FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 20, 2002Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed SEA by 14 after the first quarter and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Bulls86
Pacers101
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Heat97
Raptors77
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +26; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Celtics108
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs107
Pistons109
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -1; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +2
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +11
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers104
Sixers107
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Mavs81
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Rockets101
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Magic89
Nuggets80
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets88
Sonics86
Q1 NOH -14; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Warriors111
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -3; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Suns87
Clippers76
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +11
On this day · 2001–02Dec 20, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Bucks), 33 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Sonics

Jamal Mashburn scores 30, New Orleans rallies past Seattle

Paul Pierce goes for 42 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-3+20+2NOH AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets17261721788
Sonics31151223586
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 23, 15, 19, 21, 12, 22, 23, 30NOH30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 20, 33, 10, 18, 23, 21, 23, 20NOH20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 8, 13, 20, 12, 20, 29, 15, 26SEA26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 18, 20, 20, 21, 24, 23, 25, 15SEA15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Heat rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Toronto by 20.

DET over CLE2NOH over SEA2POR over GSW2PHI over LAL3BOS over MIN9ORL over DEN9MEM over MIL11PHX over LAC11UTA over DAL12IND over CHI15HOU over ATL19MIA over TOR20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 224, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 113, Warriors 111
224
Cavs-PistonsCavs 107, Pistons 109
216
Lakers-SixersLakers 104, Sixers 107
211
Wolves-CelticsWolves 99, Celtics 108
207
Bulls-PacersBulls 86, Pacers 101
187
Hawks-RocketsHawks 82, Rockets 101
183
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 84, Grizzlies 95
179
Heat-RaptorsHeat 97, Raptors 77
174
Jazz-MavsJazz 93, Mavs 81
174
Hornets-SonicsHornets 88, Sonics 86
174
Magic-NuggetsMagic 89, Nuggets 80
169
Suns-ClippersSuns 87, Clippers 76
163
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 113, Warriors 111
+2 POR
Cavs-PistonsCavs 107, Pistons 109
+2 DET
Hornets-SonicsHornets 88, Sonics 86
+2 NOH
Lakers-SixersLakers 104, Sixers 107
+3 PHI
Wolves-CelticsWolves 99, Celtics 108
+9 BOS
Magic-NuggetsMagic 89, Nuggets 80
+9 ORL
Suns-ClippersSuns 87, Clippers 76
+11 PHX
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 84, Grizzlies 95
+11 MEM
Jazz-MavsJazz 93, Mavs 81
+12 UTA
Bulls-PacersBulls 86, Pacers 101
+15 IND
Hawks-RocketsHawks 82, Rockets 101
+19 HOU
Heat-RaptorsHeat 97, Raptors 77
+20 MIA
NOH erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-SonicsNOH won · Hornets 88, Sonics 86
14 pts
Hawks-RocketsHOU won · Hawks 82, Rockets 101
11 pts
Bucks-GrizzliesMEM won · Bucks 84, Grizzlies 95
6 pts
Lakers-SixersPHI won · Lakers 104, Sixers 107
5 pts
Blazers-WarriorsPOR won · Blazers 113, Warriors 111
4 pts
Brad Miller shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerIND · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
Glenn RobinsonATL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
CheaneyUTA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
PersonMEM · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
PauMEM · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 107Pistons 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs183126257107
Pistons183026269109
The story
Ricky Davis had 42 points in a 109-107 in OT loss to Detroit

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 19 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST 42 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the overtime 9-7.

DET lead by quarter
200 0−1−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Sonics
Hornets 88Sonics 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets17261721788
Sonics31151223586
The story
New Orleans beat Seattle 88-86 in OT behind 18 points from David Wesley

Gary Payton paced Seattle: 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 second quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −14−3+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rashard Lewis topped the game at 55.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Final · Lakers-Sixers
Lakers 104Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2325252110104
Sixers2023371413107
The story
Allen Iverson's 32 points carried Philadelphia past Los Angeles, 107-104 in OT

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 26 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 9 STL, 5 AST, 2 REB · 11-33 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 37-25.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3−5+70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 25 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg23.9Last 3

23.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 44

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 27, 25, 19, 16, 21, 15, 21, 44Lakers-Sixers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 19, 30, 16, 21, 29, 37, 18, 42Celtics-Wolves · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 27, 45, 22, 42, 27, 20, 20, 42Cavs-Pistons · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 21, 11, 26, 22, 32, 23, 41, 32Sixers-Lakers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 23, 15, 19, 21, 12, 22, 23, 30Hornets-Sonics · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 23, 26, 21, 35, 2, 20, 9, 28Mavs-Jazz · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Yao MingHOU+5.2 18.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Ricky DavisCLE+4.7 27.9 last 10 · 23.2 season
Carlos BoozerCLE+4.4 13.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Tim ThomasMIL+4.1 17.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+3.7 19.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−3.7 22.9 last 10 · 26.6 season
Tracy McGradyORL−3.4 25.9 last 10 · 29.3 season
Erick DampierGSW−3.2 6.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Desmond MasonSEA−2.9 11.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Shammond WilliamsBOS−2.8 6.6 last 10 · 9.4 season