FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 19, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed MIN by 5 after the first quarter and won 117–112.

Final · Box score
Cavs98
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Sixers85
Q1 CHH +17; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH +9; Q4 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Wizards103
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +27
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves112
Nets117
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Magic98
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Pacers90
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Kings92
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Warriors101
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +13
On this day · 2000–01Dec 19, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Suns), 35 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nets

Jason Kidd scores 33, New Jersey wins in overtime

Kevin Garnett goes for 29 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5+7+130+5NJN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves262223329112
Nets2134291914117
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 20, 6, 11, 14, 17, 13, 18, 33NJN33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 15, 22, 19, 8, 8, 25, 21, 31NJN31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 20, 21, 20, 24, 29, 23, 15, 29MIN29 PTS · 21 REB · 7 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 7, 5, 5, 10, 4, 11, 6, 17MIN17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pistons-Warriors

Golden State upsets Detroit

Golden State (9–16) beat Detroit (14–8) 101–88. Antawn Jamison led Golden State with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over MIN5BOS over CLE6ORL over UTA8CHH over PHI9TOR over IND12SEA over SAC12GSW over DET13SAS over POR18WAS over ATL27Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over DET.
The night in charts
Wolves-Nets combined for 229, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NetsWolves 112, Nets 117
229
Cavs-CelticsCavs 98, Celtics 104
202
Kings-SonicsKings 92, Sonics 104
196
Raptors-PacersRaptors 102, Pacers 90
192
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 88, Warriors 101
189
Jazz-MagicJazz 90, Magic 98
188
Hawks-WizardsHawks 76, Wizards 103
179
Hornets-SixersHornets 94, Sixers 85
179
Blazers-SpursBlazers 79, Spurs 97
176
NJN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-NetsWolves 112, Nets 117
+5 NJN
Cavs-CelticsCavs 98, Celtics 104
+6 BOS
Jazz-MagicJazz 90, Magic 98
+8 ORL
Hornets-SixersHornets 94, Sixers 85
+9 CHH
Raptors-PacersRaptors 102, Pacers 90
+12 TOR
Kings-SonicsKings 92, Sonics 104
+12 SEA
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 88, Warriors 101
+13 GSW
Blazers-SpursBlazers 79, Spurs 97
+18 SAS
Hawks-WizardsHawks 76, Wizards 103
+27 WAS
NJN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NetsNJN won · Wolves 112, Nets 117
5 pts
Pistons-WarriorsGSW won · Pistons 88, Warriors 101
4 pts
Jazz-MagicORL won · Jazz 90, Magic 98
2 pts
Raptors-PacersTOR won · Raptors 102, Pacers 90
2 pts
Andre Miller shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerCLE · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
78% (14-18)
MacCullochNJN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HughesGSW · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
67% (12-18)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 112Nets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves262223329112
Nets2134291914117
The story
Kenyon Martin had 31 points as New Jersey beat Minnesota 117-112 in OT

Rasho Nesterovic led Minnesota with 14 PTS, 10 REB 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 12-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Nets took the second 34-22.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −5+7+130+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 98Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1322293498
Celtics21332723104
The story
Antoine Walker's 33 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past Cleveland, 104-98

For Cleveland, Andre Miller had 36 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 12-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-22, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8+19+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Warriors
Pistons 88Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2718182588
Warriors23281733101
The story
Golden State beat Detroit 101-88 behind 24 points from Antawn Jamison

Ben Wallace paced Detroit: 15 REB, 10 PTS 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4+6+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.3Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg43.5Today

44 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 30, 24, 23, 34, 17, 40, 37, 38Sixers-Hornets · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 19, 34, 8, 12, 11, 14, 12, 36Cavs-Celtics · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 28, 17, 27, 42, 20, 18, 15, 33Celtics-Cavs · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 20, 6, 11, 14, 17, 13, 18, 33Nets-Wolves · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 15, 22, 19, 8, 8, 25, 21, 31Nets-Wolves · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 20, 21, 20, 24, 29, 23, 15, 29Wolves-Nets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 21 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Latrell SprewellNYK+4.9 25.3 last 10 · 20.4 season
Oscar TorresHOU+4.7 13.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Lee NailonCHH+4.4 16.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Toni KukocATL+4.2 15.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chucky AtkinsDET+4.1 15.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonDET−4.6 11.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−3.7 20.8 last 10 · 24.5 season
Elton BrandLAC−3.6 15.9 last 10 · 19.5 season
Juwan HowardDAL−3.2 8.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jalen RoseIND−3.1 16.1 last 10 · 19.2 season