FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 5, 2002Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Bucks80
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Warriors98
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +16
On this day · 2001–02Dec 5, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Mavs), 46 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Warriors

Minnesota handles Golden State by 16

Kevin Garnett goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+12+8+16MIN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33311832114
Warriors2428222498
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 15, 19, 25, 20, 21, 23, 18, 21MIN21 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 3, 8, 10, 15, 2, 9, 11, 19MIN19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 26, 25, 10, 15, 11, 37, 34, 32GSW32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 4, 12, 21, 17, 2, 12, 11, 22GSW22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bucks-Hawks

Atlanta leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 98–80. Best quarter: the first, 31–25. Glenn Robinson led Atlanta with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Bucks
Glenn Robinson · ATLTim Thomas · MILPTS2317REB71AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Wolves-Warriors combined for 212, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 114, Warriors 98
212
Bucks-HawksBucks 80, Hawks 98
178
MIN won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 114, Warriors 98
+16 MIN
Bucks-HawksBucks 80, Hawks 98
+18 ATL
Peeler shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PeelerMIN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
NesterovicMIN · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
58% (7-12)
JamisonGSW · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
Joe SmithMIN · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
StricklandMIN · 12 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 114Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33311832114
Warriors2428222498
The story
Rod Strickland had 12 points and 8 assists as Minnesota beat Golden State 114-98

Jason Richardson led Golden State with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+12+8+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 80Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2527171180
Hawks3124222198
The story
Theo Ratliff's 15 rebounds and 13 points carried Atlanta past Milwaukee, 98-80

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 15 REB, 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 4-6 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 21-11, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6+3+8+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 32

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 26, 25, 10, 15, 11, 37, 34, 32Warriors-Wolves · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 25, 24, 37, 15, 24, 13, 8, 23Hawks-Bucks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 4, 12, 21, 17, 2, 12, 11, 22Warriors-Wolves · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 15, 19, 25, 20, 21, 23, 18, 21Wolves-Warriors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 19, 23, 15, 17, 24, 8, 12, 19Hawks-Bucks · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 3, 8, 10, 15, 2, 9, 11, 19Wolves-Warriors · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derek FisherLAL+2.7 12.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Bobby JacksonSAC+1.5 21.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+1.2 22.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Anthony PeelerMIN+0.5 7.8 last 10 · 7.3 season
Rasho NesterovicMIN−0.1 11.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−3.5 24.3 last 10 · 27.8 season
Keon ClarkSAC−1.5 5.0 last 10 · 6.5 season
Vlade DivacSAC−1.3 9.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Troy HudsonMIN−1.1 13.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kendall GillMIN−0.3 10.1 last 10 · 10.4 season