FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 12, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
MIN91
TOR105
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
DAL96
LAC90
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
ORL107
PHI105
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -12; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
BOS80
SAS81
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
UTA99
PHX107
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX 0; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
MEM98
SAC106
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
CLE87
SEA79
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
MIA81
LAL106
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +25
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 · 2001–02Jan 12, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (NYK vs MIL), 44 points.
The lead · ORL @ PHI

Tracy McGrady scores 34, Orlando rallies past Philadelphia

Orlando trailed by 12 at the half and won 107–105.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-5-12-8+2ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL22252634107
PHI27322224105
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 46, 35, 25, 32, 40, 30, 28, 27, 23, 34ORL34 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 20, 20, 13, 11, 22, 8, 21, 27ORL27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 23, 27, 12, 25, 32, 25, 30, 32PHI32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 14, 11, 7, 9, 11, 19, 19, 19PHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Miami by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

SAS over BOS1ORL over PHI2DAL over LAC6PHX over UTA8SAC over MEM8CLE over SEA8TOR over MIN14LAL over MIA25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
3.72001–02 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 points a game over his last two games, against 3.7 in 2001–02 (48 games). Today: 12 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 35 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury 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.
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 17, 12, 17, 32, 20, 29, 25, 38PHX vs UTA · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 31, 27, 39, 13, 37, 31, 45, 21, 36LAL vs MIA · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 46, 35, 25, 32, 40, 30, 28, 27, 23, 34ORL @ PHI · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 23, 27, 12, 25, 32, 25, 30, 32PHI vs ORL · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 26, 24, 23, 13, 24, 25, 20, 31PHX vs UTA · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 26, 19, 14, 11, 3, 24, 27, 30SAC vs MEM · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 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
Juwan HowardDEN+4.9 21.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.7 32.4 last 10 · 27.7 season
Al HarringtonIND+4.7 17.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Eddie JonesMIA+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.5 17.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−5.7 5.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.4 5.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.2 3.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Tyrone HillCLE−4.0 2.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.0 23.2 last 10 · 27.2 season