FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 7, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed MIL by 16 at halftime and won 94–88.

Final · Box score
Pistons92
Hawks94
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Clippers104
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Magic88
Nets121
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +20; Q3 NJN +28; Q4 NJN +33
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Wizards100
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Bulls112
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Sixers72
Rockets97
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +25
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Bucks88
Q1 NOH -13; Q2 NOH -16; Q3 NOH -5; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Nuggets92
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Heat71
Sonics100
Q1 SEA +22; Q2 SEA +16; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +29
Final · Box score
Mavs121
Warriors116
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -9; Q4 DAL +5
On this day · 2001–02Dec 7, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Nuggets), 42 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Bucks

New Orleans storms back from 16 down to beat Milwaukee

Elton Brand goes for 26 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-16-5+6NOH AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1816342694
Bucks3119231588
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 18, 16, 20, 33, 21, 10, 25, 23NOH23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 7, 11, 12, 10, 17, 15, 9, 20NOH20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 19, 24, 31, 24, 31, 4, 16, 29MIL29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 19, 21, 25, 11, 20, 13, 14, 16MIL16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Warriors

Dallas rallies from 9 down to beat Golden State

Trailing by 9 after three, Dallas outscored the Warriors 36–22 the rest of the way. Final: 121–116. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Warriors
Dirk Nowitzki · DALAntawn Jamison · GSWPTS3526REB814AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 237, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 121, Warriors 116
237
Cavs-BullsCavs 104, Bulls 112
216
Magic-NetsMagic 88, Nets 121
209
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 97, Wizards 100
197
Wolves-ClippersWolves 88, Clippers 104
192
Pistons-HawksPistons 92, Hawks 94
186
Hornets-BucksHornets 94, Bucks 88
182
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 81, Nuggets 92
173
Heat-SonicsHeat 71, Sonics 100
171
Sixers-RocketsSixers 72, Rockets 97
169
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HawksPistons 92, Hawks 94
+2 ATL
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 97, Wizards 100
+3 WAS
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 121, Warriors 116
+5 DAL
Hornets-BucksHornets 94, Bucks 88
+6 NOH
Cavs-BullsCavs 104, Bulls 112
+8 CHI
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 81, Nuggets 92
+11 DEN
Wolves-ClippersWolves 88, Clippers 104
+16 LAC
Sixers-RocketsSixers 72, Rockets 97
+25 HOU
Heat-SonicsHeat 71, Sonics 100
+29 SEA
Magic-NetsMagic 88, Nets 121
+33 NJN
NOH erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BucksNOH won · Hornets 94, Bucks 88
16 pts
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 121, Warriors 116
9 pts
Pistons-HawksATL won · Pistons 92, Hawks 94
7 pts
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 88, Clippers 104
1 pt
Hughes shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HughesWAS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PaytonSEA · 18 PTS, 11 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
YaoHOU · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GillMIN · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KGMIN · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 92Hawks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2612272792
Hawks1928291894
The story
Glenn Robinson's 23 points and 14 rebounds carried Atlanta past Detroit, 94-92

For Detroit, Ben Wallace had 14 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 28-12.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7+9+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 97Wizards 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2621242697
Wizards27292420100
The story
Washington beat New York 100-97 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Larry Hughes

Charlie Ward paced New York: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 8-10 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+9+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 94Bucks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1816342694
Bucks3119231588
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 23 points as New Orleans beat Milwaukee 94-88

Anthony Mason led Milwaukee with 11 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Hornets took the third 34-23.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −13−16−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen led the game in fantasy with 39.6 FPTS (29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg28.1Today

28 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 29, 22, 17, 14, 23, 26, 21, 35Mavs-Warriors · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 19, 24, 31, 24, 31, 4, 16, 29Bucks-Hornets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 17, 16, 19, 21, 7, 11, 8, 28Cavs-Bulls · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 6, 25, 14, 31, 19, 37, 15, 27Bulls-Cavs · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 19, 10, 24, 22, 23, 8, 26, 27Cavs-Bulls · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 11, 26, 19, 21, 25, 20, 25, 26Clippers-Wolves · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derek FisherLAL+2.8 12.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Elton BrandLAC+2.7 21.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Troy MurphyGSW+2.6 14.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jamaal MagloireNOH+2.6 12.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Matt HarpringUTA+2.0 18.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Pau GasolMEM−3.3 12.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kobe BryantLAL−2.4 25.4 last 10 · 27.8 season
Jason RichardsonGSW−2.3 14.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Brian SkinnerPHI−2.2 4.2 last 10 · 6.4 season
Aaron McKiePHI−2.2 8.6 last 10 · 10.8 season