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Monday, December 9, 2002Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHX by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–93.

Final · OT · Box score
Magic109
Celtics114
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +5
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bucks140
Cavs133
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks 0; OT2 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Suns93
Nets106
Q1 NJN -9; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Hornets90
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Nuggets84
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +8
On this day · 2001–02Dec 9, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Suns), 42 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nets

New Jersey climbs out of a 9-point hole against Phoenix

Sam Cassell posts a triple-double

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+21+13NJN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3118133193
Nets22273423106
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 18, 17, 35, 28, 27, 7, 15, 20NJN20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 14, 11, 17, 12, 14, 22, 19, 19NJN19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 13, 8, 14, 20, 14, 14, 2, 19PHX19 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 4, 0, 5, 0, 5, 1, 6, 16PHX16 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Magic-Celtics

Boston needs overtime to survive Orlando

Tied 95–95 after regulation. Boston won the final period 19–14 for a 114–109 win. Paul Pierce led Boston with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Magic
Paul Pierce · BOSTracy McGrady · ORLPTS3031REB79AST64Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Bucks-Cavs combined for 273, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CavsBucks 140, Cavs 133
273
Magic-CelticsMagic 109, Celtics 114
223
Suns-NetsSuns 93, Nets 106
199
Clippers-HornetsClippers 94, Hornets 90
184
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 92, Nuggets 84
176
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-HornetsClippers 94, Hornets 90
+4 LAC
Magic-CelticsMagic 109, Celtics 114
+5 BOS
Bucks-CavsBucks 140, Cavs 133
+7 MIL
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 92, Nuggets 84
+8 MIN
Suns-NetsSuns 93, Nets 106
+13 NJN
NJN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NetsNJN won · Suns 93, Nets 106
9 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 109, Celtics 114
6 pts
Smush Parker shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Smush ParkerCLE · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
SatterfieldDEN · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
KiddNJN · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Baron DavisNOH · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
61% (14-23)
Mike MillerORL · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Clippers-Hornets
Clippers 94Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2023222994
Hornets1520253090
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 94-90 behind 29 points from Elton Brand

Jamal Mashburn paced New Orleans: 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

A 20-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+8+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 109Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2625242014109
Celtics2128202619114
The story
Paul Pierce's 30 points carried Boston past Orlando, 114-109 in OT

For Orlando, Grant Hill had 20 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 9-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 26-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−2−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 140Cavs 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bucks282834131522140
Cavs272028281515133
The story
Michael Redd had 35 points as Milwaukee beat Cleveland 140-133 in OT

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 6 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 28-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1+9+1500+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Davis leads the day with 45

Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 10, 24, 22, 23, 8, 26, 27, 45Cavs-Bucks · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high45 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 15, 22, 30, 27, 24, 9, 13, 39Bucks-Cavs · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 21, 25, 11, 20, 13, 14, 16, 35Bucks-Cavs · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 17, 17, 16, 10, 18, 14, 20, 33Hornets-Clippers · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 41, 33, 13, 38, 28, 25, 27, 16, 31Magic-Celtics · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 31, 30, 16, 30, 27, 34, 19, 30Celtics-Magic · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elton BrandLAC+3.4 22.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
Marko JaricLAC+3.2 10.1 last 10 · 6.9 season
Mike MillerORL+3.1 19.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+3.0 12.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Wesley PersonMEM+2.9 11.3 last 10 · 8.4 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
Darrell ArmstrongORL−2.3 6.5 last 10 · 8.8 season
Brian SkinnerPHI−2.2 4.2 last 10 · 6.4 season