FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 1, 2004Regular season · 3 games
← Jan 31CalendarFeb 2 →

3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–101.

Final · Box score
Cavs104
Wizards100
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Lakers84
Raptors83
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Wolves106
Q1 MIN -13; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +5
On this day · 2002–03Feb 1, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Wizards-Hornets), 45 points.
Feb 1 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200220012000199819971996
The lead · Sixers-Wolves

Kevin Garnett scores 32, Minnesota rallies past Philadelphia

Sam Cassell goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-11-1+5MIN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers36271721101
Wolves23292727106
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 29, 28, 22, 19, 31, 20, 20, 32MIN32 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 22, 30, 9, 32, 22, 14, 28, 29MIN29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 31, 34, 18, 22, 30, 32, 31, 28PHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 27, 23, 20, 20, 7, 16, 11, 27PHI27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Wolves17
Cavs-Wizards2
Lakers-Raptors1
The night in charts
Sixers-Wolves combined for 207, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WolvesSixers 101, Wolves 106
207
Cavs-WizardsCavs 104, Wizards 100
204
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 84, Raptors 83
167
3 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 84, Raptors 83
+1 LAL
Cavs-WizardsCavs 104, Wizards 100
+4 CLE
Sixers-WolvesSixers 101, Wolves 106
+5 MIN
MIN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WolvesMIN won · Sixers 101, Wolves 106
13 pts
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 104, Wizards 100
5 pts
Boozer shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerCLE · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
80% (8-10)
ShaqLAL · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
HayesWAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
KGMIN · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK
57% (13-23)
BlakeWAS · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Lakers-Raptors
Lakers 84Raptors 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2331171384
Raptors2315232283
The story
Los Angeles beat Toronto 84-83 behind 36 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Donyell Marshall paced Toronto: 18 PTS, 13 REB 36 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

A 31-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+16+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 104Wizards 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24183626104
Wizards18291736100
The story
Carlos Boozer's 21 points and 14 rebounds carried Cleveland past Washington, 104-100

For Washington, Juan Dixon had 13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-10 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 36-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6−5+14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 101Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers36271721101
Wolves23292727106
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 21 points as Minnesota beat Philadelphia 106-101

Kenny Thomas led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 7-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 27-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −13−11−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
28.72002–03 avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 2002–03 (76 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Wizards

Cleveland beats Washington, 104–100

Cleveland led 78–64 after three and won by 4. LeBron James led Cleveland with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over TOR1CLE over WAS4MIN over PHI5Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over WAS.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 16, 27, 29, 29, 16, 27, 20, 38Cavs-Wizards · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 18, 21, 22, 22, 6, 7, 22, 36Lakers-Raptors · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 29, 28, 22, 19, 31, 20, 20, 32Wolves-Sixers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 22, 30, 9, 32, 22, 14, 28, 29Wolves-Sixers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 31, 34, 18, 22, 30, 32, 31, 28Sixers-Wolves · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 20, 27, 2, 8, 14, 17, 31, 27Raptors-Lakers · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+8.9 24.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Michael FinleyDAL+7.2 25.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Mark BlountBOS+5.8 14.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.4 14.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Tracy McGradyORL+5.0 32.0 last 10 · 27.0 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.6 9.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Tayshaun PrinceDET−4.3 5.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.1 5.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Dion GloverATL−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season