FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 8, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Suns by 18 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Suns98
Magic105
Q1 Magic -18; Q2 Magic -10; Q3 Magic +1; Q4 Magic +7
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Hornets91
Q1 Hornets +7; Q2 Hornets +7; Q3 Hornets +2; Q4 Hornets +6
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Bulls82
Q1 Spurs -5; Q2 Spurs -7; Q3 Spurs +5; Q4 Spurs +14
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Jazz80
Q1 Celtics +3; Q2 Celtics +17; Q3 Celtics +23; Q4 Celtics +22
On this day · 2002–03Dec 8, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Grizzlies), 35 points.
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The lead · Suns-Magic

Orlando storms back from 18 down to beat Phoenix

Shawn Marion goes for 29 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-10+1+7Magic AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns4118211898
Magic23263224105
Who led
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 7, 9, 3, 11, 16, 23, 6, 21Magic21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 13, 12, 7, 25, 5, 7, 8, 19Magic19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 14, 0, 15, 8, 15, 25, 29Suns29 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 2, 20, 16, 9, 8, 10, 8, 22Suns22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Spurs-Bulls

San Antonio makes it three straight

San Antonio beat Chicago 96–82 and moved to 12–10. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · Spurs
L@ Mavs92–95Wvs Hawks114–75Wvs Bulls109–98L@ Lakers87–103L@ Warriors89–91L@ Clippers83–91Lvs Lakers86–90W@ Magic105–94W@ Heat86–70W@ Bulls96–82
Lead changes
Suns-Magic7
Bucks-Hornets6
Spurs-Bulls5
Celtics-Jazz2
The night in charts
Suns-Magic combined for 203, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MagicSuns 98, Magic 105
203
Celtics-JazzCeltics 102, Jazz 80
182
Spurs-BullsSpurs 96, Bulls 82
178
Bucks-HornetsBucks 85, Hornets 91
176
Hornets won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bucks-HornetsBucks 85, Hornets 91
+6 Hornets
Suns-MagicSuns 98, Magic 105
+7 Magic
Spurs-BullsSpurs 96, Bulls 82
+14 Spurs
Celtics-JazzCeltics 102, Jazz 80
+22 Celtics
Magic erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-MagicMagic won · Suns 98, Magic 105
18 pts
Spurs-BullsSpurs won · Spurs 96, Bulls 82
7 pts
Magloire shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MagloireHornets · 20 PTS, 11 REB
70% (7-10)
ManuSpurs · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
NesterovicSpurs · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DuncanSpurs · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Antonio DavisBulls · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 85Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1728221885
Hornets2428172291
The story
Baron Davis' 18 points and 10 assists carried New Orleans past Milwaukee, 91-85

For Milwaukee, Joe Smith had 15 REB, 13 PTS 18 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 6-25 FG, 0-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-17, was where the Hornets built it.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +7+7+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 98Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns4118211898
Magic23263224105
The story
Drew Gooden had 21 points as Orlando beat Phoenix 105-98

Stephon Marbury led Phoenix with 15 PTS, 11 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Magic took the third 32-21.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −18−10+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 96Bulls 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1219303596
Bulls1721182682
The story
San Antonio beat Chicago 96-82 behind 26 points from Manu Ginobili

Jamal Crawford paced Chicago: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −5−7+5+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.3Season avg25.2Last 3

25.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 29

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 14, 0, 15, 8, 15, 25, 29Suns-Magic · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 23, 19, 16, 12, 30, 22, 28, 26Bulls-Spurs · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 17, 13, 11, 7, 13, 2, 11, 26Spurs-Bulls · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 2, 20, 16, 9, 8, 10, 8, 22Suns-Magic · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 7, 9, 3, 11, 16, 23, 6, 21Magic-Suns · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 5, 12, 12, 11, 20, 14, 8, 20Hornets-Bucks · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shareef Abdur-RahimHawks+5.3 26.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Michael FinleyMavs+3.5 19.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Alvin WilliamsRaptors+3.2 9.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Shandon AndersonKnicks+3.2 10.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Chris BoshRaptors+2.8 14.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Dion GloverHawks−3.4 9.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Earl BoykinsNuggets−2.6 9.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Stephen JacksonHawks−2.6 10.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jalen RoseRaptors−2.3 11.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Ben WallacePistons−1.5 7.7 last 10 · 9.2 season