FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 22, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 8 after the first quarter and won 92–84.

Final · Box score
Jazz103
Grizzlies74
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +23; Q3 UTA +33; Q4 UTA +29
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers109
Raptors107
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Heat92
Knicks84
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Kings103
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2001–02Dec 22, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Cuttino Mobley (Rockets-Bucks), 39 points.
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The lead · Heat-Knicks

Miami fights back from 8 down against New York

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+2+8MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2321232592
Knicks3118161984
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 1, 5, 33, 24, 38, 32, 21, 17, 22MIA22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Malik AllenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 14, 2, 8, 17, 11, 10, 8, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 3, 2, 12, 8, 3, 12, 13, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 4, 17, 22, 10, 12, 17, 16, 16NYK16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Raptors

Lakers go to overtime again, beat Toronto

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Lakers. 102–102 after 48 minutes, 109–107 final. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Raptors
Shaquille O'Neal · LALMorris Peterson · TORPTS3127REB152AST63Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Lakers-Raptors combined for 216, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 109, Raptors 107
216
Warriors-KingsWarriors 88, Kings 103
191
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 103, Grizzlies 74
177
Heat-KnicksHeat 92, Knicks 84
176
LAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 109, Raptors 107
+2 LAL
Heat-KnicksHeat 92, Knicks 84
+8 MIA
Warriors-KingsWarriors 88, Kings 103
+15 SAC
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 103, Grizzlies 74
+29 UTA
Shaq shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
JamesMIA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PejaSAC · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
53% (8-15)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
53% (8-15)
JamisonGSW · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Lakers-Raptors
Lakers 109Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers322225237109
Raptors212429285107
The story
Kobe Bryant had 31 points as Los Angeles beat Toronto 109-107 in OT

Morris Peterson led Toronto with 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 12-25 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+9+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 88Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2025123188
Kings32261926103
The story
Chris Webber's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Sacramento past Golden State, 103-88

For Golden State, Jason Richardson had 18 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 8-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-20, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +12+13+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 103Grizzlies 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21332722103
Grizzlies1120172674
The story
Utah beat Memphis 103-74 behind 15 points from Andrei Kirilenko

Karl Malone backed him with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 4-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
400 +10+23+33+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 31

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 32, 36, 28, 30, 17, 19, 26, 31Lakers-Raptors · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 25, 19, 16, 21, 15, 21, 44, 31Lakers-Raptors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 22, 15, 18, 9, 21, 22, 5, 27Raptors-Lakers · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 1, 5, 33, 24, 38, 32, 21, 17, 22Heat-Knicks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 23, 30, 27, 28, 27, 23, 29, 20Kings-Warriors · W
22.9 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 14, 5, 18, 17, 8, 5, 16, 20Kings-Warriors · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+6.1 29.2 last 10 · 23.1 season
Yao MingHOU+5.7 18.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rodney RogersNJN+3.7 11.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+3.7 19.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Carlos BoozerCLE+3.7 12.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Erick DampierGSW−3.7 5.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jason TerryATL−3.6 13.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tracy McGradyORL−3.4 25.9 last 10 · 29.3 season
Allen IversonPHI−3.3 24.8 last 10 · 28.1 season
Kobe BryantLAL−3.1 23.6 last 10 · 26.7 season