FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 1, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 11 after the first quarter and won 79–78.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Celtics89
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +7
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons79
Knicks78
Q1 DET -11; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -7; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +1
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Bulls97
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Suns82
Q1 IND -3; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Nets84
Jazz91
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Clippers91
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2002–03Dec 1, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (Hornets-Celtics), 33 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Knicks

Detroit needs overtime to survive New York

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 32 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-10-70+1DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons16211221979
Knicks2720914878
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 33, 23, 12, 24, 15, 8, 22, 24DET24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 6, 7, 10, 8, 17, 7, 10, 14DET14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 16, 26, 10, 9, 17, 8, 18, 20NYK20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 8, 16, 14, 15, 9, 12, 14, 16NYK16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Bulls

Chicago rallies from 8 down to beat Milwaukee

Trailing by 8 after one, Chicago outscored the Bucks 78–60 the rest of the way. Final: 97–87. Jamal Crawford led Chicago with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Bucks
Jamal Crawford · CHIMichael Redd · MILPTS3026REB86AST82Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Suns14
Grizzlies-Celtics11
Pistons-Knicks5
Spurs-Clippers4
Bucks-Bulls3
Nets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Celtics combined for 185, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 96, Celtics 89
185
Bucks-BullsBucks 87, Bulls 97
184
Nets-JazzNets 84, Jazz 91
175
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 83, Clippers 91
174
Pacers-SunsPacers 89, Suns 82
171
Pistons-KnicksPistons 79, Knicks 78
157
DET won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pistons-KnicksPistons 79, Knicks 78
+1 DET
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 96, Celtics 89
+7 MEM
Nets-JazzNets 84, Jazz 91
+7 UTA
Pacers-SunsPacers 89, Suns 82
+7 IND
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 83, Clippers 91
+8 LAC
Bucks-BullsBucks 87, Bulls 97
+10 CHI
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-KnicksDET won · Pistons 79, Knicks 78
11 pts
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 87, Bulls 97
8 pts
Grizzlies-CelticsMEM won · Grizzlies 96, Celtics 89
4 pts
Pacers-SunsIND won · Pacers 89, Suns 82
3 pts
Joe Smith shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithMIL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
JeffersonNJN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HarpringUTA · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
StevensonUTA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
MaggetteLAC · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 79Knicks 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons16211221979
Knicks2720914878
The story
Chauncey Billups had 24 points as Detroit beat New York 79-78 in OT

Charlie Ward led New York with 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 21-14.

DET lead by quarter
200 −11−10−70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace led the game in fantasy with 44.8 FPTS (14 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 89Suns 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2222172889
Suns2519182082
The story
Al Harrington's 18 points carried Indiana past Phoenix, 89-82

For Phoenix, Shawn Marion had 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 28-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 −30−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 87Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2716261887
Bulls1930192997
The story
Chicago beat Milwaukee 97-87 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Jamal Crawford

Michael Redd paced Milwaukee: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 12-23 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-16 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −8+6−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.0Season avg24.8Last 3

24.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg41.3Today

41 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 32

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 14, 24, 22, 17, 27, 21, 14, 32Pacers-Suns · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 6, 5, 5, 23, 19, 16, 12, 30Bulls-Bucks · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 23, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 4, 26Spurs-Clippers · L
9.9 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 12, 24, 28, 14, 26, 20, 23, 26Bucks-Bulls · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 17, 23, 33, 16, 30, 26, 21, 26Celtics-Grizzlies · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 17, 19, 7, 8, 33, 20, 22, 24Clippers-Spurs · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST