FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 6, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed HOU by 2 after the first quarter and won 85–82.

Final · Box score
Wolves105
Grizzlies80
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +22; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Rockets82
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Bucks95
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Blazers89
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +7; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +6
On this day · 2000–01Dec 6, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Lakers), 51 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Rockets

Washington holds off Houston, 85–82

Vince Carter goes for 26 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-2+2+3WAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2216222585
Rockets2416182482
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 19, 16, 13, 28, 19, 21, 24, 26WAS26 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 44, 30, 21, 17, 18, 30, 22, 15, 18WAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 26, 20, 12, 9, 21, 12, 8, 5, 25HOU25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 0, 8, 18, 14, 21, 20, 8, 13HOU13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Bucks

Milwaukee beats Toronto, 95–89

Milwaukee led 74–60 after three and won by 6. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over HOU3MIL over TOR6CHH over POR6MIN over MEM25Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over TOR.
The night in charts
Wolves-Grizzlies combined for 185, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 105, Grizzlies 80
185
Hornets-BlazersHornets 95, Blazers 89
184
Raptors-BucksRaptors 89, Bucks 95
184
Wizards-RocketsWizards 85, Rockets 82
167
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wizards-RocketsWizards 85, Rockets 82
+3 WAS
Hornets-BlazersHornets 95, Blazers 89
+6 CHH
Raptors-BucksRaptors 89, Bucks 95
+6 MIL
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 105, Grizzlies 80
+25 MIN
WAS rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RocketsWAS won · Wizards 85, Rockets 82
2 pts
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 89, Bucks 95
1 pt
Cassell shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellMIL · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
69% (11-16)
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
PauMEM · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
HamiltonWAS · 26 PTS, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
BrandonMIN · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Wizards-Rockets
Wizards 85Rockets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2216222585
Rockets2416182482
The story
Richard Hamilton had 26 points as Washington beat Houston 85-82

Kenny Thomas led Houston with 13 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 2 AST · 12-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Wizards took the third 22-18.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2−2+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Moochie Norris led the game in fantasy with 32.3 FPTS (11 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 89Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2316212989
Bucks2224282195
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 95-89 behind 23 points from Sam Cassell

Hakeem Olajuwon paced Toronto: 14 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-16 FG

The swing

A 24-16 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1+7+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 105Grizzlies 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29292918105
Grizzlies2215281580
The story
Kevin Garnett's 20 points and 15 rebounds carried Minnesota past Memphis, 105-80

For Memphis, Shane Battier had 10 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-15, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +7+21+22+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 49.2 FPTS on 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 17 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 30

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 13, 21, 13, 13, 25, 26, 10, 30Bucks-Raptors · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 18, 10, 12, 10, 17, 20, 14, 26Hornets-Blazers · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 28, 26, 18, 30, 23, 19, 17, 26Raptors-Bucks · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 19, 16, 13, 28, 19, 21, 24, 26Wizards-Rockets · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 26, 20, 12, 9, 21, 12, 8, 5, 25Rockets-Wizards · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 16, 18, 23, 5, 23, 14, 12, 23Bucks-Raptors · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rodney RogersPHX+3.2 14.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Moochie NorrisHOU+3.0 10.3 last 10 · 7.3 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+2.6 12.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Bo OutlawPHX+0.8 5.0 last 10 · 4.2 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+0.8 9.0 last 10 · 8.2 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
Kevin WillisHOU−2.0 6.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Rashard LewisSEA−0.9 15.2 last 10 · 16.1 season