FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 21, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Magic103
Cavs94
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Nets102
Kings109
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +7
On this day · 2001–02Jan 21, 2002: 12 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · Nets-Kings

Chris Webber goes for 36 in Sacramento win over New Jersey

Zydrunas Ilgauskas goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+9+14+7SAC AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets18272532102
Kings29253025109
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 18, 19, 30, 22, 29, 22, 16, 36SAC36 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 3, 24, 27, 30, 23, 37, 16, 26SAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 15, 21, 10, 25, 9, 18, 33, 27NJN27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 13, 17, 9, 12, 20, 15, 18, 19NJN19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Kings combined for 211, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-KingsNets 102, Kings 109
211
Magic-CavsMagic 103, Cavs 94
197
Rockets-MavsRockets 86, Mavs 107
193
SAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nets-KingsNets 102, Kings 109
+7 SAC
Magic-CavsMagic 103, Cavs 94
+9 ORL
Rockets-MavsRockets 86, Mavs 107
+21 DAL
Webber shot 13-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberSAC · 36 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
62% (13-21)
NashDAL · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
PejaSAC · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
IlgauskasCLE · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
54% (15-28)
FinleyDAL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Nets-Kings
Nets 102Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets18272532102
Kings29253025109
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 26 points as Sacramento beat New Jersey 109-102

Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+9+14+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 103Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic34272616103
Cavs1929182894
The story
Tracy McGrady's 35 points and 11 rebounds carried Orlando past Cleveland, 103-94

Pat Garrity chipped in 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +15+13+21+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 86Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2713262086
Mavs30292325107
The story
Dallas beat Houston 107-86 behind 26 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Steve Francis paced Houston: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +3+19+16+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Magic-Cavs

Orlando controls Cleveland start to finish

Orlando won 103–94, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over NJN7ORL over CLE9DAL over HOU21Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over CLE.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 36

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 18, 19, 30, 22, 29, 22, 16, 36Kings-Nets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 28, 27, 23, 34, 20, 31, 35, 35Magic-Cavs · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 20, 20, 14, 9, 14, 26, 21, 35Cavs-Magic · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 15, 21, 10, 25, 9, 18, 33, 27Nets-Kings · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 16, 18, 25, 26, 19, 44, 4, 26Rockets-Mavs · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 18, 30, 28, 23, 15, 20, 15, 26Mavs-Rockets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+7.0 28.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+5.6 18.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Tim DuncanSAS+4.5 28.0 last 10 · 23.5 season
Clifford RobinsonDET+4.3 17.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Michael JordanWAS+4.1 22.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Cold
Dajuan WagnerCLE−5.0 9.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.2 3.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Shammond WilliamsBOS−3.6 4.3 last 10 · 7.9 season
Brent BarrySEA−3.6 6.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−3.4 4.7 last 10 · 8.1 season