FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 9, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed TOR by 5 at halftime and won 91–90.

Final · Box score
Suns91
Raptors90
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Rockets77
Pistons105
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +28
Final · Box score
Hornets78
Clippers89
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Heat88
Kings95
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +7
On this day · 2000–01Dec 9, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Pacers-Hornets), 36 points.
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The lead · Suns-Raptors

Phoenix edges Toronto by one

Vince Carter goes for 42 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-5+6+1PHX AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2518252391
Raptors1830142890
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 21, 17, 23, 14, 12, 13, 27PHX27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 33, 24, 8, 21, 20, 15, 24, 22PHX22 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 18, 30, 23, 19, 17, 26, 42, 42TOR42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 2, 3, 3, 0, 11, 5, 2, 14TOR14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Kings

Sacramento never trails at a break against Miami

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 95–88. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over TOR1SAC over MIA7LAC over CHH11DET over HOU28Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over MIA.
The night in charts
Heat-Kings combined for 183, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-KingsHeat 88, Kings 95
183
Rockets-PistonsRockets 77, Pistons 105
182
Suns-RaptorsSuns 91, Raptors 90
181
Hornets-ClippersHornets 78, Clippers 89
167
PHX won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Suns-RaptorsSuns 91, Raptors 90
+1 PHX
Heat-KingsHeat 88, Kings 95
+7 SAC
Hornets-ClippersHornets 78, Clippers 89
+11 LAC
Rockets-PistonsRockets 77, Pistons 105
+28 DET
Brand shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
Jim JacksonMIA · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
RebracaDET · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
MarburyPHX · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
MaggetteLAC · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Suns-Raptors
Suns 91Raptors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2518252391
Raptors1830142890
The story
Stephon Marbury had 22 points and 12 assists as Phoenix beat Toronto 91-90

Keon Clark led Toronto with 15 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Suns took the third 25-14.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7−5+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 78Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2120172078
Clippers2922142489
The story
Los Angeles beat Charlotte 89-78 behind 22 points and 19 rebounds from Elton Brand

Baron Davis paced Charlotte: 16 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 10-12 FG

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+10+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 77Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2313142777
Pistons28272129105
The story
Ben Wallace's 18 rebounds and 10 points carried Detroit past Houston, 105-77

For Houston, Cuttino Mobley had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 18 REB, 10 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-13, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +5+19+26+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 42

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 18, 30, 23, 19, 17, 26, 42, 42Raptors-Suns · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 21, 17, 23, 14, 12, 13, 27Suns-Raptors · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 21, 24, 32, 11, 31, 20, 25, 23Kings-Heat · W
23.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 28, 21, 16, 17, 12, 23, 25, 22Clippers-Hornets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 33, 24, 8, 21, 20, 15, 24, 22Suns-Raptors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 10, 11, 14, 15, 7, 9, 15, 18Kings-Heat · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Moochie NorrisHOU+4.0 11.5 last 10 · 7.5 season
Lee NailonCHH+4.0 14.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Rodney RogersPHX+3.7 15.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Latrell SprewellNYK+2.4 21.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
John StocktonUTA+2.4 14.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−3.6 16.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Morris PetersonTOR−3.3 8.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kevin WillisHOU−2.8 5.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Gary PaytonSEA−2.4 19.6 last 10 · 22.0 season
Juwan HowardDAL−2.1 10.0 last 10 · 12.1 season