FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 2, 2002Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed PHX by 5 after three quarters and won 100–90.

Final · Box score
Celtics102
Magic97
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Knicks125
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +27; Q3 NYK +28; Q4 NYK +32
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Mavs113
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Heat100
Suns90
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Jazz102
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +11
On this day · 2001–02Dec 2, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · Heat-Suns

Miami flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Shawn Marion goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-3-50+10MIA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat2318221621100
Suns251924111190
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 15, 17, 16, 18, 16, 20, 8, 21MIA21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 6, 14, 18, 13, 4, 14, 16, 20MIA20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 13, 18, 19, 22, 22, 11, 14, 30PHX30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 2, 0, 9, 15, 13, 8, 14, 20PHX20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Knicks combined for 218, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-KnicksCavs 93, Knicks 125
218
Raptors-MavsRaptors 102, Mavs 113
215
Celtics-MagicCeltics 102, Magic 97
199
Pacers-JazzPacers 91, Jazz 102
193
Heat-SunsHeat 100, Suns 90
190
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 102, Magic 97
+5 BOS
Heat-SunsHeat 100, Suns 90
+10 MIA
Raptors-MavsRaptors 102, Mavs 113
+11 DAL
Pacers-JazzPacers 91, Jazz 102
+11 UTA
Cavs-KnicksCavs 93, Knicks 125
+32 NYK
MIA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SunsMIA won · Heat 100, Suns 90
5 pts
Celtics-MagicBOS won · Celtics 102, Magic 97
3 pts
Raptors-MavsDAL won · Raptors 102, Mavs 113
1 pt
Kurt Thomas shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kurt ThomasNYK · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
Eric WilliamsBOS · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
FinleyDAL · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Amar'ePHX · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 102Magic 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25203621102
Magic2325272297
The story
Paul Pierce's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past Orlando, 102-97

For Orlando, Mike Miller had 18 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 7-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 36-27.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−3+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady was the fantasy play: 53.2 FPTS on 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Heat-Suns
Heat 100Suns 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2318221621100
Suns251924111190
The story
Brian Grant had 17 points and 17 rebounds as Miami beat Phoenix 100-90 in OT

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Heat won the overtime 21-11.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2−3−50+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Jazz
Pacers 91Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2723172491
Jazz27262623102
The story
Utah beat Indiana 102-91 behind 22 points and 10 assists from John Stockton

Jermaine O'Neal paced Indiana: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 5-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+3+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Magic

Boston beats Orlando, 102–97

Boston led 81–75 after three and won by 5. Paul Pierce led Boston with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over ORL5MIA over PHX10DAL over TOR11UTA over IND11NYK over CLE32Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over ORL.
Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 30

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 13, 18, 19, 22, 22, 11, 14, 30Suns-Heat · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 14, 14, 23, 23, 32, 30, 20, 29Knicks-Cavs · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 28, 18, 36, 31, 30, 16, 30, 27Celtics-Magic · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 17, 21, 15, 25, 14, 12, 20, 27Raptors-Mavs · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Dajuan WagnerPoints, last 5 games: 17, 5, 29, 28, 25Cavs-Knicks · L
20.8 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 30, 21, 15, 27, 5, 29, 18, 25Mavs-Raptors · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST