FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 7, 2001Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHX by 4 after the first quarter and won 109–102.

Final · Box score
Bulls83
Pacers98
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +15
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets96
Raptors98
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · OT · Box score
Suns102
Celtics109
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Nets96
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Magic129
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +26; Q3 ORL +26; Q4 ORL +35
Final · Box score
Sixers76
Spurs86
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Kings97
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +6
Final · OT · Box score
Heat98
Sonics94
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Warriors89
Q1 CHH +11; Q2 CHH +11; Q3 CHH +7; Q4 CHH +17
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Clippers86
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +16
On this day · 2000–01Dec 7, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Nuggets), 36 points.
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The lead · Suns-Celtics

Boston outlasts Phoenix in overtime

Vince Carter goes for 42 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+2+30+7BOS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Suns2522222310102
Celtics2128232017109
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 24, 23, 33, 26, 48, 9, 35, 26BOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 25, 24, 28, 33, 25, 17, 28, 17BOS17 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 31, 33, 24, 8, 21, 20, 15, 24PHX24 PTS · 1 REB · 13 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 5, 3, 23, 0, 14, 2, 14, 20PHX20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games need overtime

Three of 10 games went past regulation.

TOR over DEN2MIA over SEA4SAC over LAL6BOS over PHX7SAS over PHI10NJN over CLE12IND over CHI15UTA over LAC16CHH over GSW17ORL over ATL35Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
The night in charts
Hawks-Magic combined for 223, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-MagicHawks 94, Magic 129
223
Suns-CelticsSuns 102, Celtics 109
211
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 106, Warriors 89
195
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 96, Raptors 98
194
Heat-SonicsHeat 98, Sonics 94
192
Lakers-KingsLakers 91, Kings 97
188
Jazz-ClippersJazz 102, Clippers 86
188
Bulls-PacersBulls 83, Pacers 98
181
Cavs-NetsCavs 84, Nets 96
180
Sixers-SpursSixers 76, Spurs 86
162
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 96, Raptors 98
+2 TOR
Heat-SonicsHeat 98, Sonics 94
+4 MIA
Lakers-KingsLakers 91, Kings 97
+6 SAC
Suns-CelticsSuns 102, Celtics 109
+7 BOS
Sixers-SpursSixers 76, Spurs 86
+10 SAS
Cavs-NetsCavs 84, Nets 96
+12 NJN
Bulls-PacersBulls 83, Pacers 98
+15 IND
Jazz-ClippersJazz 102, Clippers 86
+16 UTA
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 106, Warriors 89
+17 CHH
Hawks-MagicHawks 94, Magic 129
+35 ORL
BOS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-CelticsBOS won · Suns 102, Celtics 109
4 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 102, Clippers 86
3 pts
Heat-SonicsMIA won · Heat 98, Sonics 94
1 pt
Campbell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CampbellCHH · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Charles SmithSAS · 20 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MarshallUTA · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
Mike MillerORL · 22 PTS, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
MaloneUTA · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 96Raptors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets19172526996
Raptors232517221198
The story
Alvin Williams had 17 points as Toronto beat Denver 98-96 in OT

Nick Van Exel led Denver with 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 25-17, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+12+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Sonics
Heat 98Sonics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat242519201098
Sonics16262719694
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Miami past Seattle, 98-94 in OT

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 25 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 24-16, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+7−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Celtics
Suns 102Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2522222310102
Celtics2128232017109
The story
Boston beat Phoenix 109-102 in OT behind 26 points from Paul Pierce

Stephon Marbury paced Phoenix: 24 PTS, 13 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics settled it in overtime, 17-10.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4+2+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 50.0 FPTS: 17 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 42

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 26, 18, 30, 23, 19, 17, 26, 42Raptors-Nuggets · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 24, 31, 24, 22, 26, 22, 14, 32Magic-Hawks · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 10, 20, 22, 19, 8, 23, 46, 31Lakers-Kings · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 34, 24, 27, 19, 15, 18, 22, 29Jazz-Clippers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 28, 22, 27, 20, 23, 20, 9, 29Jazz-Clippers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 21, 29, 34, 20, 18, 30, 16, 27Nuggets-Raptors · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rodney RogersPHX+3.7 15.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Moochie NorrisHOU+3.0 10.3 last 10 · 7.3 season
Danny FortsonGSW+1.8 13.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jacque VaughnATL+1.7 7.7 last 10 · 6.0 season
Tracy McGradyORL+1.4 25.9 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−3.7 16.6 last 10 · 20.3 season
Morris PetersonTOR−2.8 9.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Gary PaytonSEA−2.8 19.2 last 10 · 22.0 season
Nazr MohammedATL−2.3 7.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−2.1 16.0 last 10 · 18.1 season