FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 1, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed NOH by 6 after three quarters and won 109–104.

Final
BOS100
IND109
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +9
Final
NOH104
WAS109
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +5
Final
NJN84
DET106
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +22
Final
SAS67
MIA65
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +2
Final
DEN100
DAL122
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +28; Q4 DAL +22
Final
NYK100
MIL107
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +7
Final
GSW107
PHX116
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +9
Final
CHI77
SEA90
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +13
Final
UTA87
LAL99
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +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 · 2001–02Feb 1, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (SAC vs DEN), 29 points.
The lead · NOH @ WAS

Michael Jordan scores 45 as Washington beats New Orleans

Washington won 109–104. Michael Jordan: 45 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists. Jamal Mashburn scored 39 for New Orleans in the loss.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-5-6+5WAS AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH18333122104
WAS27193033109
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 25, 18, 11, 17, 19, 8, 24, 45WAS45 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 4, 6, 10, 2, 0, 2, 8, 13WAS13 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 16, 19, 24, 4, 24, 11, 17, 39NOH39 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 34, 28, 19, 28, 20, 25, 12, 16NOH16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 45 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · NYK @ MIL

Milwaukee gets past New York

107–100, with Milwaukee ahead 43–42 at halftime. Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over MIA2WAS over NOH5MIL over NYK7IND over BOS9PHX over GSW9LAL over UTA12SEA over CHI13DET over NJN22DAL over DEN22Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over NYK.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 45

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 JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 25, 18, 11, 17, 19, 8, 24, 45WAS vs NOH · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +26.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 36, 22, 26, 23, 11, 40, 38, 42LAL vs UTA · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 16, 19, 24, 4, 24, 11, 17, 39NOH @ WAS · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 12, 18, 14, 21, 18, 31, 17, 33IND vs BOS · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 41, 22, 18, 22, 31, 29, 33, 19, 32PHX vs GSW · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 4, 37, 14, 16, 24, 20, 16, 31NYK @ MIL · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 4 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
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.8 24.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+5.7 27.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+5.3 13.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
David WesleyNOH+5.1 21.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Pau GasolMEM+4.9 23.4 last 10 · 18.5 season
Cold
Jay WilliamsCHI−5.7 3.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Dajuan WagnerCLE−4.9 9.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Shammond WilliamsBOS−4.5 3.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR−4.3 10.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.3 5.8 last 10 · 10.1 season