FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 29, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAC by 15 after the first quarter and won 105–103.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics105
Clippers103
Q1 BOS -15; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -11; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +17
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers93
Nets98
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +23; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +16
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs99
Bucks102
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Suns109
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Sixers81
Jazz89
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Raptors75
Sonics101
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +21; Q3 SEA +23; Q4 SEA +26
On this day · 2000–01Dec 29, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Knicks-Bulls), 32 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Clippers

Paul Pierce scores 35, Boston wins in overtime

Michael Jordan goes for 51 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-15-3-110+2BOS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics932252712105
Clippers2420331610103
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 30, 24, 25, 36, 20, 28, 33, 35BOS35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 42, 20, 18, 15, 33, 19, 24, 19, 17, 29BOS29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 18, 5, 10, 21, 26, 26, 16, 24LAC24 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 19, 15, 12, 13, 16, 8, 20, 23LAC23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Hawks-Mavs combined for 210, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-MavsHawks 97, Mavs 113
210
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 105, Clippers 103
208
Spurs-BucksSpurs 99, Bucks 102
201
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 92, Suns 109
201
Hornets-WizardsHornets 90, Wizards 107
197
Pacers-NetsPacers 93, Nets 98
191
Cavs-BullsCavs 80, Bulls 103
183
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 75, Sonics 101
176
Sixers-JazzSixers 81, Jazz 89
170
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 105, Clippers 103
+2 BOS
Spurs-BucksSpurs 99, Bucks 102
+3 MIL
Pacers-NetsPacers 93, Nets 98
+5 NJN
Sixers-JazzSixers 81, Jazz 89
+8 UTA
Hawks-MavsHawks 97, Mavs 113
+16 DAL
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 92, Suns 109
+17 PHX
Hornets-WizardsHornets 90, Wizards 107
+17 WAS
Cavs-BullsCavs 80, Bulls 103
+23 CHI
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 75, Sonics 101
+26 SEA
BOS erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ClippersBOS won · Celtics 105, Clippers 103
15 pts
Spurs-BucksMIL won · Spurs 99, Bucks 102
9 pts
Sixers-JazzUTA won · Sixers 81, Jazz 89
3 pts
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 92, Suns 109
2 pts
Marion shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
DirkDAL · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
NashDAL · 29 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
BakerSEA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Hubert DavisWAS · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 105Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics932252712105
Clippers2420331610103
The story
Antoine Walker had 29 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Los Angeles 105-103 in OT

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-24 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Celtics took the second 32-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −15−3−110+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 99Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs32151927699
Bucks233422149102
The story
Tim Duncan had 38 points and 16 rebounds, but Milwaukee won 102-99 in OT

For Milwaukee, Anthony Mason had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 38 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 13-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 34-15.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9+10+130+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 93Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers23222419593
Nets302122151098
The story
New Jersey beat Indiana 98-93 in OT behind 15 rebounds and 8 points from Jason Kidd

Al Harrington paced Indiana: 18 PTS, 16 REB 15 REB, 14 AST, 8 PTS, 4 STL · 4-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +7+6+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal topped the game at 67.2 FPTS: 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.1Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 23.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seattle posts the night's biggest win

Seattle beat Toronto by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

BOS over LAC2MIL over SAS3NJN over IND5UTA over PHI8DAL over ATL16WAS over CHH17PHX over DEN17CHI over CLE23SEA over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 51

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 19, 21, 23, 12, 26, 28, 6, 51Wizards-Hornets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +28.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 32, 26, 24, 26, 21, 22, 53, 38Spurs-Bucks · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 30, 24, 25, 36, 20, 28, 33, 35Celtics-Clippers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 15, 21, 24, 8, 12, 26, 24, 35Mavs-Hawks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 17, 25, 23, 33, 15, 27, 9, 29Mavs-Hawks · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 42, 20, 18, 15, 33, 19, 24, 19, 17, 29Celtics-Clippers · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.3 24.8 last 10 · 19.5 season
Steve NashDAL+5.1 24.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Voshon LenardDEN+4.9 15.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.2 14.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jason TerryATL+4.0 21.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonDET−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.6 13.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.0 13.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
Lindsey HunterLAL−4.0 3.4 last 10 · 7.4 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−3.5 20.5 last 10 · 24.0 season