FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 26, 2001Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bucks trailed Hawks by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–97.

Final · Box score
Nets91
Cavs89
Q1 Nets +12; Q2 Nets +20; Q3 Nets +11; Q4 Nets +2
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Hornets99
Q1 Hornets -1; Q2 Hornets -5; Q3 Hornets +1; Q4 Hornets +6
Final · Box score
Bulls85
Grizzlies107
Q1 Grizzlies +11; Q2 Grizzlies +10; Q3 Grizzlies +15; Q4 Grizzlies +22
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Bucks107
Q1 Bucks -7; Q2 Bucks -5; Q3 Bucks +7; Q4 Bucks +10
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Magic82
Q1 Pacers +5; Q2 Pacers -2; Q3 Pacers +2; Q4 Pacers +7
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs126
Spurs123
Q1 Mavs +4; Q2 Mavs +1; Q3 Mavs +4; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs +3
Final · Box score
Suns97
Rockets91
Q1 Suns -5; Q2 Suns +3; Q3 Suns +4; Q4 Suns +6
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Nuggets91
Q1 Wolves +6; Q2 Wolves +1; Q3 Wolves +9; Q4 Wolves +3
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Jazz99
Q1 Jazz -1; Q2 Jazz +3; Q3 Jazz +9; Q4 Jazz +13
Final · Box score
Blazers74
Kings89
Q1 Kings +14; Q2 Kings +18; Q3 Kings +17; Q4 Kings +15
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Warriors101
Q1 Warriors +7; Q2 Warriors +4; Q3 Warriors +10; Q4 Warriors +11
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Clippers86
Q1 Sixers +2; Q2 Sixers +2; Q3 Sixers +8; Q4 Sixers +14
On this day · 2000–01Dec 26, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Sonics), 38 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bucks

Glenn Robinson scores 32 in Milwaukee win over Atlanta

Tim Duncan goes for 53 points

Game flow · Bucks margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5+7+10Bucks AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2628212297
Bucks19303325107
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 12, 34, 22, 23, 21, 29, 30, 32Bucks32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 0, 2, 21, 15, 16, 16, 16, 17Bucks17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 2, 19, 20, 28, 20, 6, 16, 28Hawks28 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 28, 23, 16, 27, 2, 22, 22, 24Hawks24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Chicago by 22.

Nets over Cavs2Mavs over Spurs3Wolves over Nuggets3Hornets over Wizards6Suns over Rockets6Pacers over Magic7Bucks over Hawks10Warriors over Lakers11Jazz over Celtics13Sixers over Clippers14Kings over Blazers15Grizzlies over Bulls22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 249, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 126, Spurs 123
249
Hawks-BucksHawks 97, Bucks 107
204
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 85, Grizzlies 107
192
Wizards-HornetsWizards 93, Hornets 99
192
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 90, Warriors 101
191
Suns-RocketsSuns 97, Rockets 91
188
Sixers-ClippersSixers 100, Clippers 86
186
Celtics-JazzCeltics 86, Jazz 99
185
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 94, Nuggets 91
185
Nets-CavsNets 91, Cavs 89
180
Pacers-MagicPacers 89, Magic 82
171
Blazers-KingsBlazers 74, Kings 89
163
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-CavsNets 91, Cavs 89
+2 Nets
Mavs-SpursMavs 126, Spurs 123
+3 Mavs
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 94, Nuggets 91
+3 MIN
Suns-RocketsSuns 97, Rockets 91
+6 Suns
Wizards-HornetsWizards 93, Hornets 99
+6 Hornets
Pacers-MagicPacers 89, Magic 82
+7 Pacers
Hawks-BucksHawks 97, Bucks 107
+10 Bucks
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 90, Warriors 101
+11 Warriors
Celtics-JazzCeltics 86, Jazz 99
+13 Jazz
Sixers-ClippersSixers 100, Clippers 86
+14 Sixers
Blazers-KingsBlazers 74, Kings 89
+15 Kings
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 85, Grizzlies 107
+22 Grizzlies
Bucks rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksBucks won · Hawks 97, Bucks 107
7 pts
Suns-RocketsSuns won · Suns 97, Rockets 91
5 pts
Wizards-HornetsHornets won · Wizards 93, Hornets 99
5 pts
Pacers-MagicPacers won · Pacers 89, Magic 82
2 pts
Celtics-JazzJazz won · Celtics 86, Jazz 99
1 pt
Pau shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauGrizzlies · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
BrandClippers · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
FinleyMavs · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
DuncanSpurs · 53 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
68% (19-28)
Rasheed WallaceBlazers · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 91Cavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3124171991
Cavs1916262889
The story
Jason Kidd's 27 points and 13 rebounds carried New Jersey past Cleveland, 91-89

For Cleveland, Wesley Person had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-19, was where the Nets built it.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +12+20+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 126Spurs 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2732273010126
Spurs233524347123
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas beat San Antonio 126-123 in OT

Bruce Bowen led San Antonio with 12 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +4+1+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 94Nuggets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2720262194
Nuggets2125182791
The story
Minnesota beat Denver 94-91 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

James Posey paced Denver: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +6+1+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 53

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 28, 32, 26, 24, 26, 21, 22, 53Spurs-Mavs · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +29.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high53 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 23, 16, 25, 28, 27, 36, 12, 39Lakers-Warriors · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 22, 15, 22, 27, 10, 22, 17, 33Suns-Rockets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 17, 33, 18, 17, 21, 18, 39, 33Rockets-Suns · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 12, 34, 22, 23, 21, 29, 30, 32Bucks-Hawks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 32, 40, 47, 21, 40, 36, 4, 31Magic-Pacers · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Voshon LenardNuggets+5.4 15.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cuttino MobleyRockets+5.2 24.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Jermaine O'NealPacers+4.1 23.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jason TerryHawks+3.9 20.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Tim HardawayMavs+3.9 12.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelNuggets−4.6 19.1 last 10 · 23.7 season
Jalen RosePacers−4.4 13.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Clifford RobinsonPistons−4.3 11.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimHawks−3.3 16.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Vlade DivacKings−3.3 9.0 last 10 · 12.3 season