FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 7, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed SEA by 10 after the first quarter and won 108–98.

Final · Box score
Wolves96
Clippers94
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN -7; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Raptors108
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Nuggets111
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Kings91
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Lakers94
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2002–03Dec 7, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Warriors), 35 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Raptors

Vince Carter scores 30 in Toronto win over Seattle

Kevin Garnett goes for 24 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-3-3+10TOR AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2816292598
Raptors18232938108
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 43, 20, 8, 21, 21, 22, 30TOR30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 13, 17, 16, 11, 10, 16, 11, 22TOR22 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 23, 25, 10, 14, 9, 21, 7, 20SEA20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 16, 9, 24, 14, 27, 13, 12, 20SEA20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Grizzlies

Memphis climbs out of an 8-point hole against Portland

Down 8 after one, the Grizzlies won the third quarter 26–18 and the game 93–79. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Blazers
Pau Gasol · MEMZach Randolph · PORPTS1729REB1213AST01Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Kings10
Blazers-Grizzlies9
Celtics-Nuggets7
The night in charts
Celtics-Nuggets combined for 227, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 116, Nuggets 111
227
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 98, Raptors 108
206
Wolves-ClippersWolves 96, Clippers 94
190
Jazz-LakersJazz 92, Lakers 94
186
Pacers-KingsPacers 88, Kings 91
179
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 79, Grizzlies 93
172
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-ClippersWolves 96, Clippers 94
+2 MIN
Jazz-LakersJazz 92, Lakers 94
+2 LAL
Pacers-KingsPacers 88, Kings 91
+3 SAC
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 116, Nuggets 111
+5 BOS
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 98, Raptors 108
+10 TOR
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 79, Grizzlies 93
+14 MEM
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-RaptorsTOR won · Sonics 98, Raptors 108
10 pts
Blazers-GrizzliesMEM won · Blazers 79, Grizzlies 93
8 pts
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 96, Clippers 94
7 pts
Maggette shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaggetteLAC · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Rodney WhiteDEN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
RandolphPOR · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (13-21)
BoshTOR · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
GeorgeLAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 88Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2224271588
Kings2631171791
The story
Brad Miller had a 18-15-10 triple-double as Sacramento beat Indiana 91-88

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 20 PTS, 13 REB 18 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the second 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+11+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 116Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32302529116
Nuggets21323028111
The story
Boston beat Denver 116-111 behind 19 points from Jiri Welsch

Carmelo Anthony paced Denver: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+9+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Raptors
Sonics 98Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2816292598
Raptors18232938108
The story
Chris Bosh's 22 points and 16 rebounds carried Toronto past Seattle, 108-98

For Seattle, Rashard Lewis had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 38-25.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10−3−3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Season avg21.1Last 3

21.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 33

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 16, 30, 26, 21, 26, 23, 24, 33Celtics-Nuggets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 43, 20, 8, 21, 21, 22, 30Raptors-Sonics · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 17, 21, 17, 24, 26, 34, 22, 29Blazers-Grizzlies · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 30, 18, 21, 26, 11, 25, 18, 27Kings-Pacers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 31, 14, 0, 5, 24, 14, 21, 37, 27Wolves-Clippers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 8, 33, 20, 22, 24, 22, 15, 26Clippers-Wolves · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL+5.3 26.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Michael FinleyDAL+3.5 19.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+3.2 9.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Shandon AndersonNYK+3.2 10.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Chris BoshTOR+2.8 14.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Dion GloverATL−3.4 9.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Earl BoykinsDEN−2.6 9.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Stephen JacksonATL−2.6 10.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jalen RoseTOR−2.3 11.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Tyronn LueORL−1.9 11.1 last 10 · 13.0 season