FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 28, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAC by 2 at halftime and won 119–113.

Final · Box score
Hornets84
Pacers91
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Magic101
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Wizards84
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Pistons106
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +24
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Bulls95
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Nets104
Bucks96
Q1 NJN +16; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Nuggets93
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +19
Final · Box score
Sixers69
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +35; Q4 UTA +29
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers119
Kings113
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +6; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +6
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Clippers92
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2001–02Dec 28, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Kings

Bonzi Wells scores 32, Portland wins in overtime

Paul Pierce goes for 34 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-2+60+6POR AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers2927271917119
Kings2929192511113
Who led
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 12, 13, 10, 15, 30, 30, 28, 32POR32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 8, 18, 22, 19, 16, 14, 19, 30POR30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 5 games: 17, 19, 13, 14, 22SAC22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 27, 28, 27, 23, 29, 20, 25, 20SAC20 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Kings combined for 232, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-KingsBlazers 119, Kings 113
232
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 112, Nuggets 93
205
Spurs-BullsSpurs 109, Bulls 95
204
Nets-BucksNets 104, Bucks 96
200
Celtics-MagicCeltics 95, Magic 101
196
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 99, Clippers 92
191
Knicks-MavsKnicks 82, Mavs 107
189
Wolves-PistonsWolves 82, Pistons 106
188
Hornets-PacersHornets 84, Pacers 91
175
Sixers-JazzSixers 69, Jazz 98
167
Hawks-WizardsHawks 76, Wizards 84
160
ORL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 95, Magic 101
+6 ORL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 119, Kings 113
+6 POR
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 99, Clippers 92
+7 GSW
Hornets-PacersHornets 84, Pacers 91
+7 IND
Hawks-WizardsHawks 76, Wizards 84
+8 WAS
Nets-BucksNets 104, Bucks 96
+8 NJN
Spurs-BullsSpurs 109, Bulls 95
+14 SAS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 112, Nuggets 93
+19 LAL
Wolves-PistonsWolves 82, Pistons 106
+24 DET
Knicks-MavsKnicks 82, Mavs 107
+25 DAL
Sixers-JazzSixers 69, Jazz 98
+29 UTA
Redd shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReddMIL · 21 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
DivacSAC · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
LaFrentzDAL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
ParkerSAS · 32 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 119Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2927271917119
Kings2929192511113
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 30 points as Portland beat Sacramento 119-113 in OT

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 12-24 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 27-19.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−2+60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 95Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2027242495
Magic33321719101
The story
Tracy McGrady's 25 points carried Orlando past Boston, 101-95

For Boston, Shammond Williams had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 7-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-20, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +13+18+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 112Nuggets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31242730112
Nuggets1829222493
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 112-93 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Juwan Howard paced Denver: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 31-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+8+13+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg32.2Today

32 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Philadelphia by 29, the widest margin of 11 games.

ORL over BOS6POR over SAC6IND over NOH7GSW over LAC7WAS over ATL8NJN over MIL8SAS over CHI14LAL over DEN19DET over MIN24DAL over NYK25UTA over PHI29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 16, 21, 15, 21, 44, 31, 27, 39Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 29, 37, 18, 42, 26, 27, 19, 34Celtics-Magic · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 32, 22, 12, 22, 9, 21, 8, 8, 32Spurs-Bulls · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 12, 13, 10, 15, 30, 30, 28, 32Blazers-Kings · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 8, 18, 22, 19, 16, 14, 19, 30Blazers-Kings · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 14, 28, 23, 25, 19, 28, 24, 29Wizards-Hawks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+5.7 28.9 last 10 · 23.2 season
Eddie JonesMIA+5.6 23.8 last 10 · 18.2 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+5.4 21.6 last 10 · 16.2 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+4.8 17.5 last 10 · 12.7 season
Yao MingHOU+4.5 17.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Allen IversonPHI−4.2 23.4 last 10 · 27.6 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.1 18.2 last 10 · 22.3 season
Doug ChristieSAC−3.6 7.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
James PoseyHOU−3.6 9.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Erick DampierGSW−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season