FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 2, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SEA by 13 after three quarters and won 97–91.

Final · Box score
Raptors91
Nets98
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Jazz97
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Bucks81
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -8; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Hawks101
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Cavs107
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Sonics91
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -13; Q4 CHI +6
On this day · 2000–01Feb 2, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Magic), 47 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Sonics

Chicago fights back late to top Seattle

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2-13+6CHI AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1826124197
Sonics2220272291
Who led
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 12, 7, 6, 19, 32, 10, 0, 17CHI17 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 13, 14, 16, 24, 8, 25, 4, 16CHI16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 15, 15, 20, 24, 10, 10, 22, 23SEA23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 25, 28, 24, 20, 27, 27, 25, 21SEA21 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Detroit by 8.

UTA over POR1PHI over MIL5CHI over SEA6NJN over TOR7ATL over LAC7DET over CLE8Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Pistons-Cavs combined for 222, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-CavsPistons 115, Cavs 107
222
Clippers-HawksClippers 94, Hawks 101
195
Blazers-JazzBlazers 96, Jazz 97
193
Raptors-NetsRaptors 91, Nets 98
189
Bulls-SonicsBulls 97, Sonics 91
188
Sixers-BucksSixers 86, Bucks 81
167
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 96, Jazz 97
+1 UTA
Sixers-BucksSixers 86, Bucks 81
+5 PHI
Bulls-SonicsBulls 97, Sonics 91
+6 CHI
Clippers-HawksClippers 94, Hawks 101
+7 ATL
Raptors-NetsRaptors 91, Nets 98
+7 NJN
Pistons-CavsPistons 115, Cavs 107
+8 DET
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SonicsCHI won · Bulls 97, Sonics 91
13 pts
Clippers-HawksATL won · Clippers 94, Hawks 101
9 pts
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 86, Bucks 81
8 pts
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 96, Jazz 97
6 pts
Lamond Murray shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lamond MurrayCLE · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Andre MillerCLE · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HarpringPHI · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
ReddMIL · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
PippenPOR · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 96Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2629132896
Jazz2227242497
The story
Karl Malone's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Utah past Portland, 97-96

For Portland, Bonzi Wells had 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 24-13.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −4−6+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sonics
Bulls 97Sonics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1826124197
Sonics2220272291
The story
Metta World Peace had 16 points as Chicago beat Seattle 97-91

Gary Payton led Seattle with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 8 STL, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 41-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4+2−13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 91Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2024242391
Nets2824242298
The story
New Jersey beat Toronto 98-91 behind 17 points from Richard Jefferson

Antonio Davis paced Toronto: 14 PTS, 12 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +8+8+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 31

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 19, 10, 3, 28, 7, 6, 21, 31Nets-Raptors · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 46, 25, 24, 19, 15, 16, 11, 19, 17, 30Hawks-Clippers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 9, 12, 7, 2, 11, 8, 28Cavs-Pistons · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 19, 22, 19, 16, 21, 10, 25, 27Hawks-Clippers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 23, 34, 26, 18, 19, 32, 27, 26Raptors-Nets · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 58, 33, 34, 38, 34, 47, 29, 15, 38, 25Sixers-Bucks · W
30.0 PPG season to date · −5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Erick StricklandBOS+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.7 14.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.1 35.1 last 10 · 30.0 season
Horace GrantORL+4.8 12.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+4.5 14.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDEN−6.1 15.6 last 10 · 21.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Tracy McGradyORL−4.8 19.4 last 10 · 24.2 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.0 2.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−3.8 8.1 last 10 · 11.9 season