FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 20, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Raptors96
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Knicks88
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Rockets101
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2000–01Dec 20, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Jazz), 45 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Raptors

Vince Carter scores 33, Toronto rallies past Chicago

Michael Finley goes for 33 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-8-6+5TOR AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2522242091
Raptors1722263196
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 26, 42, 42, 6, 31, 23, 23, 33TOR33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 16, 10, 20, 11, 4, 12, 5, 15TOR15 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 8, 13, 20, 15, 13, 14, 12, 24CHI24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Marcus FizerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 11, 19, 13, 7, 18, 13, 13, 19CHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Knicks

Memphis leads New York wire to wire

Memphis was ahead at every break and won 90–88. Best quarter: the third, 34–28. Shane Battier led Memphis with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over NYK2TOR over CHI5LAL over HOU6DAL over MIL12Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over NYK.
The night in charts
Bucks-Mavs combined for 214, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-MavsBucks 101, Mavs 113
214
Lakers-RocketsLakers 107, Rockets 101
208
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 91, Raptors 96
187
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 90, Knicks 88
178
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 90, Knicks 88
+2 MEM
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 91, Raptors 96
+5 TOR
Lakers-RocketsLakers 107, Rockets 101
+6 LAL
Bucks-MavsBucks 101, Mavs 113
+12 DAL
Nash shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashDAL · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
BattierMEM · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
Antonio DavisTOR · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
FizerCHI · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
FisherLAL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Knicks
Grizzlies 90Knicks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1822341690
Knicks1423282388
The story
Shane Battier had 21 points as Memphis beat New York 90-88

Allan Houston led New York with 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the third 34-28, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4+3+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 91Raptors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2522242091
Raptors1722263196
The story
Antonio Davis' 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Toronto past Chicago, 96-91

For Chicago, Marcus Fizer had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −8−8−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 107Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27262925107
Rockets21301733101
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 107-101 behind 27 points from Kobe Bryant

Moochie Norris paced Houston: 15 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-26 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+2+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddie Griffin topped the game at 54.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 13 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 33

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 11, 32, 6, 20, 22, 30, 26, 33Mavs-Bucks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 26, 42, 42, 6, 31, 23, 23, 33Raptors-Bulls · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 13, 10, 25, 39, 17, 25, 23, 33Mavs-Bucks · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 30, 18, 19, 23, 16, 25, 28, 27Lakers-Rockets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 28, 25, 49, 22, 13, 12, 30, 27Knicks-Grizzlies · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Eddie GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 2, 9, 4, 2, 2, 4, 8, 25Rockets-Lakers · L
5.0 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Latrell SprewellNYK+4.8 25.5 last 10 · 20.7 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
Richard HamiltonWAS+4.1 24.3 last 10 · 20.2 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 8.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jalen RoseIND−3.1 16.1 last 10 · 19.2 season