FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 3, 2001Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed HOU by 10 after three quarters and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Rockets86
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -10; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies71
Magic113
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +42
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Suns110
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +17
On this day · 2000–01Dec 3, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Sonics), 51 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Knicks

New York rallies from 10 down to beat Houston

Shawn Marion goes for 23 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-4-10+3NYK AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2418281686
Knicks308222989
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 22, 29, 5, 5, 29, 25, 26, 23NYK23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 19, 13, 22, 24, 19, 19, 22, 22NYK22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 9, 12, 0, 8, 18, 14, 21, 20HOU20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 9, 14, 0, 15, 10, 8, 3, 20HOU20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Warriors-Suns

Phoenix leads Golden State wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 110–93. Best quarter: the second, 32–24. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over HOU3PHX over GSW17ORL over MEM42Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over GSW.
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 203, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 93, Suns 110
203
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 71, Magic 113
184
Rockets-KnicksRockets 86, Knicks 89
175
NYK won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-KnicksRockets 86, Knicks 89
+3 NYK
Warriors-SunsWarriors 93, Suns 110
+17 PHX
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 71, Magic 113
+42 ORL
Garrity shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarrityORL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
MarionPHX · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
Mike MillerORL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
MarburyPHX · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
RogersPHX · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 86Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2418281686
Knicks308222989
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 23 points as New York beat Houston 89-86

Kenny Thomas led Houston with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 29-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6−4−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 93Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1724242893
Suns24323123110
The story
Stephon Marbury's 20 points and 11 assists carried Phoenix past Golden State, 110-93

For Golden State, Larry Hughes had 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 32-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +7+15+22+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Magic
Grizzlies 71Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1926151171
Magic25372922113
The story
Orlando beat Memphis 113-71 behind 22 points from Tracy McGrady

Shane Battier paced Memphis: 12 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
500 +6+17+31+42 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg12.5Last 3

12.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Mike Miller leads the day with 26

Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 17, 7, 21, 32, 21, 16, 7, 26Magic-Grizzlies · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 19, 9, 19, 15, 17, 16, 15, 23Suns-Warriors · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 22, 29, 5, 5, 29, 25, 26, 23Knicks-Rockets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 25, 39, 24, 31, 24, 22, 26, 22Magic-Grizzlies · W
24.6 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 19, 13, 22, 24, 19, 19, 22, 22Knicks-Rockets · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 20, 16, 31, 33, 24, 8, 21, 20Suns-Warriors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST