FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 27, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed ORL by 10 at halftime and won 99–86.

Final · Box score
Spurs79
Hawks81
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Cavs89
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Magic86
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -10; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Celtics70
Heat90
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Nets110
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +20
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Bulls100
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Rockets83
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Suns108
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Blazers103
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +5
On this day · 2001–02Dec 27, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Clippers), 43 points.
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The lead · Magic-Grizzlies

Memphis climbs back to beat Orlando

Kevin Garnett posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10+1+13MEM AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3225151486
Grizzlies2522262699
Who led
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 4, 4, 17, 18, 5, 2, 5, 18MEM18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mike BatistePoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 0, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 10, 13MEM13 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 16, 31, 26, 36, 21, 11, 46, 35ORL35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 29, 16, 0, 16, 15, 29, 15, 15ORL15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Bulls combined for 213, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BullsWolves 113, Bulls 100
213
Clippers-SunsClippers 95, Suns 108
203
Pacers-CavsPacers 113, Cavs 89
202
Jazz-BlazersJazz 98, Blazers 103
201
Bucks-NetsBucks 90, Nets 110
200
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 96, Warriors 101
197
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 86, Grizzlies 99
185
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 99, Rockets 83
182
Spurs-HawksSpurs 79, Hawks 81
160
Celtics-HeatCeltics 70, Heat 90
160
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-HawksSpurs 79, Hawks 81
+2 ATL
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 96, Warriors 101
+5 GSW
Jazz-BlazersJazz 98, Blazers 103
+5 POR
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 86, Grizzlies 99
+13 MEM
Wolves-BullsWolves 113, Bulls 100
+13 MIN
Clippers-SunsClippers 95, Suns 108
+13 PHX
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 99, Rockets 83
+16 NYK
Bucks-NetsBucks 90, Nets 110
+20 NJN
Celtics-HeatCeltics 70, Heat 90
+20 MIA
Pacers-CavsPacers 113, Cavs 89
+24 IND
MEM erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-GrizzliesMEM won · Magic 86, Grizzlies 99
10 pts
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 98, Blazers 103
5 pts
Spurs-HawksATL won · Spurs 79, Hawks 81
3 pts
Raptors-WarriorsGSW won · Raptors 96, Warriors 101
1 pt
World Peace shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
World PeaceIND · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
BrandLAC · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
72% (13-18)
NesterovicMIN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
71% (10-14)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CrawfordCHI · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 79Hawks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1915232279
Hawks1628181981
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta beat San Antonio 81-79

Glenn Robinson added 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 12-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Hawks took the second 28-15.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+10+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 61.0 FPTS (27 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Wolves-Bulls
Wolves 113Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29253128113
Bulls19292131100
The story
Rasho Nesterovic's 23 points carried Minnesota past Chicago, 113-100

For Chicago, Donyell Marshall had 10 REB, 5 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 10-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10+6+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 86Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3225151486
Grizzlies2522262699
The story
Memphis beat Orlando 99-86 behind 12 points and 10 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Mike Miller paced Orlando: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 12 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 4-6 FG

The swing

A 26-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7−10+1+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 28 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 24.

ATL over SAS2GSW over TOR5POR over UTA5MEM over ORL13MIN over CHI13PHX over LAC13NYK over HOU16MIA over BOS20NJN over MIL20IND over CLE24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 35

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 16, 31, 26, 36, 21, 11, 46, 35Magic-Grizzlies · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 26, 29, 20, 16, 27, 16, 10, 29Clippers-Suns · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 33, 24, 38, 32, 21, 17, 22, 18, 28Heat-Celtics · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 22, 25, 32, 18, 23, 18, 29, 27Spurs-Hawks · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 21, 16, 16, 20, 20, 28, 19, 27Hawks-Spurs · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 29, 14, 21, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27Rockets-Knicks · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+5.7 28.9 last 10 · 23.2 season
Eddie JonesMIA+5.6 23.8 last 10 · 18.2 season
Yao MingHOU+4.5 17.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+4.4 17.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+3.7 19.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−3.6 9.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Desmond MasonSEA−3.3 10.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Allen IversonPHI−3.3 24.8 last 10 · 28.1 season
Courtney AlexanderNOH−3.0 5.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Erick DampierGSW−2.9 6.5 last 10 · 9.4 season