FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 7, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed POR by 13 at halftime and won 88–81.

Final · Box score
Kings101
Bucks76
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Rockets94
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Suns88
Blazers81
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -13; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +21
On this day · 2001–02Jan 7, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Clippers), 30 points.
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The lead · Suns-Blazers

Phoenix climbs back to beat Portland

Kevin Garnett goes for 25 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13-7+7PHX AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1719242888
Blazers2524181481
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 28, 30, 14, 26, 24, 23, 13, 24PHX24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 8, 26, 12, 17, 12, 17, 32, 20PHX20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 30, 28, 32, 17, 14, 19, 22, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 6, 16, 4, 7, 10, 15, 7, 13POR13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Rockets

Houston handles Minnesota by 8

The Rockets won the third quarter 32–21. Final: 94–86. Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 19 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over POR7HOU over MIN8LAL over SEA21SAC over MIL25Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over MIN.
The night in charts
Sonics-Lakers combined for 217, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-LakersSonics 98, Lakers 119
217
Wolves-RocketsWolves 86, Rockets 94
180
Kings-BucksKings 101, Bucks 76
177
Suns-BlazersSuns 88, Blazers 81
169
PHX won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Suns-BlazersSuns 88, Blazers 81
+7 PHX
Wolves-RocketsWolves 86, Rockets 94
+8 HOU
Sonics-LakersSonics 98, Lakers 119
+21 LAL
Kings-BucksKings 101, Bucks 76
+25 SAC
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BlazersPHX won · Suns 88, Blazers 81
13 pts
Wolves-RocketsHOU won · Wolves 86, Rockets 94
4 pts
Kenny Anderson shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenny AndersonSEA · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
RadmanovicSEA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
KobeLAL · 45 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (16-28)
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 88Blazers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1719242888
Blazers2524181481
The story
Stephon Marbury's 20 points carried Phoenix past Portland, 88-81

For Portland, Derek Anderson had 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 28-14.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8−13−7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 86Rockets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1917212986
Rockets1527322094
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 94-86 behind 19 points from Cuttino Mobley

Kendall Gill paced Minnesota: 17 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4+6+17+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 98Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2025262798
Lakers25352633119
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Seattle 119-98

Gary Payton led Seattle with 14 PTS, 12 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 35-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +5+15+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.1Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.1 in 34 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg23.1Last 3

23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 45

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 44, 31, 27, 39, 13, 37, 31, 45Lakers-Sonics · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 24, 27, 27, 25, 20, 22, 26, 25Wolves-Rockets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 28, 30, 14, 26, 24, 23, 13, 24Suns-Blazers · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 26, 31, 27, 22, 35, 25, 36, 20Lakers-Sonics · W
26.5 PPG season to date · −6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 8, 26, 12, 17, 12, 17, 32, 20Suns-Blazers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 8 games: 17, 19, 13, 14, 22, 24, 22, 20Kings-Bucks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bonzi WellsPOR+6.0 22.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Al HarringtonIND+5.1 18.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+4.8 18.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.6 16.9 last 10 · 12.3 season
Eddie JonesMIA+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−5.1 6.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.0 3.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Dajuan WagnerCLE−3.7 13.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−3.5 4.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Drew GoodenMEM−3.5 9.5 last 10 · 13.0 season