FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 18, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SEA by 13 at halftime and won 96–90.

Final
DET96
IND93
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +3
Final
NJN77
TOR89
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +12
Final
HOU104
BOS101
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final
ORL110
MIL115
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -10; Q4 MIL +5
Final
SEA90
DEN96
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -13; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +6
Final · OT
MIN100
PHX103
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final
GSW97
SAC121
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +24
Final
CLE103
LAC109
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +6
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 18, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (GSW vs HOU), 43 points.
The lead · SEA @ DEN

Denver climbs out of a 13-point hole against Seattle

Down 13 at the half, the Nuggets won the third quarter 36–15 and the game 96–90. Voshon Lenard led Denver with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-13+8+6DEN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA2521152990
DEN1914362796
Who led
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 6, 9, 7, 10, 20, 7, 9, 27DEN27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ryan BowenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 8, 4, 4, 10, 4, 5, 8, 18DEN18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 43, 18, 13, 24, 26, 25, 24, 21, 25SEA25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 15, 19, 12, 30, 27, 9, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Golden State by 24.

DET over IND3HOU over BOS3PHX over MIN3MIL over ORL5DEN over SEA6LAC over CLE6TOR over NJN12SAC over GSW24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.1Season avg26.2Last 3

26.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 38

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 20, 28, 20, 31, 16, 31, 30, 38BOS vs HOU · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 19, 22, 23, 29, 32, 31, 18, 32MIN @ PHX · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 29, 29, 24, 27, 21, 27, 38, 32DET @ IND · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 7, 7, 4, 38, 18, 26, 17, 31IND vs DET · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 24, 29, 13, 27, 37, 23, 36, 28MIL vs ORL · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 6, 9, 7, 10, 20, 7, 9, 27DEN vs SEA · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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+6.1 14.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Tim ThomasMIL+5.0 19.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+4.9 16.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Allan HoustonNYK+4.9 25.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Horace GrantORL+4.8 12.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayPHX−7.0 7.9 last 10 · 14.9 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.8 7.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Elton BrandLAC−4.1 14.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.1 12.8 last 10 · 16.9 season