FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 3, 2003Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 13 after the first quarter and won 107–101.

Final · Box score
Celtics95
Raptors105
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Heat73
Pistons87
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Nets93
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Magic91
Hornets106
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +15
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz101
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Spurs86
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Suns79
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +13
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers95
Blazers97
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -2; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Sonics95
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Warriors109
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Clippers90
Q1 LAC -9; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2002–03Dec 3, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Nuggets), 34 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Rockets

Cuttino Mobley scores 32, Houston rallies past Utah

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 19 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13+1-40+6HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz281528237101
Rockets1529232713107
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 19, 7, 17, 17, 14, 17, 9, 32HOU32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 23, 21, 18, 20, 14, 19, 20HOU20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 12, 25, 22, 20, 23, 11, 18, 19UTA19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 19, 14, 19, 18, 9, 24, 16, 19UTA19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Blazers13
Wolves-Suns11
Nuggets-Warriors11
Jazz-Rockets11
Magic-Hornets9
Lakers-Spurs9
Celtics-Raptors6
Grizzlies-Nets6
Cavs-Clippers5
Knicks-Sonics2
Heat-Pistons1
Shot of the night

Stoudamire's jumper with 17 seconds left in OT puts the Blazers ahead, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 226, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 117, Warriors 109
226
Jazz-RocketsJazz 101, Rockets 107
208
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 95, Raptors 105
200
Magic-HornetsMagic 91, Hornets 106
197
Pacers-BlazersPacers 95, Blazers 97
192
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 96, Nets 93
189
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 87, Sonics 95
182
Lakers-SpursLakers 90, Spurs 86
176
Wolves-SunsWolves 92, Suns 79
171
Cavs-ClippersCavs 80, Clippers 90
170
Heat-PistonsHeat 73, Pistons 87
160
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BlazersPacers 95, Blazers 97
+2 POR
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 96, Nets 93
+3 MEM
Lakers-SpursLakers 90, Spurs 86
+4 LAL
Jazz-RocketsJazz 101, Rockets 107
+6 HOU
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 117, Warriors 109
+8 DEN
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 87, Sonics 95
+8 SEA
Cavs-ClippersCavs 80, Clippers 90
+10 LAC
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 95, Raptors 105
+10 TOR
Wolves-SunsWolves 92, Suns 79
+13 MIN
Heat-PistonsHeat 73, Pistons 87
+14 DET
Magic-HornetsMagic 91, Hornets 106
+15 NOH
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-RocketsHOU won · Jazz 101, Rockets 107
13 pts
Cavs-ClippersLAC won · Cavs 80, Clippers 90
9 pts
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 90, Spurs 86
9 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsDEN won · Nuggets 117, Warriors 109
5 pts
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 95, Raptors 105
4 pts
Pavlovic shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PavlovicUTA · 18 PTS, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
MagloireNOH · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
GoodenORL · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
LenardDEN · 38 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
MaloneLAL · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Pacers-Blazers
Pacers 95Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers27172123795
Blazers26152225997
The story
Zach Randolph's 34 points carried Portland past Indiana, 97-95 in OT

For Indiana, Jermaine O'Neal had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 34 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 13-23 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 25-23.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−3−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace was the fantasy play: 48.1 FPTS on 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 96Nets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1927272396
Nets1723292493
The story
Memphis beat New Jersey 96-93 behind 19 points from Pau Gasol

Kenyon Martin paced New Jersey: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 4-13 FG

The swing

A 27-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2+6+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Richard Jefferson topped the game at 44.0 FPTS: 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 101Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz281528237101
Rockets1529232713107
The story
Steve Francis had 19 points as Houston beat Utah 107-101 in OT

Matt Harpring led Utah with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 4-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Rockets took the second 29-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −13+1−40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New Orleans by 15.

POR over IND2MEM over NJN3LAL over SAS4HOU over UTA6SEA over NYK8DEN over GSW8TOR over BOS10LAC over CLE10MIN over PHX13DET over MIA14NOH over ORL15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Voshon Lenard leads the day with 38

Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 14, 19, 16, 16, 22, 26, 13, 38Nuggets-Warriors · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 13, 25, 17, 21, 17, 24, 26, 34Blazers-Pacers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 19, 7, 17, 17, 14, 17, 9, 32Rockets-Jazz · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 10, 14, 11, 20, 18, 14, 14, 32Suns-Wolves · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 17, 21, 30, 25, 16, 11, 27, 30Spurs-Lakers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 51, 19, 29, 20, 12, 24, 31, 16, 29Magic-Hornets · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST