FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 27, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIA by 17 after the first quarter and won 100–96.

Final
WAS81
IND108
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +27; Q4 IND +27
Final
MIA96
ATL100
Q1 ATL -17; Q2 ATL -10; Q3 ATL -11; Q4 ATL +4
Final
NJN88
DET75
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +13
Final
CHI74
DAL89
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +15
Final
BOS82
PHX84
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +2
Final
UTA99
POR87
Q1 UTA -16; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +12
Final
LAC90
SEA101
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +11
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2000–01Dec 27, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (GSW vs PHI), 36 points.
The lead · MIA @ ATL

Jason Terry drops 32 in 17-point comeback win over Miami

Miami led by 17 after one. Final: 100–96.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-10-11+4ATL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA3523221696
ATL18302131100
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 23, 16, 27, 2, 22, 22, 24, 32ATL32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 19, 20, 28, 20, 6, 16, 28, 22ATL22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 23, 10, 10, 19, 12, 24, 11, 24MIA24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 6, 8, 12, 6, 4, 9, 8, 16MIA16 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 7 games.

PHX over BOS2ATL over MIA4SEA over LAC11UTA over POR12NJN over DET13DAL over CHI15IND over WAS27Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
41.9Season avg31.0Last 3

31.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 41.9 in 28 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 43

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 21, 29, 14, 26, 27, 20, 20, 43SEA vs LAC · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 38, 30, 24, 25, 36, 20, 28, 33BOS @ PHX · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 23, 16, 27, 2, 22, 22, 24, 32ATL vs MIA · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 21, 16, 10, 21, 16, 20, 12, 30PHX vs BOS · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 20, 10, 14, 10, 10, 11, 4, 26IND vs WAS · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 21, 17, 8, 4, 17, 4, 6, 25LAC @ SEA · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Voshon LenardDEN+5.4 15.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.2 24.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Tim HardawayDAL+4.7 13.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jason TerryATL+4.4 21.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+3.9 14.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonDET−4.6 11.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−4.6 19.1 last 10 · 23.7 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.6 13.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−3.3 14.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Vlade DivacSAC−3.3 9.0 last 10 · 12.3 season