FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 30, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIN by 7 at halftime and won 112–109.

Final · Box score
Wolves109
Mavs112
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Bucks97
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Kings95
Sonics77
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +18
On this day · 2001–02Jan 30, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wolves), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32, Dallas holds off Minnesota

Kevin Garnett goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7+2+3DAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29242828109
Mavs30163729112
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 20, 15, 26, 30, 30, 13, 34, 32DAL32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 32, 14, 20, 21, 4, 15, 10, 25DAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 22, 31, 19, 20, 12, 17, 34, 31MIN31 PTS · 17 REB · 8 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 7, 0, 16, 16, 7, 9, 3, 31MIN31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Wizards-Bucks

Milwaukee handles Washington by 7

The Bucks won the first quarter 32–24. Final: 97–90. Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over MIN3MIL over WAS7SAC over SEA18Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over WAS.
The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 221, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 109, Mavs 112
221
Wizards-BucksWizards 90, Bucks 97
187
Kings-SonicsKings 95, Sonics 77
172
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-MavsWolves 109, Mavs 112
+3 DAL
Wizards-BucksWizards 90, Bucks 97
+7 MIL
Kings-SonicsKings 95, Sonics 77
+18 SAC
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 109, Mavs 112
7 pts
Wizards-BucksMIL won · Wizards 90, Bucks 97
1 pt
Jim Jackson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jim JacksonSAC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
DirkDAL · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
63% (12-19)
Kwame BrownWAS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Joe SmithMIN · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
NashDAL · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 109Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29242828109
Mavs30163729112
The story
Steve Nash had 25 points and 8 assists as Dallas beat Minnesota 112-109

Joe Smith led Minnesota with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 11-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 37-28.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1−7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 90Bucks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2423212290
Bucks3221143097
The story
Sam Cassell's 31 points carried Milwaukee past Washington, 97-90

For Washington, Michael Jordan had 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-24, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8+6−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Sonics
Kings 95Sonics 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2920222495
Sonics2324151577
The story
Sacramento beat Seattle 95-77 behind 21 points from Jim Jackson

Gary Payton paced Seattle: 12 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 24-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6+2+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Doug Christie topped the game at 38.6 FPTS: 9 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 32

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 20, 15, 26, 30, 30, 13, 34, 32Mavs-Wolves · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 22, 31, 19, 20, 12, 17, 34, 31Wolves-Mavs · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 8 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 7, 0, 16, 16, 7, 9, 3, 31Wolves-Mavs · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 19, 12, 20, 14, 26, 25, 8, 31Bucks-Wizards · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 32, 14, 20, 21, 4, 15, 10, 25Mavs-Wolves · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 11, 24, 19, 10, 13, 22, 22, 25Sonics-Kings · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+7.5 29.5 last 10 · 22.0 season
David WesleyNOH+6.4 23.2 last 10 · 16.8 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.7 23.7 last 10 · 18.0 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
Chucky AtkinsDET−4.0 3.7 last 10 · 7.7 season