FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 15, 2002Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NJN by 11 after the first quarter and won 101–91.

Final · Box score
Wizards95
Raptors82
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Pacers107
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Nets91
Pistons101
Q1 DET -11; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Kings107
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Magic84
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +23
On this day · 2001–02Dec 15, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Cavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pistons

Detroit fights back from 11 down against New Jersey

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 24 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-1+10+10DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2425172591
Pistons13352825101
Who led
Zeljko RebracaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 9, 2, 4, 8, 1, 8, 4, 21DET21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 12, 10, 4, 11, 16, 14, 15, 17DET17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 5, 23, 4, 15, 12, 21, 12, 18NJN18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 28, 27, 7, 15, 20, 27, 11, 15NJN15 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Wizards-Raptors

Washington takes care of Toronto

A 13-point win, 95–82. Jerry Stackhouse led Washington with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over PHI10DET over NJN10WAS over TOR13SAC over NOH15LAL over ORL23Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over TOR.
The night in charts
Sixers-Pacers combined for 204, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-PacersSixers 97, Pacers 107
204
Hornets-KingsHornets 92, Kings 107
199
Nets-PistonsNets 91, Pistons 101
192
Magic-LakersMagic 84, Lakers 107
191
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 95, Raptors 82
177
IND won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Sixers-PacersSixers 97, Pacers 107
+10 IND
Nets-PistonsNets 91, Pistons 101
+10 DET
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 95, Raptors 82
+13 WAS
Hornets-KingsHornets 92, Kings 107
+15 SAC
Magic-LakersMagic 84, Lakers 107
+23 LAL
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PistonsDET won · Nets 91, Pistons 101
11 pts
Wizards-RaptorsWAS won · Wizards 95, Raptors 82
2 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 97, Pacers 107
1 pt
Webber shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberSAC · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
75% (12-16)
TinsleyIND · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
ShaqLAL · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
ReggieIND · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
FisherLAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 91Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2425172591
Pistons13352825101
The story
Jon Barry had 12 points as Detroit beat New Jersey 101-91

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 2-4 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Pistons took the third 28-17.

DET lead by quarter
200 −11−1+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lucious Harris led the game in fantasy with 38.4 FPTS (18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 97Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3317242397
Pacers32332418107
The story
Jamaal Tinsley's 20 points and 9 assists carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 107-97

For Philadelphia, Eric Snow had 15 PTS, 8 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 10-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 33-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1+15+15+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 84Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2616271584
Lakers33173027107
The story
Los Angeles beat Orlando 107-84 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Kobe Bryant

Grant Hill paced Orlando: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +7+8+11+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 21 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 40 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 32

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 29, 35, 27, 21, 11, 26, 22, 32Sixers-Pacers · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 31, 28, 23, 26, 32, 36, 28, 30Lakers-Magic · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 19, 22, 31, 17, 23, 30, 27, 28Kings-Hornets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 38, 12, 21, 23, 22, 14, 14, 28Wizards-Raptors · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 9, 25, 30, 25, 26, 30, 12, 24Pacers-Sixers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 10, 18, 14, 20, 33, 10, 18, 23Hornets-Kings · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+4.5 25.2 last 10 · 20.7 season
Marko JaricLAC+4.4 11.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Carlos BoozerCLE+4.1 12.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Ricky DavisCLE+3.9 26.6 last 10 · 22.7 season
Sam CassellMIL+3.7 23.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyORL−4.0 26.1 last 10 · 30.1 season
Tyronn LueWAS−2.7 4.4 last 10 · 7.1 season
Eddie GriffinHOU−2.7 5.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
Aaron McKiePHI−2.6 7.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Steve FrancisHOU−2.6 21.3 last 10 · 23.9 season