FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 31, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by PHI (vs LAC) and IND (vs NOH).

Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Celtics96
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Bulls102
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Wizards105
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Hornets86
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Clippers75
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Rockets103
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +23
On this day · 2001–02Dec 31, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Wizards-Nets), 45 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Hornets

Indiana turns it around against New Orleans

Tim Duncan goes for 35 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10+1+3IND AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1821331789
Hornets2722221586
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 11, 8, 8, 22, 11, 17, 15, 21IND21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 11, 16, 26, 26, 22, 10, 8, 20IND20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 22, 23, 30, 16, 8, 17, 25, 24NOH24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 15, 14, 0, 6, 10, 8, 8, 15NOH15 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sixers-Clippers

Clippers' skid reaches three

Philadelphia won 83–75; the Clippers fall to 12–19. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
L@ DAL95–122L@ SAS84–97W@ HOU94–83Wvs SAS91–79Lvs POR93–97Lvs PHX76–87Wvs DEN92–89L@ PHX95–108Lvs GSW92–99Lvs PHI75–83
The night in charts
Spurs-Wizards combined for 208, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 103, Wizards 105
208
Blazers-BullsBlazers 87, Bulls 102
189
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 89, Celtics 96
185
Bucks-RocketsBucks 80, Rockets 103
183
Pacers-HornetsPacers 89, Hornets 86
175
Sixers-ClippersSixers 83, Clippers 75
158
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 103, Wizards 105
+2 WAS
Pacers-HornetsPacers 89, Hornets 86
+3 IND
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 89, Celtics 96
+7 BOS
Sixers-ClippersSixers 83, Clippers 75
+8 PHI
Blazers-BullsBlazers 87, Bulls 102
+15 CHI
Bucks-RocketsBucks 80, Rockets 103
+23 HOU
PHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-ClippersPHI won · Sixers 83, Clippers 75
10 pts
Pacers-HornetsIND won · Pacers 89, Hornets 86
10 pts
Brad Miller shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerIND · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
FrancisHOU · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
ReggieIND · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
PippenPOR · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
MarshallCHI · 12 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Spurs-Wizards
Spurs 103Wizards 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24262132103
Wizards24282132105
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 25 points carried Washington past San Antonio, 105-103

For San Antonio, Steven Smith had 14 PTS, 10 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-26, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0+2+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 89Hornets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1821331789
Hornets2722221586
The story
Brad Miller had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat New Orleans 89-86

Jamal Mashburn led New Orleans with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Pacers took the third 33-22.

IND lead by quarter
200 −9−10+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamaal Magloire led the game in fantasy with 41.5 FPTS (15 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Blazers-Bulls
Blazers 87Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2323261587
Bulls34232025102
The story
Chicago beat Portland 102-87 behind 27 points and 18 rebounds from Tyson Chandler

Scottie Pippen paced Portland: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +11+11+5+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 35

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 18, 23, 18, 29, 27, 28, 31, 35Spurs-Wizards · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 16, 19, 13, 23, 21, 16, 9, 33Celtics-Grizzlies · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 24, 20, 18, 28, 16, 22, 24, 32Bulls-Blazers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 1, 7, 14, 10, 6, 6, 10, 12, 4, 27Bulls-Blazers · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 32, 23, 41, 32, 13, 13, 23, 27Sixers-Clippers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 21, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 23, 26Rockets-Bucks · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie JonesMIA+7.3 25.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Quentin RichardsonLAC+4.4 14.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+4.1 16.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.0 16.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+3.9 20.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
James PoseyHOU−4.6 7.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Doug ChristieSAC−3.6 7.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Erick DampierGSW−3.2 5.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Brent BarrySEA−3.0 7.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Aaron McKiePHI−2.7 7.0 last 10 · 9.7 season