FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 17, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed NJN by 5 at halftime and won 101–99.

Final · Box score
Wizards109
Hawks99
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Nets99
Knicks101
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +2
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors122
Bucks117
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Lakers80
Wolves96
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Blazers102
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Suns86
Kings95
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2001–02Dec 17, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Celtics), 37 points.
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The lead · Nets-Knicks

New York holds off New Jersey, 101–99

Jason Kidd goes for 39 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5+1+2NYK AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2826212499
Knicks26232725101
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 29, 31, 7, 17, 25, 13, 24, 29NYK29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 22, 11, 4, 17, 22, 10, 12, 17NYK17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 27, 7, 15, 20, 27, 11, 15, 39NJN39 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 9, 18, 10, 11, 10, 19, 13, 18NJN18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 21.

NYK over NJN2TOR over MIL5POR over NOH9SAC over PHX9WAS over ATL10MIN over LAL16DAL over IND21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Raptors-Bucks combined for 239, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BucksRaptors 122, Bucks 117
239
Pacers-MavsPacers 97, Mavs 118
215
Wizards-HawksWizards 109, Hawks 99
208
Nets-KnicksNets 99, Knicks 101
200
Hornets-BlazersHornets 93, Blazers 102
195
Suns-KingsSuns 86, Kings 95
181
Lakers-WolvesLakers 80, Wolves 96
176
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-KnicksNets 99, Knicks 101
+2 NYK
Raptors-BucksRaptors 122, Bucks 117
+5 TOR
Hornets-BlazersHornets 93, Blazers 102
+9 POR
Suns-KingsSuns 86, Kings 95
+9 SAC
Wizards-HawksWizards 109, Hawks 99
+10 WAS
Lakers-WolvesLakers 80, Wolves 96
+16 MIN
Pacers-MavsPacers 97, Mavs 118
+21 DAL
NYK rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 99, Knicks 101
5 pts
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 122, Bucks 117
4 pts
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 93, Blazers 102
3 pts
KG shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
MJWAS · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
ShaqLAL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
FinleyDAL · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 99Knicks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2826212499
Knicks26232725101
The story
Allan Houston's 29 points carried New York past New Jersey, 101-99

For New Jersey, Kenyon Martin had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 27-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−5+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 122Bucks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors3223232618122
Bucks3324252213117
The story
Voshon Lenard had 23 points as Toronto beat Milwaukee 122-117 in OT

Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the overtime 18-13.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−2−40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen led the game in fantasy with 51.0 FPTS (37 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 97Mavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2624281997
Mavs35273719118
The story
Dallas beat Indiana 118-97 behind 33 points and 13 rebounds from Michael Finley

Jermaine O'Neal paced Indiana: 20 PTS, 7 REB 33 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 13-21 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +9+12+21+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.1Season avg27.5Last 3

27.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 39

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 27, 7, 15, 20, 27, 11, 15, 39Nets-Knicks · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 4, 16, 29, 28, 26, 15, 29, 37Bucks-Raptors · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 15, 15, 11, 12, 24, 36, 22, 33Mavs-Pacers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 13, 8, 23, 23, 12, 21, 12, 33Hawks-Wizards · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 8, 17, 29, 12, 13, 10, 15, 30Blazers-Hornets · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 25, 21, 16, 20, 14, 12, 2, 30Wizards-Hawks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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
Tim ThomasMIL+3.6 16.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
Sam CassellMIL+3.5 23.6 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyORL−4.0 26.1 last 10 · 30.1 season
Erick DampierGSW−3.1 6.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−3.0 23.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Glenn RobinsonATL−3.0 18.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Aaron McKiePHI−2.5 7.4 last 10 · 9.9 season