FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 5, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed HOU by 9 at halftime and won 81–79.

Final
MIN112
ATL96
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +16
Final
NJN89
CHH80
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN -7; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +9
Final
CLE91
DET101
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
Final
BOS90
NYK81
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +9
Final
GSW109
ORL118
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +9
Final · OT
UTA113
CHI111
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +2
Final
SAS105
DAL103
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +2
Final
IND81
HOU79
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +2
Final
SAC118
PHX112
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +6
Final
PHI88
POR96
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +8
Final
MIL83
LAC86
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +3
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 · 2000–01Jan 5, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (SAC vs IND), 51 points.
The lead · IND @ HOU

Indiana climbs back to beat Houston

Houston led by 9 at the half. Indiana won it 81–79. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-9-4+2IND AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2615202081
HOU2129151479
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 29, 38, 20, 10, 25, 8, 16, 28IND28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 8, 9, 11, 16, 4, 4, 9, 11IND11 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 32, 26, 33, 18, 12, 17, 10, 36, 13HOU13 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Eddie GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 8, 25, 24, 19, 2, 17, 19, 13HOU13 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · BOS @ NYK

Boston climbs out of an 8-point hole against New York

Down 8 after three, the Celtics won the fourth quarter 29–12 and the game 90–81. Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · BOS vs NYK
Paul Pierce · BOSMarcus Camby · NYKPTS2821REB719AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 35

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.
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 26, 22, 19, 16, 22, 30, 21, 35SAC @ PHX · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 22, 17, 33, 7, 18, 17, 16, 35PHX vs SAC · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 22, 31, 17, 19, 20, 15, 32UTA @ CHI · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 22, 19, 25, 12, 26, 15, 22, 30POR vs PHI · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 22, 53, 38, 27, 20, 22, 29SAS @ DAL · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 23, 18, 16, 13, 24, 13, 29, 29DET vs CLE · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 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
Eddie GriffinHOU+6.3 13.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.5 15.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Voshon LenardDEN+4.6 15.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Michael ReddMIL+4.3 14.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−5.4 12.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.1 10.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
LaPhonso EllisMIA−4.3 4.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Clifford RobinsonDET−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season