FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 6, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 28 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Wizards78
Magic88
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Celtics91
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +14
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets96
Hornets98
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Suns102
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies71
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +33
Final · Box score
Heat69
Blazers88
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +26; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets77
Kings98
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +21
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Lakers105
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -28; Q3 LAL -27; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2001–02Dec 6, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Bucks-Raptors), 30 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Lakers

Lakers erase 28-point lead, steal one from Dallas

Tim Duncan goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-28-27+2LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29352415103
Lakers24122544105
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 15, 21, 38, 45, 22, 24, 17, 27LAL27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 17, 24, 15, 28, 33, 31, 28, 23, 26LAL26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 9, 8, 7, 4, 17, 17, 17, 25DAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 15, 27, 5, 29, 18, 25, 20, 22DAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Lakers combined for 208, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 105
208
Pacers-SunsPacers 96, Suns 102
198
Rockets-HornetsRockets 96, Hornets 98
194
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 89, Raptors 103
192
Sixers-SpursSixers 93, Spurs 98
191
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 71, Jazz 104
175
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 77, Kings 98
175
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 80, Celtics 91
171
Wizards-MagicWizards 78, Magic 88
166
Heat-BlazersHeat 69, Blazers 88
157
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-HornetsRockets 96, Hornets 98
+2 NOH
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 105
+2 LAL
Sixers-SpursSixers 93, Spurs 98
+5 SAS
Pacers-SunsPacers 96, Suns 102
+6 PHX
Wizards-MagicWizards 78, Magic 88
+10 ORL
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 80, Celtics 91
+11 BOS
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 89, Raptors 103
+14 TOR
Heat-BlazersHeat 69, Blazers 88
+19 POR
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 77, Kings 98
+21 SAC
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 71, Jazz 104
+33 UTA
LAL erased a 28-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 103, Lakers 105
28 pts
Pacers-SunsPHX won · Pacers 96, Suns 102
7 pts
Rockets-HornetsNOH won · Rockets 96, Hornets 98
2 pts
Stephen Jackson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Stephen JacksonSAS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ChristieSAC · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
MarshallCHI · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PoseyDEN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
ShaqLAL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 96Hornets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets182823151296
Hornets232130101498
The story
Jamaal Magloire had 17 rebounds and 16 points as New Orleans beat Houston 98-96 in OT

Steve Francis led Houston with 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 BLK · 4-8 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Hornets took the third 30-23.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +5−2+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kenny Thomas led the game in fantasy with 52.5 FPTS (29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 103Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29352415103
Lakers24122544105
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 105-103

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 27 going into the fourth, then won it 44-15.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−28−27+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Spurs
Sixers 93Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2220262593
Spurs2623311898
The story
San Antonio beat Philadelphia 98-93 behind 13 points and 12 rebounds from David Robinson

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK · 5-6 FG

The swing

A 31-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+7+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Memphis by 33, the widest margin of 10 games.

NOH over HOU2LAL over DAL2SAS over PHI5PHX over IND6ORL over WAS10BOS over NYK11TOR over CHI14POR over MIA19SAC over DEN21UTA over MEM33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 29

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 28, 22, 18, 20, 31, 14, 25, 29Spurs-Sixers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 12, 12, 8, 4, 12, 4, 10, 29Rockets-Hornets · L
9.9 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 15, 21, 38, 45, 22, 24, 17, 27Lakers-Mavs · W
27.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 36, 41, 33, 13, 38, 28, 25, 27Magic-Wizards · W
31.3 PPG season to date · −4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 17, 24, 15, 28, 33, 31, 28, 23, 26Lakers-Mavs · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 27, 22, 13, 31, 28, 19, 19, 25Celtics-Knicks · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamaal MagloireNOH+2.9 12.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Derek FisherLAL+2.8 12.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Allen IversonPHI+2.3 31.6 last 10 · 29.3 season
Matt HarpringUTA+2.0 18.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Stephen JacksonSAS+1.9 13.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Pau GasolMEM−3.3 12.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kobe BryantLAL−2.4 25.4 last 10 · 27.8 season
Keith Van HornPHI−2.3 13.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Brian SkinnerPHI−2.0 4.6 last 10 · 6.6 season
Keon ClarkSAC−1.6 4.9 last 10 · 6.5 season