FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 16, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed ORL by 10 after the first quarter and won 87–84.

Final · Box score
Sonics111
Cavs98
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +16; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets71
Sixers93
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +21; Q4 PHI +22
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets105
Heat100
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Celtics83
Bulls94
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Magic84
Suns87
Q1 PHX -10; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Spurs79
Clippers91
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 2001–02Dec 16, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Warriors), 28 points.
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The lead · Magic-Suns

Phoenix climbs out of a 10-point hole against Orlando

Eddie Jones goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-8+3+3PHX AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2823171684
Suns1825281687
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 32, 16, 23, 12, 32, 25, 24, 19PHX19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 8, 18, 17, 2, 9, 15, 9, 16PHX16 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Pat GarrityPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 11, 3, 6, 6, 17, 12, 10, 21ORL21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jeryl SasserPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 8, 0, 4, 3, 0, 1, 5, 14ORL14 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Cavs combined for 209, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-CavsSonics 111, Cavs 98
209
Rockets-HeatRockets 105, Heat 100
205
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 91, Grizzlies 104
195
Celtics-BullsCeltics 83, Bulls 94
177
Magic-SunsMagic 84, Suns 87
171
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 79, Clippers 91
170
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 71, Sixers 93
164
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SunsMagic 84, Suns 87
+3 PHX
Rockets-HeatRockets 105, Heat 100
+5 HOU
Celtics-BullsCeltics 83, Bulls 94
+11 CHI
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 79, Clippers 91
+12 LAC
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 91, Grizzlies 104
+13 MEM
Sonics-CavsSonics 111, Cavs 98
+13 SEA
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 71, Sixers 93
+22 PHI
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-SunsPHX won · Magic 84, Suns 87
10 pts
Rockets-HeatHOU won · Rockets 105, Heat 100
7 pts
Spurs-ClippersLAC won · Spurs 79, Clippers 91
5 pts
Hilario shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 23 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
LewisSEA · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
OlowokandiLAC · 18 REB, 17 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Van HornPHI · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
GiricekMEM · 18 PTS, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 84Suns 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2823171684
Suns1825281687
The story
Anfernee Hardaway's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past Orlando, 87-84

For Orlando, Pat Garrity had 21 PTS, 7 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 28-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −10−8+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 105Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2224291614105
Heat291123289100
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 27 points as Houston beat Miami 105-100 in OT

Caron Butler led Miami with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Rockets took the second 24-11.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −7+6+120+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 83Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2314192783
Bulls2424192794
The story
Chicago beat Boston 94-83 behind 20 points and 17 rebounds from Marcus Fizer

Donyell Marshall backed him with 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 17 REB · 7-17 FG

The swing

A 24-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1+11+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Season avg19.9Last 3

19.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg35.1Today

35 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Heat

Houston needs overtime to survive Miami

Tied 91–91 after regulation. Houston won the final period 14–9 for a 105–100 win. Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Heat
Cuttino Mobley · HOUEddie Jones · MIAPTS2732REB510AST17Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 37

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 27, 34, 19, 30, 16, 21, 29, 37Celtics-Bulls · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 21, 6, 1, 5, 33, 24, 38, 32Heat-Rockets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 31, 14, 25, 29, 16, 22, 25, 32Spurs-Clippers · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 18, 14, 8, 13, 20, 12, 20, 29Sonics-Cavs · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 15, 19, 3, 16, 14, 25, 19, 27Rockets-Heat · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 19, 37, 15, 27, 28, 15, 30, 24Bulls-Celtics · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carlos BoozerCLE+5.0 13.7 last 10 · 8.7 season
Marko JaricLAC+3.8 10.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Ricky DavisCLE+3.7 26.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Sam CassellMIL+3.7 23.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Tim ThomasMIL+3.6 16.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyORL−4.0 26.1 last 10 · 30.1 season
Erick DampierGSW−3.1 6.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tyronn LueWAS−2.7 4.4 last 10 · 7.1 season
Aaron McKiePHI−2.5 7.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Shammond WilliamsBOS−2.5 6.7 last 10 · 9.2 season