FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 11, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 92–88.

Final · Box score
Suns103
Celtics94
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Cavs96
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Nets105
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Sixers88
Q1 SEA -11; Q2 SEA -12; Q3 SEA -7; Q4 SEA +4
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Pistons91
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +3
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers126
Bucks119
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +8; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +7
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Spurs111
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 2001–02Dec 11, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Knicks-Celtics), 49 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Sixers

Seattle climbs back to beat Philadelphia

Richard Jefferson goes for 22 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-12-7+4SEA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2226192592
Sixers3327141488
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 32, 17, 10, 28, 40, 18, 20, 20SEA20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 13, 18, 24, 18, 14, 8, 13, 20SEA20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 29, 36, 29, 35, 27, 21, 11, 26PHI26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 14, 12, 22, 6, 13, 15, 15, 25PHI25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Bucks combined for 245, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BucksPacers 126, Bucks 119
245
Mavs-SpursMavs 104, Spurs 111
215
Blazers-NetsBlazers 104, Nets 105
209
Suns-CelticsSuns 103, Celtics 94
197
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 93, Grizzlies 96
189
Sonics-SixersSonics 92, Sixers 88
180
Raptors-CavsRaptors 83, Cavs 96
179
Hawks-PistonsHawks 80, Pistons 91
171
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-NetsBlazers 104, Nets 105
+1 NJN
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 93, Grizzlies 96
+3 MEM
Sonics-SixersSonics 92, Sixers 88
+4 SEA
Mavs-SpursMavs 104, Spurs 111
+7 SAS
Pacers-BucksPacers 126, Bucks 119
+7 IND
Suns-CelticsSuns 103, Celtics 94
+9 PHX
Hawks-PistonsHawks 80, Pistons 91
+11 DET
Raptors-CavsRaptors 83, Cavs 96
+13 CLE
SEA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-SixersSEA won · Sonics 92, Sixers 88
12 pts
Suns-CelticsPHX won · Suns 103, Celtics 94
8 pts
Raptors-CavsCLE won · Raptors 83, Cavs 96
2 pts
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 104, Spurs 111
1 pt
Harvey shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarveyDEN · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Lucious HarrisNJN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
PattersonPOR · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
BarrySEA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Nets
Blazers 104Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21262136104
Nets24351927105
The story
Jason Kidd's 27 points and 12 assists carried New Jersey past Portland, 105-104

For Portland, Ruben Patterson had 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 9-22 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-26, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +3+12+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 93Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1522312593
Grizzlies2724242196
The story
Pau Gasol had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Memphis beat Denver 96-93

Juwan Howard led Denver with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 27-15, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +12+14+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donnell Harvey led the game in fantasy with 40.6 FPTS (23 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Sonics-Sixers
Sonics 92Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2226192592
Sixers3327141488
The story
Seattle beat Philadelphia 92-88 behind 20 points from Rashard Lewis

Keith Van Horn paced Philadelphia: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −11−12−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 13.

NJN over POR1MEM over DEN3SEA over PHI4IND over MIL7SAS over DAL7PHX over BOS9DET over ATL11CLE over TOR13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 36

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 42, 16, 13, 15, 15, 11, 12, 24, 36Mavs-Spurs · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dajuan WagnerPoints, last 9 games: 17, 5, 29, 28, 25, 29, 18, 7, 33Cavs-Raptors · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 11, 14, 30, 32, 16, 23, 12, 32Suns-Celtics · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 9, 17, 22, 19, 20, 15, 16, 25, 32Pistons-Hawks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 12, 13, 6, 13, 9, 10, 6, 32Spurs-Mavs · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 13, 31, 28, 19, 19, 25, 28, 31Celtics-Suns · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley PersonMEM+3.6 13.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+3.5 13.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Mike MillerORL+3.5 19.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Marko JaricLAC+3.4 10.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Elton BrandLAC+3.2 22.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Aaron McKiePHI−2.9 7.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Tracy McGradyORL−2.5 27.8 last 10 · 30.3 season
Steve FrancisHOU−2.4 21.7 last 10 · 24.1 season
Jerry StackhouseWAS−2.3 19.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Kwame BrownWAS−2.2 5.7 last 10 · 8.0 season