FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, October 31, 2002Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Jazz98
Hawks105
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Celtics69
Wizards114
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +25; Q4 WAS +45
Final · Box score
Blazers72
Kings100
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +28
On this day · 2001–02Oct 31, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Hawks

Atlanta handles Utah by 7

Kwame Brown goes for 20 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+4+14+7ATL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2323173598
Hawks29212728105
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 2 games: 34, 30ATL30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 2 games: 21, 21ATL21 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 2 games: 20, 20UTA20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 2 games: 7, 19UTA19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Hawks combined for 203, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-HawksJazz 98, Hawks 105
203
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 69, Wizards 114
183
Blazers-KingsBlazers 72, Kings 100
172
ATL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Jazz-HawksJazz 98, Hawks 105
+7 ATL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 72, Kings 100
+28 SAC
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 69, Wizards 114
+45 WAS
Kwame Brown shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kwame BrownWAS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
TurkogluSAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Glenn RobinsonATL · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
57% (12-21)
Abdur-RahimATL · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
MJWAS · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Jazz-Hawks
Jazz 98Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2323173598
Hawks29212728105
The story
Jason Terry's 21 points and 13 assists carried Atlanta past Utah, 105-98

For Utah, John Stockton had 15 PTS, 11 AST 21 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 5-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-17, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6+4+14+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 72Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1323191772
Kings20272825100
The story
Sacramento beat Portland 100-72 behind 26 points from Peja Stojakovic

Rasheed Wallace paced Portland: 24 PTS, 9 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +7+11+20+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 69Wizards 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics211920969
Wizards24342729114
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 22 points and 10 assists as Washington beat Boston 114-69

Paul Pierce led Boston with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 6-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the fourth 29-9, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
500 +3+18+25+45 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
4.52001–02 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 points a game over his last two games, against 4.5 in 2001–02 (57 games). Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.2minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
32.22001–02 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.2 in 2001–02 (62 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
12.32001–02 avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 2001–02 (49 games). Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Kings

Sacramento leads Portland wire to wire

Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 100–72. Best quarter: the third, 28–19. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over UTA7SAC over POR28WAS over BOS45Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over POR.
Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 30

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 2 games: 34, 30Hawks-Jazz · W
32.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 2 games: 17, 26Kings-Blazers · W
21.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 2 games: 28, 24Blazers-Kings · L
26.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 2 games: 19, 22Wizards-Celtics · W
20.5 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 2 games: 21, 21Hawks-Jazz · W
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 2 games: 8, 21Wizards-Celtics · W
14.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST