FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 5, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SEA by 10 after the first quarter and won 95–91.

Final · Box score
Nuggets80
Celtics95
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Spurs120
Hawks112
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Pistons95
Q1 DET -10; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Bulls74
Magic102
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +28; Q4 ORL +28
Final · Box score
Suns87
Nets106
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +19
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Warriors93
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Lakers98
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2000–01Dec 5, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of a 10-point hole against Seattle

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 46 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2+2+4DET AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2722241891
Pistons1730282095
Who led
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 4, 9, 11, 25, 24, 20, 16, 23DET23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 18, 19, 4, 26, 31, 25, 14, 19DET19 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 24, 20, 20, 18, 11, 21, 15, 21SEA21 PTS · 15 REB · 12 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 15, 24, 15, 13, 19, 11, 17, 21SEA21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Orlando by 28.

DET over SEA4LAL over DAL4GSW over PHI6SAS over ATL8BOS over DEN15NJN over PHX19ORL over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Spurs-Hawks combined for 232, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-HawksSpurs 120, Hawks 112
232
Suns-NetsSuns 87, Nets 106
193
Mavs-LakersMavs 94, Lakers 98
192
Sonics-PistonsSonics 91, Pistons 95
186
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 87, Warriors 93
180
Bulls-MagicBulls 74, Magic 102
176
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 80, Celtics 95
175
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-LakersMavs 94, Lakers 98
+4 LAL
Sonics-PistonsSonics 91, Pistons 95
+4 DET
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 87, Warriors 93
+6 GSW
Spurs-HawksSpurs 120, Hawks 112
+8 SAS
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 80, Celtics 95
+15 BOS
Suns-NetsSuns 87, Nets 106
+19 NJN
Bulls-MagicBulls 74, Magic 102
+28 ORL
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-PistonsDET won · Sonics 91, Pistons 95
10 pts
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 94, Lakers 98
7 pts
Suns-NetsNJN won · Suns 87, Nets 106
3 pts
Sixers-WarriorsGSW won · Sixers 87, Warriors 93
2 pts
Shaq shot 18-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 46 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
78% (18-23)
Mike MillerORL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
HarpringPHI · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
71% (12-17)
LewisSEA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
WilliamsonDET · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sonics-Pistons
Sonics 91Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2722241891
Pistons1730282095
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 19 points and 11 assists as Detroit beat Seattle 95-91

Rashard Lewis led Seattle with 21 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 5-15 FG, 1-11 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Pistons took the second 30-22.

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

Gary Payton led the game in fantasy with 56.0 FPTS (21 PTS, 15 REB, 12 AST)

Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 94Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2629241594
Lakers2523272398
The story
Kobe Bryant's 19 points carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 98-94

For Dallas, Adrian Griffin had 23 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 23-15.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1−7−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 120Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32353023120
Hawks20263828112
The story
San Antonio beat Atlanta 120-112 behind 21 points and 15 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

A 32-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +12+21+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 46

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 22, 10, 20, 22, 19, 8, 23, 46Lakers-Mavs · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high46 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 16, 24, 23, 33, 26, 48, 9, 35Celtics-Nuggets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 33, 32, 33, 29, 21, 32, 33Mavs-Lakers · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 13, 10, 11, 11, 10, 13, 12, 29Spurs-Hawks · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 27, 25, 24, 28, 33, 25, 17, 28Celtics-Nuggets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 6, 17, 4, 13, 16, 12, 2, 25Sixers-Warriors · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rodney RogersPHX+3.2 14.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+2.6 12.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Bo OutlawPHX+0.8 5.0 last 10 · 4.2 season
Shawn MarionPHX+0.5 17.9 last 10 · 17.4 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+0.4 20.7 last 10 · 20.2 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−3.8 16.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−2.7 15.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Gary PaytonSEA−2.7 19.2 last 10 · 21.9 season
Rashard LewisSEA−0.9 15.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Al HarringtonIND−0.8 11.3 last 10 · 12.1 season