FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 29, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 10 at halftime and won 95–71.

Final · Box score
Spurs106
Pacers97
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Magic113
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Sixers83
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +22; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Heat82
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Wizards78
Nets86
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Hornets104
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +9; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +21
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Rockets81
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Suns90
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Blazers71
Jazz95
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Bulls75
Clippers77
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2001–02Jan 29, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Eddie Jones (Heat-Nuggets), 37 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Utah rallies from 10 down to beat Portland

Tracy McGrady goes for 31 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10+4+24UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers202715971
Jazz1720292995
Who led
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 26, 22, 23, 22, 14, 20, 11, 21UTA21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 34, 12, 24, 23, 18, 20, 29, 20UTA20 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 4, 4, 10, 20, 15, 16, 4, 15POR15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 6, 2, 15, 11, 6, 7, 11, 11POR11 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Magic combined for 221, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-MagicCavs 108, Magic 113
221
Spurs-PacersSpurs 106, Pacers 97
203
Lakers-SunsLakers 99, Suns 90
189
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 83, Hornets 104
187
Mavs-RocketsMavs 104, Rockets 81
185
Hawks-SixersHawks 97, Sixers 83
180
Blazers-JazzBlazers 71, Jazz 95
166
Wizards-NetsWizards 78, Nets 86
164
Knicks-HeatKnicks 80, Heat 82
162
Bulls-ClippersBulls 75, Clippers 77
152
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 80, Heat 82
+2 MIA
Bulls-ClippersBulls 75, Clippers 77
+2 LAC
Cavs-MagicCavs 108, Magic 113
+5 ORL
Wizards-NetsWizards 78, Nets 86
+8 NJN
Spurs-PacersSpurs 106, Pacers 97
+9 SAS
Lakers-SunsLakers 99, Suns 90
+9 LAL
Hawks-SixersHawks 97, Sixers 83
+14 ATL
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 83, Hornets 104
+21 NOH
Mavs-RocketsMavs 104, Rockets 81
+23 DAL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 71, Jazz 95
+24 UTA
UTA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 71, Jazz 95
10 pts
Mavs-RocketsDAL won · Mavs 104, Rockets 81
7 pts
Bulls-ClippersLAC won · Bulls 75, Clippers 77
7 pts
Wizards-NetsNJN won · Wizards 78, Nets 86
4 pts
Cavs-MagicORL won · Cavs 108, Magic 113
3 pts
Pack shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PackNOH · 18 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
JeffersonNJN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Glenn RobinsonATL · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (14-21)
ShaqLAL · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
65% (11-17)
Stephen JacksonSAS · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 80Heat 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2122172080
Heat2624161682
The story
Eddie Jones had 22 points as Miami beat New York 82-80

Latrell Sprewell led New York with 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 26-21, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+7+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Clippers
Bulls 75Clippers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2413191975
Clippers1713212677
The story
Corey Maggette's 25 points carried Los Angeles past Chicago, 77-75

For Chicago, Jalen Rose had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 26-19.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7−7−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sean Rooks was the fantasy play: 36.4 FPTS on 12 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 71Jazz 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers202715971
Jazz1720292995
The story
Utah beat Portland 95-71 behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from Karl Malone

Dale Davis paced Portland: 14 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 29-9 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 −3−10+4+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 24.

MIA over NYK2LAC over CHI2ORL over CLE5NJN over WAS8SAS over IND9LAL over PHX9ATL over PHI14NOH over TOR21DAL over HOU23UTA over POR24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 45, 21, 36, 36, 22, 26, 23, 11, 40Lakers-Suns · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 17, 26, 29, 21, 25, 25, 20, 37Sixers-Hawks · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 15, 20, 15, 26, 30, 30, 13, 34Mavs-Rockets · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 32, 41, 22, 18, 22, 31, 29, 33Suns-Lakers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 9, 27, 20, 17, 29, 27, 26, 33Hawks-Sixers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 34, 20, 31, 35, 35, 31, 33, 31Magic-Cavs · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+7.5 29.5 last 10 · 22.0 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.7 24.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
David WesleyNOH+6.4 23.2 last 10 · 16.8 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+4.7 12.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Pau GasolMEM+4.2 22.4 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
Dajuan WagnerCLE−4.6 10.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Shammond WilliamsBOS−4.6 3.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.3 5.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR−4.2 10.3 last 10 · 14.5 season
Troy HudsonMIN−4.0 9.6 last 10 · 13.6 season