FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 7, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed MIL by 5 after the first quarter and won 120–117.

Final · Box score
Sonics92
Raptors94
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Grizzlies120
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN -1; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 VAN +3
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Knicks103
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +23; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Suns88
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +22; Q4 MIN +20
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Nuggets94
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Clippers118
Lakers95
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +23
On this day · 1999–00Jan 7, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Grizzlies

Shareef Abdur-Rahim posts 38 and 11 as Vancouver beats Milwaukee

Ray Allen goes for 28 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10+3VAN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks36273123117
Grizzlies31313226120
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 14, 26, 10, 29, 31, 19, 14, 38VAN38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 18, 19, 19, 11, 23, 22, 10, 21VAN21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 28, 15, 22, 31, 21, 10, 26, 31MIL31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 9, 25, 23, 26, 16, 25, 18, 28MIL28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Clippers by 23.

TOR over SEA2VAN over MIL3DEN over CHH7NYK over WAS16MIN over PHX20LAC over LAL23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bucks-Grizzlies combined for 237, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 117, Grizzlies 120
237
Clippers-LakersClippers 118, Lakers 95
213
Wolves-SunsWolves 108, Suns 88
196
Wizards-KnicksWizards 87, Knicks 103
190
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 92, Raptors 94
186
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 87, Nuggets 94
181
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 92, Raptors 94
+2 TOR
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 117, Grizzlies 120
+3 VAN
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 87, Nuggets 94
+7 DEN
Wizards-KnicksWizards 87, Knicks 103
+16 NYK
Wolves-SunsWolves 108, Suns 88
+20 MIN
Clippers-LakersClippers 118, Lakers 95
+23 LAC
Abdur-Rahim shot 15-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimVAN · 38 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
88% (15-17)
OdomLAC · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
HowardWAS · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
ReevesVAN · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
PeelerMIN · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Sonics-Raptors
Sonics 92Raptors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1829222392
Raptors2822271794
The story
Vince Carter's 23 points carried Toronto past Seattle, 94-92

For Seattle, Vin Baker had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 9-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +10+3+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 117Grizzlies 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks36273123117
Grizzlies31313226120
The story
Mike Bibby had 16 points and 14 assists as Vancouver beat Milwaukee 120-117

Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 31 PTS, 7 REB 16 PTS, 14 AST, 9 REB, 4 STL · 6-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 31-27.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −5−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 108Suns 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves19293525108
Suns1723212788
The story
Minnesota beat Phoenix 108-88 behind 28 points and 10 rebounds from Anthony Peeler

Tony Delk paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 11-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +2+8+22+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg19.2Last 3

19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 38

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 14, 26, 10, 29, 31, 19, 14, 38Grizzlies-Bucks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 29, 19, 35, 22, 35, 25, 31, 33Nuggets-Hornets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 22, 25, 28, 32, 18, 29, 24, 33Lakers-Clippers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 28, 15, 22, 31, 21, 10, 26, 31Bucks-Grizzlies · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 14, 21, 21, 11, 18, 24, 23, 29Clippers-Lakers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 8, 5, 22, 6, 9, 11, 22, 28Wolves-Suns · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+7.5 19.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.5 33.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+5.6 12.1 last 10 · 6.5 season
Juwan HowardWAS+5.6 22.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.1 27.5 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.9 12.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.9 8.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.0 15.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Gary PaytonSEA−4.0 19.3 last 10 · 23.3 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.6 3.8 last 10 · 7.4 season