FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 10, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Blazers98
Wizards79
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Heat96
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Sonics80
Knicks97
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Magic87
Bulls107
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Mavs122
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +23; Q3 DAL +33; Q4 DAL +27
Final · Box score
Kings96
Rockets103
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Warriors106
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2001–02Dec 10, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Clippers), 47 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Warriors

Golden State beats Lakers, 106–102

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 36 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+5+4GSW AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30182628102
Warriors23302627106
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 21, 17, 2, 12, 11, 22, 22, 26GSW26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 4, 20, 27, 16, 12, 10, 13, 25GSW25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 28, 33, 31, 28, 23, 26, 32, 36LAL36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 38, 45, 22, 24, 17, 27, 25, 19LAL19 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Mavs combined for 217, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MavsClippers 95, Mavs 122
217
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 102, Warriors 106
208
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 107, Heat 96
203
Kings-RocketsKings 96, Rockets 103
199
Magic-BullsMagic 87, Bulls 107
194
Sonics-KnicksSonics 80, Knicks 97
177
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 98, Wizards 79
177
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 102, Warriors 106
+4 GSW
Kings-RocketsKings 96, Rockets 103
+7 HOU
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 107, Heat 96
+11 MEM
Sonics-KnicksSonics 80, Knicks 97
+17 NYK
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 98, Wizards 79
+19 POR
Magic-BullsMagic 87, Bulls 107
+20 CHI
Clippers-MavsClippers 95, Mavs 122
+27 DAL
GSW rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-WarriorsGSW won · Lakers 102, Warriors 106
7 pts
Grizzlies-HeatMEM won · Grizzlies 107, Heat 96
2 pts
Gooden shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenMEM · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
PersonMEM · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
ArenasGSW · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 102Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30182628102
Warriors23302627106
The story
Jason Richardson's 26 points carried Golden State past Los Angeles, 106-102

For Los Angeles, Robert Horry had 16 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 6-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 30-18.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7+5+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 96Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2223262596
Rockets24381922103
The story
Steve Francis had 32 points as Houston beat Sacramento 103-96

Chris Webber led Sacramento with 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second 38-23, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+17+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Heat
Grizzlies 107Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies34202231107
Heat2724271896
The story
Memphis beat Miami 107-96 behind 24 points from Pau Gasol

Eddie Jones paced Miami: 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 BLK · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 31-18 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +7+3−2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Dallas by 27.

GSW over LAL4HOU over SAC7MEM over MIA11NYK over SEA17POR over WAS19CHI over ORL20DAL over LAC27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 28, 33, 31, 28, 23, 26, 32, 36Lakers-Warriors · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 16, 20, 8, 21, 6, 1, 5, 33Heat-Grizzlies · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 19, 14, 21, 22, 18, 24, 20, 32Rockets-Kings · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 19, 16, 19, 22, 31, 17, 23, 30Kings-Rockets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 34, 6, 25, 14, 31, 19, 37, 15, 27, 28Bulls-Magic · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 13, 31, 20, 24, 20, 21, 18, 27Kings-Rockets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mike MillerORL+3.5 19.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Marko JaricLAC+3.4 10.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Wesley PersonMEM+3.3 12.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Elton BrandLAC+3.2 22.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+3.0 12.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyORL−2.5 27.8 last 10 · 30.3 season
Steve FrancisHOU−2.4 21.7 last 10 · 24.1 season
Malik RoseSAS−2.4 5.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jerry StackhouseWAS−2.3 19.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Kwame BrownWAS−2.2 5.7 last 10 · 8.0 season