FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 13, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed TOR by 3 after the first quarter and won 89–82.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Hornets113
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +33; Q4 CHH +22
Final · Box score
Magic95
Heat112
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Raptors82
Knicks89
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Cavs115
Bucks107
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Suns92
Wolves107
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Blazers114
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Celtics75
Warriors92
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +17
On this day · 2000–01Feb 13, 2001: 13 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Nets-Lakers), 50 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Knicks

New York beats Toronto, 89–82

Kevin Garnett goes for 33 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+13+16+7NYK AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2411202782
Knicks2127231889
Who led
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 18, 10, 12, 21, 17, 9, 23, 19NYK19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 48, 9, 18, 16, 14, 14, 17, 14NYK14 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Keon ClarkPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 20, 16, 5, 14, 12, 17, 18, 26TOR26 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 7, 10, 22, 6, 18, 16, 17, 25TOR25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Bucks combined for 222, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BucksCavs 115, Bucks 107
222
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 114
217
Magic-HeatMagic 95, Heat 112
207
Bulls-HornetsBulls 91, Hornets 113
204
Suns-WolvesSuns 92, Wolves 107
199
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 82, Knicks 89
171
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 75, Warriors 92
167
NYK won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 82, Knicks 89
+7 NYK
Cavs-BucksCavs 115, Bucks 107
+8 CLE
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 114
+11 POR
Suns-WolvesSuns 92, Wolves 107
+15 MIN
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 75, Warriors 92
+17 GSW
Magic-HeatMagic 95, Heat 112
+17 MIA
Bulls-HornetsBulls 91, Hornets 113
+22 CHH
Nailon shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NailonCHH · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
PersonCLE · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
ZoMIA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
HowardDAL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 82Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2411202782
Knicks2127231889
The story
New York beat Toronto 89-82 behind 19 points from Kurt Thomas

Alvin Williams paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 27-11 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3+13+16+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Keon Clark topped the game at 48.5 FPTS: 26 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 115Bucks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30223429115
Bucks21272732107
The story
Andre Miller's 27 points and 19 assists carried Cleveland past Milwaukee, 115-107

For Milwaukee, Ray Allen had 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 19 AST, 4 REB · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-21, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+4+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 92Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2025222592
Wolves25292033107
The story
Joe Smith had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Phoenix 107-92

Stephon Marbury led Phoenix with 15 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the fourth 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+9+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Charlotte by 22.

NYK over TOR7CLE over MIL8POR over DAL11MIN over PHX15MIA over ORL17GSW over BOS17CHH over CHI22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 33

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 20, 14, 18, 21, 32, 8, 14, 33Wolves-Suns · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 19, 27, 21, 2, 21, 23, 17, 33Cavs-Bucks · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 24, 38, 19, 23, 18, 10, 17, 32Bucks-Cavs · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 16, 22, 22, 24, 24, 16, 25, 30Celtics-Warriors · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 25, 17, 15, 20, 11, 31, 22, 27Cavs-Bucks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 19 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 11, 23, 19, 15, 20, 29, 32, 27Bucks-Cavs · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cuttino MobleyHOU+6.0 26.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Juwan HowardDAL+5.8 18.7 last 10 · 12.9 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.7 14.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.4 20.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Brevin KnightMEM+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Michael FinleyDAL−6.6 12.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−5.6 15.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.9 1.5 last 10 · 6.4 season
Dion GloverATL−4.5 5.3 last 10 · 9.8 season