FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 4, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Jazz trailed Hornets by 10 after three quarters and won 104–100.

Final · Box score
Pistons88
Cavs100
Q1 Cavs +4; Q2 Cavs -1; Q3 Cavs +7; Q4 Cavs +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Pacers104
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +12; Q3 Pacers +15; Q4 Pacers +8
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Bucks71
Q1 Knicks +5; Q2 Knicks +9; Q3 Knicks +4; Q4 Knicks +14
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Wolves108
Q1 Wolves +8; Q2 Wolves +11; Q3 Wolves +14; Q4 Wolves +25
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Kings94
Q1 Kings +3; Q2 Kings +2; Q3 Kings +8; Q4 Kings +10
Final · Box score
Rockets75
Bulls103
Q1 Bulls +9; Q2 Bulls +21; Q3 Bulls +18; Q4 Bulls +28
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Spurs103
Q1 Spurs +3; Q2 Spurs +9; Q3 Spurs +23; Q4 Spurs +15
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Jazz104
Q1 Jazz -2; Q2 Jazz -3; Q3 Jazz -10; Q4 Jazz +4
Final · Box score
Heat83
Clippers87
Q1 Clippers +2; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 Clippers -3; Q4 Clippers +4
On this day · 2000–01Dec 4, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Nuggets), 37 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Jazz

Utah fights back late to top Charlotte

Andre Miller goes for 34 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3-10+4Jazz AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29322514100
Jazz27311828104
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 7, 30, 30, 34, 24, 27, 19, 15, 18, 22Jazz22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 10, 2, 4, 5, 15, 8, 13, 19Jazz19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 32, 13, 27, 18, 38, 23, 11, 21Hornets21 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 2, 4, 13, 0, 2, 6, 2, 19Hornets19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Houston by 28, the widest margin of 9 games.

Jazz over Hornets4Clippers over Heat4Pacers over Nuggets8Kings over Sixers10Cavs over Pistons12Knicks over Bucks14Spurs over Wizards15Wolves over Sonics25Bulls over Rockets28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Hornets-Jazz combined for 204, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-JazzHornets 100, Jazz 104
204
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 96, Pacers 104
200
Wizards-SpursWizards 88, Spurs 103
191
Sonics-WolvesSonics 83, Wolves 108
191
Pistons-CavsPistons 88, Cavs 100
188
Rockets-BullsRockets 75, Bulls 103
178
Sixers-KingsSixers 84, Kings 94
178
Heat-ClippersHeat 83, Clippers 87
170
Knicks-BucksKnicks 85, Bucks 71
156
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-JazzHornets 100, Jazz 104
+4 Jazz
Heat-ClippersHeat 83, Clippers 87
+4 Clippers
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 96, Pacers 104
+8 Pacers
Sixers-KingsSixers 84, Kings 94
+10 Kings
Pistons-CavsPistons 88, Cavs 100
+12 Cavs
Knicks-BucksKnicks 85, Bucks 71
+14 Knicks
Wizards-SpursWizards 88, Spurs 103
+15 Spurs
Sonics-WolvesSonics 83, Wolves 108
+25 MIN
Rockets-BullsRockets 75, Bulls 103
+28 Bulls
Jazz erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-JazzJazz won · Hornets 100, Jazz 104
10 pts
Heat-ClippersClippers won · Heat 83, Clippers 87
3 pts
Pistons-CavsCavs won · Pistons 88, Cavs 100
1 pt
Andre Miller shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerCavs · 34 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
HassellBulls · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
WilliamsonPistons · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HarringtonPacers · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
FizerBulls · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 100Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29322514100
Jazz27311828104
The story
Karl Malone had 22 points as Utah beat Charlotte 104-100

P.J. Brown led Charlotte with 12 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-24 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 28-14.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −2−3−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis led the game in fantasy with 50.2 FPTS (21 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 83Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2323241383
Clippers2521212087
The story
Elton Brand's 23 points and 17 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Miami, 87-83

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 21 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 20-13.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +20−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 88Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2825171888
Cavs32202523100
The story
Cleveland beat Detroit 100-88 behind 19 points from Lamond Murray

Clifford Robinson paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 5-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +4−1+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.7Season avg30.5Last 3

30.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.2Season avg26.4Today

26 minutes today, against 4.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Andre Miller leads the day with 34

Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 13, 15, 7, 21, 14, 12, 19, 34Cavs-Pistons · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 38, 30, 21, 29, 34, 20, 18, 30Nuggets-Pacers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 29, 5, 5, 29, 25, 26, 23, 28Knicks-Bucks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 15, 17, 11, 16, 16, 25, 8, 25Pacers-Nuggets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 28, 38, 27, 18, 40, 30, 30, 24Sixers-Kings · L
27.5 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 34, 22, 19, 17, 12, 16, 23, 24Bucks-Knicks · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST