FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 4, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed SEA by 10 after the first quarter and won 114–111.

Final · Box score
Bulls101
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Sixers99
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Pistons83
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Magic87
Knicks85
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors74
Hornets89
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +15
Final · Box score
Kings92
Nuggets90
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Suns98
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Lakers85
Jazz93
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Blazers88
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +15
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers114
Sonics111
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +1; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +3
Final · Box score
Heat80
Clippers89
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2001–02Dec 4, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Andre Miller (Cavs-Pistons), 34 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Sonics

Jermaine O'Neal scores 30, Indiana wins in overtime

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 26 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-2+10+3IND AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers2228292312114
Sonics322026249111
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 9, 12, 26, 28, 15, 9, 25, 30IND30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 10, 10, 0, 21, 6, 4, 17, 26IND26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 22, 20, 26, 32, 17, 10, 28, 40SEA40 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Predrag DrobnjakPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 18, 14, 10, 8, 2, 8, 7, 18SEA18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Sonics combined for 225, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-SonicsPacers 114, Sonics 111
225
Bulls-CavsBulls 101, Cavs 111
212
Celtics-SixersCeltics 93, Sixers 99
192
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 88
191
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 85, Suns 98
183
Kings-NuggetsKings 92, Nuggets 90
182
Lakers-JazzLakers 85, Jazz 93
178
Magic-KnicksMagic 87, Knicks 85
172
Wizards-PistonsWizards 88, Pistons 83
171
Heat-ClippersHeat 80, Clippers 89
169
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 74, Hornets 89
163
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-KnicksMagic 87, Knicks 85
+2 ORL
Kings-NuggetsKings 92, Nuggets 90
+2 SAC
Pacers-SonicsPacers 114, Sonics 111
+3 IND
Wizards-PistonsWizards 88, Pistons 83
+5 WAS
Celtics-SixersCeltics 93, Sixers 99
+6 PHI
Lakers-JazzLakers 85, Jazz 93
+8 UTA
Heat-ClippersHeat 80, Clippers 89
+9 LAC
Bulls-CavsBulls 101, Cavs 111
+10 CLE
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 85, Suns 98
+13 PHX
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 88
+15 DAL
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 74, Hornets 89
+15 NOH
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SonicsIND won · Pacers 114, Sonics 111
10 pts
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 93, Sixers 99
8 pts
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 85, Suns 98
6 pts
Wizards-PistonsWAS won · Wizards 88, Pistons 83
6 pts
Raptors-HornetsNOH won · Raptors 74, Hornets 89
4 pts
Marshall shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallCHI · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
HughesWAS · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BoozerCLE · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Horace GrantORL · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 92Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3224191792
Nuggets2319311790
The story
Chris Webber's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Sacramento past Denver, 92-90

For Denver, James Posey had 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 10-23 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +9+14+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 87Knicks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2826161787
Knicks2623241285
The story
Orlando beat New York 87-85 behind 16 points and 15 rebounds from Grant Hill

Howard Eisley paced New York: 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

A 17-12 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2+5−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sonics
Pacers 114Sonics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2228292312114
Sonics322026249111
The story
Al Harrington had 26 points as Indiana beat Seattle 114-111 in OT

Rashard Lewis led Seattle with 11 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Pacers took the second 28-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 −10−2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
24.32001–02 avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 2001–02 (79 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Orleans by 15.

ORL over NYK2SAC over DEN2IND over SEA3WAS over DET5PHI over BOS6UTA over LAL8LAC over MIA9CLE over CHI10PHX over MEM13NOH over TOR15DAL over POR15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 40

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 22, 20, 26, 32, 17, 10, 28, 40Sonics-Pacers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 13, 34, 6, 25, 14, 31, 19, 37Bulls-Cavs · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 9, 7, 26, 13, 30, 16, 10, 34Blazers-Mavs · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 18, 36, 31, 30, 16, 30, 27, 34Celtics-Sixers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 18, 19, 22, 22, 11, 14, 30, 32Suns-Grizzlies · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 21, 24, 28, 19, 16, 19, 22, 31Kings-Nuggets · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST