FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 28, 2002Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed LAC by 12 at halftime and won 119–115.

Final · OT
LAC115
MEM119
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -12; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +4
Final
MIA89
UTA101
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +12
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 28, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ NYK), 33 points.
The lead · LAC @ MEM

Memphis needs overtime to survive Clippers

Tied 100–100 after regulation. Memphis won the final period 19–15 for a 119–115 win. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-12+10+4MEM AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAC2527232515115
MEM2020362419119
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 26, 26, 16, 27, 18, 26, 23MEM23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 22, 12, 2, 12, 21, 10, 9, 22MEM22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 16, 2, 19, 7, 14, 12, 15, 27LAC27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 12, 17, 24, 9, 31, 25, 18, 26LAC26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIA @ UTA

Utah controls Miami start to finish

Utah won 101–89, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Bryon Russell led Utah with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · UTA vs MIA
Bryon Russell · UTARod Strickland · MIAPTS2016REB34AST35Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.4Season avg31.3Last 3

31.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 15 assists.

Top performances

Michael Olowokandi leads the day with 27

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.
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 16, 2, 19, 7, 14, 12, 15, 27LAC @ MEM · L
7.9 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 12, 17, 24, 9, 31, 25, 18, 26LAC @ MEM · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 26, 26, 16, 27, 18, 26, 23MEM vs LAC · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 22, 12, 2, 12, 21, 10, 9, 22MEM vs LAC · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 11, 7, 15, 14, 6, 4, 17, 20MEM vs LAC · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 14, 2, 3, 10, 2, 6, 11, 20UTA vs MIA · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 3 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
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 36.7 last 10 · 30.3 season
Pau GasolMEM+6.3 23.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Eddie GriffinHOU+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+5.0 27.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.0 12.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.7 7.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−4.3 10.7 last 10 · 15.0 season
Trenton HassellCHI−4.1 3.6 last 10 · 7.7 season
Tracy McGradyORL−3.8 20.7 last 10 · 24.5 season