FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 14, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–94.

Final · Box score
Bucks96
Sixers80
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Wizards96
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Nets95
Heat86
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Kings94
Wolves114
Q1 MIN -12; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +20
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Suns93
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Jazz93
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Lakers110
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +30
On this day · 2000–01Dec 14, 2000: 3 games. Top scorer: Raef LaFrentz (Nuggets-Spurs), 28 points.
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The lead · Kings-Wolves

Minnesota turns it around against Sacramento

Kevin Garnett goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-6+14+20MIN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3523142294
Wolves23293428114
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 14, 11, 21, 20, 21, 20, 24, 29MIN29 PTS · 24 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 20, 19, 20, 14, 18, 22, 12, 28MIN28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 4 games: 18, 24, 21, 26SAC26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 0, 17, 24, 18, 15, 10, 15, 17, 4, 25SAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Clippers by 30, the widest margin of 8 games.

BOS over CHI6UTA over POR8NJN over MIA9SAS over PHX12MIL over PHI16WAS over NYK16MIN over SAC20LAL over LAC30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Kings-Wolves combined for 208
Points by game
Kings-WolvesKings 94, Wolves 114
208
Bulls-CelticsBulls 101, Celtics 107
208
Spurs-SunsSpurs 105, Suns 93
198
Clippers-LakersClippers 80, Lakers 110
190
Nets-HeatNets 95, Heat 86
181
Blazers-JazzBlazers 85, Jazz 93
178
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 80, Wizards 96
176
Bucks-SixersBucks 96, Sixers 80
176
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bulls-CelticsBulls 101, Celtics 107
+6 BOS
Blazers-JazzBlazers 85, Jazz 93
+8 UTA
Nets-HeatNets 95, Heat 86
+9 NJN
Spurs-SunsSpurs 105, Suns 93
+12 SAS
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 80, Wizards 96
+16 WAS
Bucks-SixersBucks 96, Sixers 80
+16 MIL
Kings-WolvesKings 94, Wolves 114
+20 MIN
Clippers-LakersClippers 80, Lakers 110
+30 LAL
MIN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 94, Wolves 114
12 pts
Bulls-CelticsBOS won · Bulls 101, Celtics 107
5 pts
Nets-HeatNJN won · Nets 95, Heat 86
4 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 80, Lakers 110
4 pts
Szczerbiak shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SzczerbiakMIN · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
81% (13-16)
HarringtonNYK · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
63% (12-19)
OdomLAC · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 101Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27233120101
Celtics30232331107
The story
Antoine Walker's 20 points and 8 assists carried Boston past Chicago, 107-101

For Chicago, Greg Anthony had 19 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 7-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+3−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 105Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs20332428105
Suns2025272193
The story
San Antonio beat Phoenix 105-93 behind 32 points and 19 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Shawn Marion paced Phoenix: 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 19 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 11-24 FG

The swing

A 33-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+8+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 94Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3523142294
Wolves23293428114
The story
Terrell Brandon had 14 points and 12 assists as Minnesota beat Sacramento 114-94

Hedo Turkoglu led Sacramento with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 34-14.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −12−6+14+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg10.8Last 3

10.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg42.3Today

42 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 38

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 26, 48, 9, 35, 26, 12, 18, 38Celtics-Bulls · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 12, 16, 23, 24, 13, 13, 12, 34Bucks-Sixers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 19, 21, 24, 26, 19, 30, 23, 34Wizards-Knicks · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 16, 38, 25, 13, 21, 18, 28, 32Spurs-Suns · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 14, 11, 21, 20, 21, 20, 24, 29Wolves-Kings · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 24 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 5, 23, 14, 12, 23, 28, 18, 29Bucks-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Oscar TorresHOU+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Lee NailonCHH+4.2 15.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Latrell SprewellNYK+4.1 24.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+3.7 23.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Toni KukocATL+3.3 14.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Michael JordanWAS−3.5 20.1 last 10 · 23.6 season
Juwan HowardDAL−3.4 8.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Elton BrandLAC−3.3 16.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Jalen RoseIND−3.1 17.1 last 10 · 20.2 season
Vlade DivacSAC−3.0 9.6 last 10 · 12.6 season