FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 4, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Kings83
Nets117
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +34
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Sixers93
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Rockets104
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +30
On this day · 2000–01Feb 4, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Cavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Sixers

Toronto beats Philadelphia, 100–93

Karl Malone goes for 31 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+4+13+7TOR AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors33193216100
Sixers3315232293
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 34, 26, 18, 19, 32, 27, 26, 28TOR28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 11, 4, 23, 8, 9, 12, 18, 17TOR17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 38, 34, 47, 29, 15, 38, 25, 36PHI36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 17, 4, 11, 18, 12, 18, 19, 13PHI13 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Jazz-Rockets

Houston leads Utah wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 104–97. Best quarter: the first, 32–21. Steve Francis led Houston with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over PHI7HOU over UTA7SAS over MIN30NJN over SAC34Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over UTA.
The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 201, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 97, Rockets 104
201
Kings-NetsKings 83, Nets 117
200
Wolves-SpursWolves 83, Spurs 113
196
Raptors-SixersRaptors 100, Sixers 93
193
HOU won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Jazz-RocketsJazz 97, Rockets 104
+7 HOU
Raptors-SixersRaptors 100, Sixers 93
+7 TOR
Wolves-SpursWolves 83, Spurs 113
+30 SAS
Kings-NetsKings 83, Nets 117
+34 NJN
Mobley shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyHOU · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
69% (11-16)
Van HornNJN · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
TrentMIN · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
ClarkTOR · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Lucious HarrisNJN · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 97Rockets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2124282497
Rockets32232227104
The story
Steve Francis had 33 points as Houston beat Utah 104-97

John Stockton led Utah with 14 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 33 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11+10+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 100Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors33193216100
Sixers3315232293
The story
Vince Carter's 28 points carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 100-93

For Philadelphia, Derrick Coleman had 13 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-23 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-23, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0+4+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nets
Kings 83Nets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2628161383
Nets26313030117
The story
New Jersey beat Sacramento 117-83 behind 25 points from Keith Van Horn

Chris Webber paced Sacramento: 23 PTS, 9 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
400 0+3+17+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 40.4 FPTS: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 36

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 38, 34, 47, 29, 15, 38, 25, 36Sixers-Raptors · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 26, 25, 25, 23, 30, 33, 30, 33Rockets-Jazz · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 37, 23, 14, 17, 19, 18, 24, 31Jazz-Rockets · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 26, 35, 41, 27, 13, 15, 23, 30Rockets-Jazz · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 34, 26, 18, 19, 32, 27, 26, 28Raptors-Sixers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 22, 13, 17, 10, 9, 8, 9, 25Nets-Kings · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael OlowokandiLAC+7.8 16.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Erick StricklandBOS+5.6 13.8 last 10 · 8.2 season
Brevin KnightMEM+5.2 12.0 last 10 · 6.8 season
Horace GrantORL+4.8 12.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+4.5 24.7 last 10 · 20.2 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
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.5 7.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.5 2.2 last 10 · 6.7 season
Tracy McGradyORL−3.9 20.3 last 10 · 24.2 season