FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 31, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BOS by 12 after three quarters and won 97–92.

Final · Box score
Wizards93
Cavs92
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Nets125
Q1 NJN +17; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +25
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Raptors97
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -12; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Spurs87
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Mavs95
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Suns97
Blazers105
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Kings99
Sonics95
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +4
On this day · 2000–01Jan 31, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Bucks-Nuggets), 32 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Raptors

Toronto climbs out of a 12-point hole against Boston

Vince Carter goes for 27 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5-12+5TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2723251792
Raptors1827183497
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 29, 23, 34, 26, 18, 19, 32, 27TOR27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Keon ClarkPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 12, 10, 7, 13, 7, 16, 20, 16TOR16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 25, 28, 20, 12, 18, 31, 25, 25BOS25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 38, 23, 30, 20, 30, 22, 16, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Nets combined for 225, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NetsBucks 100, Nets 125
225
Suns-BlazersSuns 97, Blazers 105
202
Kings-SonicsKings 99, Sonics 95
194
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 92, Raptors 97
189
Rockets-MavsRockets 91, Mavs 95
186
Wizards-CavsWizards 93, Cavs 92
185
Clippers-SpursClippers 91, Spurs 87
178
5 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-CavsWizards 93, Cavs 92
+1 WAS
Kings-SonicsKings 99, Sonics 95
+4 SAC
Clippers-SpursClippers 91, Spurs 87
+4 LAC
Rockets-MavsRockets 91, Mavs 95
+4 DAL
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 92, Raptors 97
+5 TOR
Suns-BlazersSuns 97, Blazers 105
+8 POR
Bucks-NetsBucks 100, Nets 125
+25 NJN
TOR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 92, Raptors 97
12 pts
Kings-SonicsSAC won · Kings 99, Sonics 95
3 pts
Wizards-CavsWAS won · Wizards 93, Cavs 92
3 pts
Clippers-SpursLAC won · Clippers 91, Spurs 87
2 pts
Nash shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashDAL · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
BattieBOS · 16 PTS, 9 REB
64% (7-11)
KittlesNJN · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
KiddNJN · 21 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
MacCullochNJN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 93Cavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2925172293
Cavs2319321892
The story
Michael Jordan's 26 points and 8 assists carried Washington past Cleveland, 93-92

For Cleveland, Andre Miller had 15 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 11-27 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-23, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+12−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 92Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2723251792
Raptors1827183497
The story
Antonio Davis had 13 rebounds and 12 points as Toronto beat Boston 97-92

Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 13 REB, 12 PTS · 4-14 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 34-17.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −9−5−12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 100Nets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26283214100
Nets43143632125
The story
New Jersey beat Milwaukee 125-100 behind a 21-10-13 triple-double from Jason Kidd

Ray Allen paced Milwaukee: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +17+3+7+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.1Season avg33.8Last 5

33.8 points a game over his last five games, against 25.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Jersey by 25.

WAS over CLE1LAC over SAS4DAL over HOU4SAC over SEA4TOR over BOS5POR over PHX8NJN over MIL25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 33

Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 4, 29, 20, 23, 19, 31, 17, 20, 22, 33Mavs-Rockets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 36, 29, 20, 21, 21, 21, 25, 32Kings-Sonics · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 13, 26, 25, 25, 23, 30, 33, 30Rockets-Mavs · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 29, 23, 34, 26, 18, 19, 32, 27Raptors-Celtics · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 10, 16, 29, 30, 40, 41, 32, 26Wizards-Cavs · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 25, 25, 28, 24, 20, 27, 27, 25Sonics-Kings · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.2 36.3 last 10 · 30.1 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.7 13.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Erick StricklandBOS+5.1 12.9 last 10 · 7.8 season
Pau GasolMEM+4.9 22.3 last 10 · 17.4 season
Horace GrantORL+4.8 12.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.9 7.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.0 2.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−3.9 18.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
Trenton HassellCHI−3.7 3.9 last 10 · 7.6 season