FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 27, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed LAC by 7 after the first quarter and won 104–100.

Final · Box score
Clippers100
Cavs104
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Suns93
Wizards98
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Heat95
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Grizzlies95
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Wolves106
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Hornets93
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Nets92
Nuggets66
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +26
On this day · 2001–02Jan 27, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Magic), 32 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Cavs

Ricky Davis posts 32 and 10 as Cleveland beats Clippers

Kevin Garnett goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4-5+4CLE AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30212920100
Cavs23242829104
Who led
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 22, 17, 21, 12, 25, 11, 16, 32CLE32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Dajuan WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 3, 14, 6, 8, 2, 14, 14, 20CLE20 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 18, 13, 10, 25, 34LAC34 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 0, 3, 8, 6, 7, 15, 11, 20LAC20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Wolves

Minnesota makes it six straight

Minnesota beat San Antonio 106–95 and moved to 27–18. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
L@ TOR91–105Wvs DEN89–75W@ LAC95–64L@ GSW98–107W@ POR104–98Wvs TOR89–81Wvs SEA96–91Wvs LAC88–85W@ WAS97–89Wvs SAS106–95
The night in charts
Clippers-Cavs combined for 204, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-CavsClippers 100, Cavs 104
204
Bucks-HornetsBucks 108, Hornets 93
201
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 95, Wolves 106
201
Pacers-HeatPacers 102, Heat 95
197
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 100, Grizzlies 95
195
Suns-WizardsSuns 93, Wizards 98
191
Nets-NuggetsNets 92, Nuggets 66
158
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-CavsClippers 100, Cavs 104
+4 CLE
Suns-WizardsSuns 93, Wizards 98
+5 WAS
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 100, Grizzlies 95
+5 HOU
Pacers-HeatPacers 102, Heat 95
+7 IND
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 95, Wolves 106
+11 MIN
Bucks-HornetsBucks 108, Hornets 93
+15 MIL
Nets-NuggetsNets 92, Nuggets 66
+26 NJN
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-CavsCLE won · Clippers 100, Cavs 104
7 pts
Spurs-WolvesMIN won · Spurs 95, Wolves 106
4 pts
Pacers-HeatIND won · Pacers 102, Heat 95
2 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesHOU won · Rockets 100, Grizzlies 95
2 pts
KG shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
BestMIA · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
MJWAS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
PackNOH · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
LaettnerWAS · 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 100Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30212920100
Cavs23242829104
The story
Dajuan Wagner's 20 points carried Cleveland past Los Angeles, 104-100

For Los Angeles, Michael Olowokandi had 17 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 29-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −7−4−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 100Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20232532100
Grizzlies2220242995
The story
Steve Francis had 22 points and 9 assists as Houston beat Memphis 100-95

Drew Gooden led Memphis with 19 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Rockets took the second 23-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2+1+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol led the game in fantasy with 54.1 FPTS (26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Suns-Wizards
Suns 93Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2122212993
Wizards2628202498
The story
Washington beat Phoenix 98-93 behind 33 points and 9 assists from Jerry Stackhouse

Shawn Marion paced Phoenix: 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 11-25 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +5+11+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 45 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg11.4Last 3

11.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 34

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 21, 22, 31, 19, 20, 12, 17, 34Wolves-Spurs · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 18, 13, 10, 25, 34Clippers-Cavs · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 37, 10, 26, 22, 26, 23, 21, 33Wizards-Suns · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 22, 17, 21, 12, 25, 11, 16, 32Cavs-Clippers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 29, 32, 41, 22, 18, 22, 31, 29Suns-Wizards · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 23, 19, 21, 10, 28, 24, 25, 26Grizzlies-Rockets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+6.9 28.7 last 10 · 21.8 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+4.2 22.4 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
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
Troy HudsonMIN−4.0 9.6 last 10 · 13.6 season