FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 18, 2002Regular season · 11 games
← Dec 17CalendarDec 19 →

11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAC by 10 after three quarters and won 97–93.

Final · Box score
Heat91
Celtics81
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons111
Cavs106
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +2; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Wizards118
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Bulls96
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Mavs80
Nuggets75
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Pacers83
Rockets95
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Magic97
Jazz90
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Sonics88
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Clippers93
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -10; Q4 POR +4
On this day · 2001–02Dec 18, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Kings), 35 points.
Dec 18 in other seasons2025202320222021201920182017201620152014201320122010200920082007200620052004200320001999199719961995
The lead · Blazers-Clippers

Bonzi Wells scores 30 as Portland wins in Los Angeles

Yao Ming goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-10+4POR AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2323213097
Clippers2626251693
Who led
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 17, 29, 12, 13, 10, 15, 30, 30POR30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 34, 7, 20, 13, 7, 8, 18, 22, 19POR19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 37, 13, 13, 10, 18, 9, 7, 27, 12, 25LAC25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 8, 0, 16, 16, 19, 8, 21, 24LAC24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Jazz

Orlando climbs back to beat Utah

Utah led by 8 at the half. Orlando won it 97–90. Pat Garrity led Orlando with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Jazz
Pat Garrity · ORLAndrei Kirilenko · UTAPTS2417REB35AST13Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Wizards combined for 218, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 100, Wizards 118
218
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 106, Warriors 111
217
Pistons-CavsPistons 111, Cavs 106
217
Wolves-SixersWolves 94, Sixers 99
193
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 97, Clippers 93
190
Magic-JazzMagic 97, Jazz 90
187
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 91, Sonics 88
179
Raptors-BullsRaptors 83, Bulls 96
179
Pacers-RocketsPacers 83, Rockets 95
178
Heat-CelticsHeat 91, Celtics 81
172
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 80, Nuggets 75
155
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 91, Sonics 88
+3 SAS
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 97, Clippers 93
+4 POR
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 106, Warriors 111
+5 GSW
Wolves-SixersWolves 94, Sixers 99
+5 PHI
Pistons-CavsPistons 111, Cavs 106
+5 DET
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 80, Nuggets 75
+5 DAL
Magic-JazzMagic 97, Jazz 90
+7 ORL
Heat-CelticsHeat 91, Celtics 81
+10 MIA
Pacers-RocketsPacers 83, Rockets 95
+12 HOU
Raptors-BullsRaptors 83, Bulls 96
+13 CHI
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 100, Wizards 118
+18 WAS
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-ClippersPOR won · Blazers 97, Clippers 93
10 pts
Magic-JazzORL won · Magic 97, Jazz 90
8 pts
Cheaney shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CheaneyUTA · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
YaoHOU · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
McInnisPOR · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
NesterovicMIN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 97Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2323213097
Clippers2626251693
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 19 points carried Portland past Los Angeles, 97-93

For Los Angeles, Andre Miller had 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 30-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3−6−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 111Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2234182710111
Cavs212922295106
The story
Chauncey Billups had 23 points as Detroit beat Cleveland 111-106 in OT

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-10 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the second 34-29, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+6+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ricky Davis led the game in fantasy with 53.2 FPTS (20 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 94Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2022282494
Sixers2932152399
The story
Philadelphia beat Minnesota 99-94 behind 13 points and 9 assists from Eric Snow

Rasho Nesterovic paced Minnesota: 19 PTS, 7 REB 13 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 4-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+19+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.5Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.6Season avg23.1Last 3

23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.6 in 22 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 41

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 27, 21, 11, 26, 22, 32, 23, 41Sixers-Wolves · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 37, 34, 32, 26, 17, 25, 25, 19, 35Warriors-Hornets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 21, 16, 20, 14, 12, 2, 30, 33Wizards-Grizzlies · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 15, 11, 12, 24, 36, 22, 33, 31Mavs-Nuggets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 17, 29, 12, 13, 10, 15, 30, 30Blazers-Clippers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 27, 16, 18, 17, 18, 16, 15, 29Rockets-Pacers · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carlos BoozerCLE+4.7 13.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Yao MingHOU+4.3 17.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Ricky DavisCLE+3.6 26.0 last 10 · 22.4 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−3.4 25.9 last 10 · 29.3 season
Erick DampierGSW−3.1 6.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Aaron McKiePHI−3.0 6.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL−3.0 23.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Glenn RobinsonATL−3.0 18.4 last 10 · 21.4 season