FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 8, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed PHX by 3 after the first quarter and won 102–94.

Final · Box score
Blazers104
Raptors91
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Suns94
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Kings104
Spurs80
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +24
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2001–02Dec 8, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Hawks), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Grizzlies

Memphis upsets Phoenix

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 32 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5+4+8MEM AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2420242694
Grizzlies21282330102
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 7, 14, 24, 11, 11, 9, 6, 21MEM21 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 10, 4, 7, 8, 17, 11, 14, 17MEM17 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 13, 11, 12, 43, 32, 18, 22, 19, 35PHX35 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 22, 22, 11, 14, 30, 32, 16, 23PHX23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 211, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 101, Lakers 110
211
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 94, Grizzlies 102
196
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 104, Raptors 91
195
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 80
184
MEM won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 94, Grizzlies 102
+8 MEM
Jazz-LakersJazz 101, Lakers 110
+9 LAL
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 104, Raptors 91
+13 POR
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 80
+24 SAC
Jim Jackson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jim JacksonSAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
Derek AndersonPOR · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DivacSAC · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
WellsPOR · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 94Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2420242694
Grizzlies21282330102
The story
Memphis beat Phoenix 102-94 behind 21 points and 17 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Anfernee Hardaway paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3+5+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 101Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21312425101
Lakers34243022110
The story
Kobe Bryant had 25 points and 14 assists as Los Angeles beat Utah 110-101

Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 14 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 34-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+6+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 104Spurs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23272925104
Spurs2222211580
The story
Doug Christie's 16 points and 9 assists carried Sacramento past San Antonio, 104-80

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 AST, 8 STL, 3 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 25-15, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +1+6+14+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg17.5Last 3

17.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Lakers

Lakers never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 110–101. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over PHX8LAL over UTA9POR over TOR13SAC over SAS24Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over UTA.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 35

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 13, 11, 12, 43, 32, 18, 22, 19, 35Suns-Grizzlies · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 15, 28, 33, 31, 28, 23, 26, 32Lakers-Jazz · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 11, 11, 6, 7, 13, 11, 15, 30Jazz-Lakers · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 7, 16, 12, 4, 20, 8, 17, 29Blazers-Raptors · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 21, 38, 45, 22, 24, 17, 27, 25Lakers-Jazz · W
27.6 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 2, 16, 23, 27, 17, 26, 20, 25Raptors-Blazers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley PersonMEM+2.9 11.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Derek FisherLAL+2.8 13.1 last 10 · 10.3 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
Cold
Pau GasolMEM−2.7 12.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Malik RoseSAS−2.4 5.6 last 10 · 8.0 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