FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 16, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DEN by 5 after the first quarter and won 112–107.

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Raptors109
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Wizards67
Nets111
Q1 NJN +25; Q2 NJN +39; Q3 NJN +39; Q4 NJN +44
Final · Box score
Kings112
Nuggets107
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Suns99
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Sonics80
Jazz95
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Warriors117
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +29
Final · Box score
Heat102
Lakers96
Q1 MIA +17; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +6
On this day · 2000–01Jan 16, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Bucks-Clippers), 32 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Sacramento extends win streak to 10

Raef LaFrentz goes for 30 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1-3+5SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25302829112
Nuggets30243221107
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 27, 23, 14, 25, 29, 25, 36, 29SAC29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 22, 30, 21, 35, 28, 28, 34, 21SAC21 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 6, 20, 6, 24, 29, 16, 10, 30DEN30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 13, 10, 2, 8, 10, 14, 8, 23DEN23 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New Jersey posts the night's biggest win

New Jersey beat Washington by 44, the widest margin of 9 games.

BOS over NYK1SAC over DEN5MIL over IND5TOR over HOU6MIA over LAL6POR over PHX9UTA over SEA15GSW over CLE29NJN over WAS44Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 219, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 112, Nuggets 107
219
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 103, Raptors 109
212
Blazers-SunsBlazers 108, Suns 99
207
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 88, Warriors 117
205
Pacers-BucksPacers 100, Bucks 105
205
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 100, Celtics 101
201
Heat-LakersHeat 102, Lakers 96
198
Wizards-NetsWizards 67, Nets 111
178
Sonics-JazzSonics 80, Jazz 95
175
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 100, Celtics 101
+1 BOS
Pacers-BucksPacers 100, Bucks 105
+5 MIL
Kings-NuggetsKings 112, Nuggets 107
+5 SAC
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 103, Raptors 109
+6 TOR
Heat-LakersHeat 102, Lakers 96
+6 MIA
Blazers-SunsBlazers 108, Suns 99
+9 POR
Sonics-JazzSonics 80, Jazz 95
+15 UTA
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 88, Warriors 117
+29 GSW
Wizards-NetsWizards 67, Nets 111
+44 NJN
SAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NuggetsSAC won · Kings 112, Nuggets 107
5 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 100, Celtics 101
3 pts
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 100, Bucks 105
1 pt
Zo shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Van HornNJN · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RogersPHX · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
PaytonSEA · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 100Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25222429100
Celtics27172730101
The story
Paul Pierce had 30 points as Boston beat New York 101-100

Latrell Sprewell led New York with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 11-23 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Celtics took the third 27-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 112Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25302829112
Nuggets30243221107
The story
Chris Webber's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Sacramento past Denver, 112-107

For Denver, Avery Johnson had 23 PTS, 12 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 29-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5+1−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 88Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1920272288
Warriors29253231117
The story
Golden State beat Cleveland 117-88 behind 20 points from Larry Hughes

Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB, 4 AST · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +10+15+20+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg25.7Last 3

25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 36

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 21, 24, 29, 13, 27, 37, 23, 36Bucks-Pacers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 6, 20, 6, 24, 29, 16, 10, 30Nuggets-Kings · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 24, 20, 28, 20, 31, 16, 31, 30Celtics-Knicks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 18, 31, 20, 31, 23, 26, 56, 29Lakers-Heat · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 17, 16, 35, 16, 13, 14, 33, 29Suns-Blazers · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 27, 23, 14, 25, 29, 25, 36, 29Kings-Nuggets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+6.4 14.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Tim ThomasMIL+5.4 19.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.0 23.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK+4.9 25.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Jason TerryATL+4.7 23.0 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.8 9.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Brad MillerCHI−5.2 7.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Elton BrandLAC−4.8 13.5 last 10 · 18.3 season
Andre MillerCLE−4.4 11.3 last 10 · 15.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.1 12.8 last 10 · 16.9 season