FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 6, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 109–89.

Final · Box score
Sonics89
Grizzlies77
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Raptors89
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +20
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Heat92
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Kings115
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +14
On this day · 2000–01Jan 6, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Cavs), 54 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Raptors

Kobe Bryant scores 31 as Lakers win in Toronto

Chris Webber goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+6+12+20LAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers19353025109
Raptors2820241789
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 36, 12, 39, 26, 16, 28, 18, 31LAL31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 46, 31, 37, 28, 20, 16, 26, 24, 24LAL24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 23, 33, 27, 15, 15, 28, 34, 24TOR24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 2, 0, 2, 6, 16, 0, 8, 13TOR13 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bucks-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 8 down to beat Milwaukee

Trailing by 8 after one, Sacramento outscored the Bucks 90–68 the rest of the way. Final: 115–101. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Bucks
Peja Stojakovic · SACRay Allen · MILPTS2929REB24AST36Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Bucks-Kings combined for 216, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-KingsBucks 101, Kings 115
216
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 109, Raptors 89
198
Warriors-HeatWarriors 84, Heat 92
176
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 89, Grizzlies 77
166
MIA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Warriors-HeatWarriors 84, Heat 92
+8 MIA
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 89, Grizzlies 77
+12 SEA
Bucks-KingsBucks 101, Kings 115
+14 SAC
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 109, Raptors 89
+20 LAL
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-RaptorsLAL won · Lakers 109, Raptors 89
9 pts
Bucks-KingsSAC won · Bucks 101, Kings 115
8 pts
Sonics-GrizzliesSEA won · Sonics 89, Grizzlies 77
4 pts
Zo shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
ChristieSAC · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
JamisonGSW · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
PejaSAC · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
KobeLAL · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
60% (12-20)
Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 84Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2320241784
Heat2631171892
The story
Miami beat Golden State 92-84 behind 22 points and 8 assists from Eddie Jones

Antawn Jamison paced Golden State: 31 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+14+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 89Grizzlies 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1929192289
Grizzlies2317181977
The story
Gary Payton's 24 points and 11 assists carried Seattle past Memphis, 89-77

For Memphis, Jason Williams had 19 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 10-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 29-17.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −4+8+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Kings
Bucks 101Kings 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33171932101
Kings25263331115
The story
Doug Christie had 19 points as Sacramento beat Milwaukee 115-101

Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB · 7-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the third 33-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8+1+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg28.8Last 3

28.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg46.2Today

46 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 36, 12, 39, 26, 16, 28, 18, 31Lakers-Raptors · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 17, 29, 28, 18, 24, 24, 27, 31Warriors-Heat · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 21, 30, 7, 21, 26, 21, 24, 29Bucks-Kings · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 7, 26, 19, 27, 23, 14, 25, 29Kings-Bucks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 22, 19, 16, 22, 30, 21, 35, 28Kings-Bucks · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 26, 27, 20, 20, 43, 18, 13, 24Sonics-Grizzlies · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+6.3 13.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.5 15.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.7 23.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.7 15.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Voshon LenardDEN+4.6 15.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−5.4 12.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.1 10.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
LaPhonso EllisMIA−4.6 3.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Clifford RobinsonDET−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season