FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 6, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed PHX by 9 at halftime and won 90–79.

Final · Box score
Kings102
Celtics85
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Nets100
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Wolves113
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Suns79
Sonics90
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA -9; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +11
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Lakers89
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +8
On this day · 2000–01Feb 6, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Bucks), 39 points.
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The lead · Suns-Sonics

Seattle rallies from 9 down to beat Phoenix

Bonzi Wells goes for 35 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-9-2+11SEA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2131131479
Sonics2518202790
Who led
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 9, 29, 22, 11, 6, 14, 21, 21SEA21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 15, 20, 24, 10, 10, 22, 23, 17SEA17 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 24, 17, 15, 24, 23, 19, 21, 19PHX19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 9, 21, 25, 9, 22, 20, 14, 16PHX16 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Cavs combined for 220, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-CavsRockets 109, Cavs 111
220
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 103, Wolves 113
216
Mavs-NetsMavs 112, Nets 100
212
Kings-CelticsKings 102, Celtics 85
187
Bulls-LakersBulls 97, Lakers 89
186
Suns-SonicsSuns 79, Sonics 90
169
CLE won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-CavsRockets 109, Cavs 111
+2 CLE
Bulls-LakersBulls 97, Lakers 89
+8 CHI
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 103, Wolves 113
+10 MIN
Suns-SonicsSuns 79, Sonics 90
+11 SEA
Mavs-NetsMavs 112, Nets 100
+12 DAL
Kings-CelticsKings 102, Celtics 85
+17 SAC
SEA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SonicsSEA won · Suns 79, Sonics 90
9 pts
Mavs-NetsDAL won · Mavs 112, Nets 100
2 pts
Person shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PersonCLE · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
83% (10-12)
SzczerbiakMIN · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
69% (11-16)
BarrySEA · 21 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB, 5 AST
67% (8-12)
Joe SmithMIN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
TrentMIN · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 109Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24222835109
Cavs28223031111
The story
Andre Miller had 31 points and 13 assists as Cleveland beat Houston 111-109

Steve Francis led Houston with 25 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 31 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 12-21 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 28-24, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+4+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 103Wolves 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers16312729103
Wolves33292328113
The story
Minnesota beat Portland 113-103 behind 30 points from Wally Szczerbiak

Scottie Pippen paced Portland: 16 PTS, 10 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 11-16 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +17+15+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 102Celtics 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23373012102
Celtics2327152085
The story
Vlade Divac's a 15-14-10 triple-double carried Sacramento past Boston, 102-85

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-15, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 0+10+25+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.5Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Nets

Dallas handles New Jersey by 12

The Mavericks won the first quarter 34–27. Final: 112–100. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over HOU2CHI over LAL8MIN over POR10SEA over PHX11DAL over NJN12SAC over BOS17Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over NJN.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 27, 27, 20, 32, 23, 13, 24, 38Lakers-Bulls · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 34, 2, 19, 20, 24, 19, 0, 35Blazers-Wolves · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 17, 11, 25, 17, 15, 20, 11, 31Cavs-Rockets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 16, 16, 3, 31, 19, 10, 10, 30Wolves-Blazers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 35, 41, 27, 13, 15, 23, 30, 29Rockets-Cavs · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 31, 25, 25, 13, 27, 19, 26Celtics-Kings · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael OlowokandiLAC+6.2 14.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Erick StricklandBOS+5.3 13.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.1 25.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
Horace GrantORL+5.0 13.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+5.0 14.9 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDEN−6.7 15.0 last 10 · 21.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Michael FinleyDAL−5.5 14.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.7 1.9 last 10 · 6.6 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.5 22.6 last 10 · 26.1 season