FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 3, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SAS by 3 after three quarters and won 89–75.

Final · Box score
Bucks78
Wizards103
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +17; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +25
Final · Box score
Hawks72
Nets87
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +16; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Bulls90
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +16; Q4 NOH +25
Final · Box score
Spurs75
Rockets89
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Kings98
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Warriors110
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2001–02Dec 3, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Mike Miller (Magic-Grizzlies), 26 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Rockets

Houston takes care of San Antonio

Kobe Bryant posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+10-3+14HOU AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2118251175
Rockets2128122889
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 30, 18, 4, 10, 14, 6, 8, 27HOU27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 22, 16, 31, 19, 14, 21, 22, 18HOU18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 16, 28, 22, 18, 20, 31, 14, 25SAS25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 12, 7, 0, 2, 10, 14, 10, 12SAS12 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 10. Widest: Washington by 25.

LAL over MEM10SAC over MIN12HOU over SAS14NJN over ATL15GSW over DEN21WAS over MIL25NOH over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Hornets-Bulls combined for 205, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-BullsHornets 115, Bulls 90
205
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 89, Warriors 110
199
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 91, Lakers 101
192
Wolves-KingsWolves 86, Kings 98
184
Bucks-WizardsBucks 78, Wizards 103
181
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 75, Rockets 89
164
Hawks-NetsHawks 72, Nets 87
159
LAL won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 91, Lakers 101
+10 LAL
Wolves-KingsWolves 86, Kings 98
+12 SAC
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 75, Rockets 89
+14 HOU
Hawks-NetsHawks 72, Nets 87
+15 NJN
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 89, Warriors 110
+21 GSW
Hornets-BullsHornets 115, Bulls 90
+25 NOH
Bucks-WizardsBucks 78, Wizards 103
+25 WAS
Jefferson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
P.J. BrownNOH · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
KobeLAL · 24 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 3 BLK
69% (11-16)
MagloireNOH · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MarshallCHI · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 91Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1621322291
Lakers22223126101
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 28 points carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 101-91

For Memphis, Wesley Person had 13 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 22-16, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+7+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 86Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2026221886
Kings2820262498
The story
Sacramento beat Minnesota 98-86 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Chris Webber

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 18 PTS, 16 REB, 9 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8+2+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 75Rockets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2118251175
Rockets2128122889
The story
Yao Ming had 27 points and 18 rebounds as Houston beat San Antonio 89-75

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 28-11.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+10−3+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 34

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 22, 26, 25, 10, 15, 11, 37, 34Warriors-Nuggets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 7 games: 17, 24, 15, 28, 33, 31, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 30, 18, 4, 10, 14, 6, 8, 27Rockets-Spurs · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 16, 28, 22, 18, 20, 31, 14, 25Spurs-Rockets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 8, 19, 8, 20, 28, 14, 16, 25Wizards-Bucks · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 6, 13, 20, 6, 16, 12, 18, 25Hornets-Bulls · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST