FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 13, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MEM by 10 at halftime and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Raptors90
Hornets104
Q1 CHH +16; Q2 CHH +20; Q3 CHH +18; Q4 CHH +14
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets106
Pacers108
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -8; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +2
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Pistons99
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Mavs102
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Nuggets89
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Magic105
Warriors100
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +5
On this day · 2000–01Dec 13, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Bucks), 35 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of a 10-point hole against Memphis

Tracy McGrady goes for 40 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-10-1+3DEN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2126201986
Nuggets2017292389
Who led
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 2, 2, 20, 14, 11, 17, 12, 25DEN25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 20, 18, 30, 16, 27, 10, 18, 20DEN20 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 20, 18, 12, 12, 9, 15, 14, 19MEM19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 22, 17, 20, 12, 22, 24, 6, 15MEM15 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 20.

IND over HOU2DET over NYK2DEN over MEM3ORL over GSW5CHH over TOR14DAL over CLE20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Rockets-Pacers combined for 214, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-PacersRockets 106, Pacers 108
214
Magic-WarriorsMagic 105, Warriors 100
205
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 97, Pistons 99
196
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 90, Hornets 104
194
Cavs-MavsCavs 82, Mavs 102
184
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 86, Nuggets 89
175
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-PacersRockets 106, Pacers 108
+2 IND
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 97, Pistons 99
+2 DET
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 86, Nuggets 89
+3 DEN
Magic-WarriorsMagic 105, Warriors 100
+5 ORL
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 90, Hornets 104
+14 CHH
Cavs-MavsCavs 82, Mavs 102
+20 DAL
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 86, Nuggets 89
10 pts
Rockets-PacersIND won · Rockets 106, Pacers 108
8 pts
Magic-WarriorsORL won · Magic 105, Warriors 100
2 pts
Dampier shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DampierGSW · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
NailonCHH · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
WilliamsonDET · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
CampbellCHH · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
NashDAL · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Pacers
Rockets 106Pacers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2622301810106
Pacers2818242612108
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 23 points carried Indiana past Houston, 108-106 in OT

For Houston, Kevin Willis had 14 PTS, 14 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 26-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2−2−80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Al Harrington was the fantasy play: 48.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 86Nuggets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2126201986
Nuggets2017292389
The story
Voshon Lenard had 25 points as Denver beat Memphis 89-86

Pau Gasol led Memphis with 15 PTS, 13 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 29-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1−10−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nick Van Exel led the game in fantasy with 46.6 FPTS (20 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 105Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25352025105
Warriors27222328100
The story
Orlando beat Golden State 105-100 behind 15 points and 8 assists from Mike Miller

Erick Dampier paced Golden State: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 5-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2+11+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.0Season avg36.0Last 5

36.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 26, 22, 14, 32, 40, 47, 21, 40Magic-Warriors · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 23, 19, 17, 26, 42, 42, 6, 31Raptors-Hornets · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 2, 2, 20, 14, 11, 17, 12, 25Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 16, 0, 16, 19, 13, 14, 11, 25Warriors-Magic · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 24, 17, 18, 12, 11, 15, 15, 25Pacers-Rockets · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 17, 4, 19, 5, 19, 17, 14, 24Pistons-Knicks · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Oscar TorresHOU+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Lee NailonCHH+4.2 15.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Toni KukocATL+3.3 14.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+3.2 26.5 last 10 · 23.3 season
Jacque VaughnATL+3.1 9.3 last 10 · 6.2 season
Cold
Michael JordanWAS−3.6 20.3 last 10 · 23.9 season
Juwan HowardDAL−3.4 8.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jalen RoseIND−3.1 17.1 last 10 · 20.2 season
Vlade DivacSAC−2.9 9.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Morris PetersonTOR−2.6 9.0 last 10 · 11.6 season