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Wednesday, January 2, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIL by 4 after the first quarter and won 95–77.

Final · Box score
Magic94
Celtics110
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies74
Nets92
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +16; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +18
Final · Box score
Bucks77
Wolves95
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Bulls97
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Nuggets86
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Suns81
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +28; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Blazers84
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Kings105
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +14
On this day · 2000–01Jan 2, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Tony Delk (Suns-Kings), 53 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Wolves

Minnesota beats Milwaukee, 95–77

Kevin Garnett goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1+15+18MIN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2323171477
Wolves1928311795
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 15, 29, 20, 14, 22, 19, 27, 22MIN22 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 6, 17, 7, 15, 12, 5, 4, 18MIN18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 16, 16, 16, 17, 10, 7, 13, 22MIL22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 9, 11, 8, 16, 18, 24, 19, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Philadelphia by 21.

LAL over DEN1DAL over CHI10TOR over POR11SAS over DET12SAC over LAC14CLE over GSW15BOS over ORL16NJN over MEM18MIN over MIL18PHI over PHX21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Warriors-Cavs combined for 211, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-CavsWarriors 98, Cavs 113
211
Magic-CelticsMagic 94, Celtics 110
204
Mavs-BullsMavs 107, Bulls 97
204
Clippers-KingsClippers 91, Kings 105
196
Sixers-SunsSixers 102, Suns 81
183
Pistons-SpursPistons 85, Spurs 97
182
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 95, Blazers 84
179
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 87, Nuggets 86
173
Bucks-WolvesBucks 77, Wolves 95
172
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 74, Nets 92
166
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 87, Nuggets 86
+1 LAL
Mavs-BullsMavs 107, Bulls 97
+10 DAL
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 95, Blazers 84
+11 TOR
Pistons-SpursPistons 85, Spurs 97
+12 SAS
Clippers-KingsClippers 91, Kings 105
+14 SAC
Warriors-CavsWarriors 98, Cavs 113
+15 CLE
Magic-CelticsMagic 94, Celtics 110
+16 BOS
Bucks-WolvesBucks 77, Wolves 95
+18 MIN
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 74, Nets 92
+18 NJN
Sixers-SunsSixers 102, Suns 81
+21 PHI
MIN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WolvesMIN won · Bucks 77, Wolves 95
4 pts
Lakers-NuggetsLAL won · Lakers 87, Nuggets 86
3 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 94, Celtics 110
1 pt
Kittles shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KittlesNJN · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
90% (9-10)
BucknerDAL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Lamond MurrayCLE · 40 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
70% (16-23)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
PierceBOS · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 87Nuggets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2419301487
Nuggets2224251586
The story
Kobe Bryant had 28 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 87-86

Voshon Lenard led Denver with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-22 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Lakers took the third 30-25.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−3+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 98Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1636262098
Cavs31233425113
The story
Cleveland beat Golden State 113-98 behind 14 assists and 12 points from Andre Miller

Antawn Jamison paced Golden State: 24 PTS, 7 REB 14 AST, 12 PTS, 5 REB · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 31-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +15+2+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 74Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies287211874
Nets2922261592
The story
Aaron Williams' 20 points carried New Jersey past Memphis, 92-74

For Memphis, Shane Battier had 20 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 22-7, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +1+16+21+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 46.9 FPTS on 14 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Lamond Murray leads the day with 40

Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 20, 23, 13, 10, 11, 7, 8, 40Cavs-Warriors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 33, 19, 24, 19, 17, 29, 24, 30Celtics-Magic · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 7 games: 4, 10, 14, 13, 14, 15, 29Bulls-Mavs · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 40, 37, 38, 24, 31, 23, 38, 21, 29Sixers-Suns · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 28, 27, 36, 12, 39, 26, 16, 28Lakers-Nuggets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 42, 6, 31, 23, 23, 33, 27, 15, 15, 28Raptors-Blazers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael ReddMIL+5.5 15.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.1 24.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Voshon LenardDEN+4.9 15.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Steve NashDAL+4.8 24.1 last 10 · 19.3 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+4.1 16.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonDET−5.1 9.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.5 13.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−4.1 12.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.0 13.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
LaPhonso EllisMIA−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season