FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 21, 2001Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MEM (vs LAL) and POR (vs DET).

Final · Box score
Nets94
Pacers100
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Sixers94
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Celtics98
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +6
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs86
Heat81
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Magic75
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Grizzlies114
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Wolves94
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets74
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +35
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Blazers83
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +2
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics111
Warriors108
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +22; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +3
On this day · 2000–01Dec 21, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 45 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Blazers

Portland holds off Detroit, 83–81

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5+7+2POR AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1920182481
Blazers1618301983
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 18, 28, 16, 18, 37, 23, 15, 22POR22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 6, 9, 15, 6, 18, 14, 8, 17POR17 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 25, 14, 19, 19, 26, 35, 21, 23DET23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 17, 5, 11, 12, 10, 7, 12, 18DET18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Denver by 35, the widest margin of 10 games.

POR over DET2SEA over GSW3CLE over MIA5MIN over CHH5IND over NJN6BOS over UTA6MEM over LAL6PHI over ATL11WAS over ORL18SAS over DEN35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 222, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 108, Grizzlies 114
222
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 111, Warriors 108
219
Nets-PacersNets 94, Pacers 100
194
Jazz-CelticsJazz 92, Celtics 98
190
Hornets-WolvesHornets 89, Wolves 94
183
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 74, Spurs 109
183
Hawks-SixersHawks 83, Sixers 94
177
Wizards-MagicWizards 93, Magic 75
168
Cavs-HeatCavs 86, Heat 81
167
Pistons-BlazersPistons 81, Blazers 83
164
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-BlazersPistons 81, Blazers 83
+2 POR
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 111, Warriors 108
+3 SEA
Hornets-WolvesHornets 89, Wolves 94
+5 MIN
Cavs-HeatCavs 86, Heat 81
+5 CLE
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 108, Grizzlies 114
+6 MEM
Jazz-CelticsJazz 92, Celtics 98
+6 BOS
Nets-PacersNets 94, Pacers 100
+6 IND
Hawks-SixersHawks 83, Sixers 94
+11 PHI
Wizards-MagicWizards 93, Magic 75
+18 WAS
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 74, Spurs 109
+35 SAS
MEM rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesMEM won · Lakers 108, Grizzlies 114
5 pts
Pistons-BlazersPOR won · Pistons 81, Blazers 83
5 pts
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 94, Pacers 100
4 pts
Knight shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnightMEM · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
Aaron WilliamsNJN · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
StricklandATL · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
RichardsonGSW · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
NailonCHH · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Blazers
Pistons 81Blazers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1920182481
Blazers1618301983
The story
Portland beat Detroit 83-81 behind 22 points from Rasheed Wallace

Jerry Stackhouse paced Detroit: 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-26 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3−5+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Warriors
Sonics 111Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics274416915111
Warriors2425212612108
The story
Gary Payton had 20 points and 12 assists as Seattle beat Golden State 111-108 in OT

Larry Hughes led Golden State with 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 6-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the second 44-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
300 +3+22+170+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jason Richardson led the game in fantasy with 47.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 86Heat 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs21241419886
Heat20162319381
The story
Jumaine Jones' 18 points and 15 rebounds carried Cleveland past Miami, 86-81 in OT

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-16, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+900+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg38.5Today

39 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 18, 19, 23, 16, 25, 28, 27, 36Lakers-Grizzlies · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 26, 12, 18, 38, 30, 24, 25, 36Celtics-Jazz · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 23, 22, 22, 23, 10, 20, 27, 29Pacers-Nets · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 23, 46, 31, 37, 28, 20, 16, 26Lakers-Grizzlies · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 11, 23, 17, 18, 11, 19, 11, 26Grizzlies-Lakers · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 16, 9, 17, 18, 18, 19, 25Hornets-Wolves · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Latrell SprewellNYK+4.8 25.5 last 10 · 20.7 season
Steve NashDAL+3.9 22.9 last 10 · 19.0 season
Lee NailonCHH+3.7 15.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Oscar TorresHOU+3.6 12.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+3.4 23.2 last 10 · 19.8 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonDET−4.6 11.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−4.1 19.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Michael JordanWAS−3.8 19.2 last 10 · 23.0 season
Elton BrandLAC−3.6 15.9 last 10 · 19.5 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL−3.4 16.0 last 10 · 19.4 season