FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 2, 2003Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed ORL by 6 after the first quarter and won 100–91.

Final · Box score
Hornets100
Magic91
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Sixers88
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Hawks94
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Wizards72
Mavs97
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +12
On this day · 2002–03Dec 2, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Shawn Marion (Suns-Heat), 30 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Magic

New Orleans beats Orlando, 100–91

Allen Iverson goes for 35 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2+9+9NOH AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23252725100
Magic2917202591
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 25, 17, 33, 18, 28, 26, 13, 21NOH21 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 20, 11, 11, 16, 22, 21, 16, 17NOH17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 9 games: 7, 4, 12, 10, 19, 13, 12, 7, 25ORL25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 36, 51, 19, 29, 20, 12, 24, 31, 16ORL16 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Hawks4
Cavs-Nuggets3
Raptors-Sixers3
Wizards-Mavs0
The night in charts
Cavs-Nuggets combined for 218, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 103, Nuggets 115
218
Bucks-HawksBucks 106, Hawks 94
200
Hornets-MagicHornets 100, Magic 91
191
Raptors-SixersRaptors 95, Sixers 88
183
Wizards-MavsWizards 72, Mavs 97
169
TOR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Raptors-SixersRaptors 95, Sixers 88
+7 TOR
Hornets-MagicHornets 100, Magic 91
+9 NOH
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 103, Nuggets 115
+12 DEN
Bucks-HawksBucks 106, Hawks 94
+12 MIL
Wizards-MavsWizards 72, Mavs 97
+25 DAL
NOH rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-MagicNOH won · Hornets 100, Magic 91
6 pts
Cavs-NuggetsDEN won · Cavs 103, Nuggets 115
4 pts
Marshall shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallTOR · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK
71% (10-14)
IlgauskasCLE · 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Abdur-RahimATL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
BoozerCLE · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ReddMIL · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 95Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2328222295
Sixers1922262188
The story
Donyell Marshall's 27 points carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 95-88

For Philadelphia, Kenny Thomas had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK · 10-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-22, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+10+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 100Magic 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23252725100
Magic2917202591
The story
New Orleans beat Orlando 100-91 behind 21 points and 11 assists from Baron Davis

Tracy McGrady paced Orlando: 16 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 8-25 FG, 1-10 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −6+2+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 103Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26341627103
Nuggets32242633115
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 26 points as Denver beat Cleveland 115-103

LeBron James led Cleveland with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 26-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6−4+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.5Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.6Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 5.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Nuggets

Denver keeps rolling, beats Cleveland

That is four in a row. Final: 115–103. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
W@ CHI105–97Wvs ORL106–101L@ MIN76–89Wvs MIL94–86Wvs WAS108–87L@ DAL101–115Wvs PHX110–80Wvs DAL113–103W@ LAC98–86Wvs CLE115–103
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 35

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 15, 24, 27, 28, 30, 12, 50, 35Sixers-Raptors · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 11, 10, 2, 13, 4, 2, 8, 27Raptors-Sixers · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 10, 13, 23, 16, 17, 26, 12, 26Nuggets-Cavs · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 27, 16, 26, 26, 30, 34, 17, 26Hawks-Bucks · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 9 games: 7, 4, 12, 10, 19, 13, 12, 7, 25Magic-Hornets · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 24, 28, 14, 26, 20, 23, 26, 25Bucks-Hawks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST