FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 2, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Celtics85
Raptors69
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Sixers87
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Pacers72
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +30; Q4 LAC +31
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs120
Kings114
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Sonics97
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +17; Q3 SEA +19; Q4 SEA +14
On this day · 2000–01Dec 2, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Nets), 40 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Kings

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32, Dallas wins in overtime

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 14 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3+18+30+6DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs3230212215120
Kings291536259114
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 14, 17, 33, 32, 33, 29, 21, 32DAL32 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 25, 12, 22, 29, 12, 9, 13, 31DAL31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 25, 21, 29, 21, 24, 32, 11, 31SAC31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 9, 11, 18, 12, 8, 7, 10, 25SAC25 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Sixers

Memphis upsets Philadelphia

Memphis (3–12) beat Philadelphia (8–7) 93–87. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over PHI6DAL over SAC6SEA over MIL14BOS over TOR16LAC over IND31Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over PHI.
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 234, 54 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 120, Kings 114
234
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 93, Sixers 87
180
Bucks-SonicsBucks 83, Sonics 97
180
Pacers-ClippersPacers 72, Clippers 103
175
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 85, Raptors 69
154
MEM won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 93, Sixers 87
+6 MEM
Mavs-KingsMavs 120, Kings 114
+6 DAL
Bucks-SonicsBucks 83, Sonics 97
+14 SEA
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 85, Raptors 69
+16 BOS
Pacers-ClippersPacers 72, Clippers 103
+31 LAC
Nash shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashDAL · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
HarpringPHI · 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
RichardsonLAC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
BakerSEA · 19 PTS, 7 REB
58% (7-12)
BrandLAC · 12 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 120Kings 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs3230212215120
Kings291536259114
The story
Steve Nash had 31 points as Dallas beat Sacramento 120-114 in OT

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 12-17 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 30-15, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3+18+30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 93Sixers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2320242693
Sixers1822272087
The story
Pau Gasol's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Memphis past Philadelphia, 93-87

For Philadelphia, Derrick Coleman had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-20, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Sonics
Bucks 83Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1921202383
Sonics2532221897
The story
Seattle beat Milwaukee 97-83 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Gary Payton

Tim Thomas paced Milwaukee: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 second quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +6+17+19+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 16 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
25.02000–01 avg12.5Last 3

12.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 2000–01 (82 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 32

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 14, 17, 33, 32, 33, 29, 21, 32Mavs-Kings · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 25, 21, 29, 21, 24, 32, 11, 31Kings-Mavs · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 25, 12, 22, 29, 12, 9, 13, 31Mavs-Kings · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 19, 28, 38, 27, 18, 40, 30, 30Sixers-Grizzlies · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 18, 20, 13, 21, 13, 13, 25, 26Bucks-Sonics · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 9, 11, 18, 12, 8, 7, 10, 25Kings-Mavs · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST