FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 12, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed TOR by 3 after the first quarter and won 108–95.

Final · Box score
Raptors95
Spurs108
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Heat80
Wizards82
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Kings88
Suns114
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +26
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Jazz87
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Sonics94
Clippers114
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +25; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +20
On this day · 2000–01Dec 12, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Jason Terry (Hawks-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Spurs

San Antonio extends win streak to 5

Tim Duncan goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+7+18+13SAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2324212795
Spurs20343222108
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 21, 16, 38, 25, 13, 21, 18, 28SAS28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 11, 11, 10, 13, 12, 29, 7, 17SAS17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 8, 10, 10, 13, 16, 17, 2, 16TOR16 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Keon ClarkPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 12, 4, 14, 2, 18, 16, 10, 14TOR14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Jazz

Minnesota keeps rolling, beats Utah

That is five in a row. Final: 98–87. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
L@ ORL106–117Wvs SAS99–94L@ SEA102–112L@ LAC75–94L@ LAL76–102Wvs SEA108–83W@ MEM105–80Wvs HOU107–97Wvs GSW107–86W@ UTA98–87
The night in charts
Sonics-Clippers combined for 208, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-ClippersSonics 94, Clippers 114
208
Raptors-SpursRaptors 95, Spurs 108
203
Kings-SunsKings 88, Suns 114
202
Wolves-JazzWolves 98, Jazz 87
185
Heat-WizardsHeat 80, Wizards 82
162
WAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-WizardsHeat 80, Wizards 82
+2 WAS
Wolves-JazzWolves 98, Jazz 87
+11 MIN
Raptors-SpursRaptors 95, Spurs 108
+13 SAS
Sonics-ClippersSonics 94, Clippers 114
+20 LAC
Kings-SunsKings 88, Suns 114
+26 PHX
SAS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SpursSAS won · Raptors 95, Spurs 108
3 pts
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 98, Jazz 87
1 pt
Alvin Williams shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Steven SmithSAS · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
EllisMIA · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
BibbySAC · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ClarkTOR · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 80Wizards 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2020231780
Wizards2524221182
The story
Michael Jordan had 25 points as Washington beat Miami 82-80

Brian Grant led Miami with 12 REB, 8 PTS 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 25-20, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +5+9+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Spurs
Raptors 95Spurs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2324212795
Spurs20343222108
The story
David Robinson's 10 rebounds and 9 points carried San Antonio past Toronto, 108-95

For Toronto, Morris Peterson had 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 10 REB, 9 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 1 AST · 3-7 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+7+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 88Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1425262388
Suns27342429114
The story
Phoenix beat Sacramento 114-88 behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Chris Webber paced Sacramento: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

A 27-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +13+22+20+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.0Season avg21.4Today

21 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 28

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 21, 16, 38, 25, 13, 21, 18, 28Spurs-Raptors · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 18, 30, 22, 15, 18, 21, 16, 25Wizards-Heat · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 22, 14, 11, 21, 20, 21, 20, 24Wolves-Jazz · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 28, 19, 21, 24, 26, 19, 30, 23Wizards-Heat · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 1, 9, 14, 26, 21, 19, 3, 7, 16, 23Clippers-Sonics · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 3 games: 18, 24, 21Kings-Suns · L
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Latrell SprewellNYK+3.7 24.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Lee NailonCHH+3.7 14.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Wesley PersonCLE+3.5 16.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Toni KukocATL+3.3 14.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jacque VaughnATL+3.1 9.3 last 10 · 6.2 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−3.6 16.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Michael JordanWAS−3.6 20.3 last 10 · 23.9 season
Juwan HowardDAL−3.0 8.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Vlade DivacSAC−2.9 9.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Kevin WillisHOU−2.6 5.7 last 10 · 8.3 season