FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 26, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 12 after the first quarter and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Kings97
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Magic83
Celtics91
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Bulls100
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -8; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Pacers108
Q1 IND +3; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Suns98
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Mavs93
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2001–02Jan 26, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Knicks-Bucks), 48 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Mavs

Portland fights back from 12 down against Dallas

Chris Webber posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-12+2+7POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers19222732100
Mavs3122132793
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 7, 16, 18, 8, 14, 15, 7, 19POR19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 18, 9, 15, 32, 14, 12, 16, 18POR18 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 21, 8, 13, 16, 19, 19, 20, 27DAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 10, 9, 11, 10, 8, 0, 9, 19DAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Pacers combined for 209, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PacersClippers 101, Pacers 108
209
Suns-KnicksSuns 98, Knicks 106
204
Rockets-BullsRockets 98, Bulls 100
198
Kings-RaptorsKings 97, Raptors 101
198
Blazers-MavsBlazers 100, Mavs 93
193
Magic-CelticsMagic 83, Celtics 91
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BullsRockets 98, Bulls 100
+2 CHI
Kings-RaptorsKings 97, Raptors 101
+4 TOR
Blazers-MavsBlazers 100, Mavs 93
+7 POR
Clippers-PacersClippers 101, Pacers 108
+7 IND
Magic-CelticsMagic 83, Celtics 91
+8 BOS
Suns-KnicksSuns 98, Knicks 106
+8 NYK
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-MavsPOR won · Blazers 100, Mavs 93
12 pts
Rockets-BullsCHI won · Rockets 98, Bulls 100
8 pts
LaFrentz shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaFrentzDAL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
PippenPOR · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
PierceBOS · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 28 PTS, 17 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
59% (13-22)
SasserORL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 98Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2829202198
Bulls26233219100
The story
Jalen Rose's 29 points carried Chicago past Houston, 100-98

For Houston, Steve Francis had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 32-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−8+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 97Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2126272397
Raptors27232427101
The story
Jerome Williams had 14 rebounds and 12 points as Toronto beat Sacramento 101-97

Morris Peterson added 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 14 REB, 12 PTS, 4 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

The Raptors won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 83Celtics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1517242783
Celtics2121173291
The story
Boston beat Orlando 91-83 behind a 27-13-13 triple-double from Paul Pierce

Jeryl Sasser paced Orlando: 26 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 21-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6+10+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg46.0Today

46 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Bulls

Chicago turns it around against Houston

From 8 down at the half to a 2-point win: 100–98. Jalen Rose led Chicago with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Rockets
Jalen Rose · CHISteve Francis · HOUPTS2926REB78AST55Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 31

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 38, 29, 32, 41, 22, 18, 22, 31Suns-Knicks · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 17, 16, 4, 15, 13, 18, 18, 30Kings-Raptors · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 28, 23, 21, 30, 37, 28, 11, 29Bulls-Rockets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 19, 24, 16, 11, 15, 0, 17, 28Knicks-Suns · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 17, 16, 11, 7, 24, 17, 21, 28Knicks-Suns · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 24, 28, 31, 15, 40, 30, 45, 27Celtics-Magic · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+7.1 28.7 last 10 · 21.6 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.3 23.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
David WesleyNOH+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Eric SnowPHI+4.9 17.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Pau GasolMEM+4.1 22.1 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Dajuan WagnerCLE−4.3 10.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.3 5.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Shammond WilliamsBOS−4.2 3.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−4.1 3.6 last 10 · 7.7 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season