 88
174
Cavs-JazzCavs 78, Jazz 95
173
Sixers-WizardsSixers 88, Wizards 80
168
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HeatBulls 101, Heat 102
+1 MIA
Celtics-BucksCeltics 97, Bucks 95
+2 BOS
Pistons-PacersPistons 86, Pacers 88
+2 IND
Knicks-HawksKnicks 95, Hawks 92
+3 NYK
Kings-ClippersKings 107, Clippers 112
+5 LAC
Wolves-BlazersWolves 104, Blazers 98
+6 MIN
Sixers-WizardsSixers 88, Wizards 80
+8 PHI
Cavs-JazzCavs 78, Jazz 95
+17 UTA
LAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 107, Clippers 112
6 pts
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 86, Pacers 88
3 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 95, Hawks 92
3 pts
Celtics-BucksBOS won · Celtics 97, Bucks 95
2 pts
Wolves-BlazersMIN won · Wolves 104, Blazers 98
2 pts
Brand shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 34 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
PejaSAC · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (16-22)
DivacSAC · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
KGMIN · 31 PTS, 20 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
SnowPHI · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 101Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls1929221696101
Heat3124211097102
The story
Brian Grant had 20 rebounds and 14 points as Miami beat Chicago 102-101 in OT

Jalen Rose led Chicago with 30 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 20 REB, 14 PTS, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 31-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +12+7+600+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Donyell Marshall led the game in fantasy with 66.5 FPTS (24 PTS, 15 REB)

Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 97Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2731201997
Bucks2919173095
The story
Antoine Walker's 25 points carried Boston past Milwaukee, 97-95

For Milwaukee, Tim Thomas had 22 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 10-21 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 31-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+10+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 86Pacers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1627222186
Pacers2614282088
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 88-86 behind 19 points and 15 rebounds from Brad Miller

Clifford Robinson paced Detroit: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 26-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10−3+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg20.2Last 3

20.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 37

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 14, 11, 3, 24, 27, 30, 23, 37Kings-Clippers · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 2, 21, 13, 25, 15, 30, 6, 19, 12, 34Clippers-Kings · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 17, 14, 19, 22, 18, 9, 15, 32Blazers-Wolves · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 21, 24, 26, 14, 21, 22, 31Wolves-Blazers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 19, 31, 10, 19, 28, 23, 21, 30Bulls-Heat · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 11, 16, 12, 24, 23, 16, 9, 27Hawks-Knicks · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+6.0 27.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nene HilarioDEN+4.9 14.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+4.7 17.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Tim DuncanSAS+4.3 27.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+4.1 21.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Dajuan WagnerCLE−4.2 10.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.2 3.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jason KiddNJN−3.8 16.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−3.6 4.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Brent BarrySEA−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season