FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 9, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CLE by 10 after the first quarter and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Raptors100
Cavs93
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Wizards79
Pacers93
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Hawks112
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Pistons76
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Suns72
Heat92
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Sonics88
Nets101
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Wolves95
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Rockets93
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Kings105
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Lakers98
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2002–03Dec 9, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Ricky Davis (Cavs-Bucks), 45 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Cavs

Toronto rallies from 10 down to beat Cleveland

Kevin Garnett goes for 33 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-3+6+7TOR AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors21273121100
Cavs3120222093
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 43, 20, 8, 21, 21, 22, 30, 22TOR22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 9, 4, 11, 6, 9, 22, 18, 20TOR20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 15, 15, 6, 33, 19, 4, 8, 18CLE18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 21, 20, 14, 17, 14, 24, 19, 17CLE17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Hawks14
Blazers-Rockets14
Warriors-Wolves13
Suns-Heat9
Wizards-Pacers7
Sonics-Nets4
Clippers-Kings2
Shot of the night

Richardson's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 98-95 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Hawks combined for 210, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 98, Hawks 112
210
Clippers-KingsClippers 95, Kings 105
200
Raptors-CavsRaptors 100, Cavs 93
193
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 98, Wolves 95
193
Sonics-NetsSonics 88, Nets 101
189
Knicks-LakersKnicks 90, Lakers 98
188
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 91, Rockets 93
184
Wizards-PacersWizards 79, Pacers 93
172
Suns-HeatSuns 72, Heat 92
164
Sixers-PistonsSixers 78, Pistons 76
154
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 78, Pistons 76
+2 PHI
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 91, Rockets 93
+2 HOU
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 98, Wolves 95
+3 GSW
Raptors-CavsRaptors 100, Cavs 93
+7 TOR
Knicks-LakersKnicks 90, Lakers 98
+8 LAL
Clippers-KingsClippers 95, Kings 105
+10 SAC
Sonics-NetsSonics 88, Nets 101
+13 NJN
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 98, Hawks 112
+14 ATL
Wizards-PacersWizards 79, Pacers 93
+14 IND
Suns-HeatSuns 72, Heat 92
+20 MIA
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CavsTOR won · Raptors 100, Cavs 93
10 pts
Knicks-LakersLAL won · Knicks 90, Lakers 98
7 pts
Suns-HeatMIA won · Suns 72, Heat 92
6 pts
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 78, Pistons 76
3 pts
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 91, Rockets 93
2 pts
Jefferson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
VaughnATL · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (12-18)
Abdur-RahimATL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MarshallTOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 91Rockets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2615193191
Rockets2423252193
The story
Cuttino Mobley's 24 points carried Houston past Portland, 93-91

For Portland, Damon Stoudamire had 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 23-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2+6+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph was the fantasy play: 50.7 FPTS on 31 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 78Pistons 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1616222478
Pistons1912162976
The story
Philadelphia beat Detroit 78-76 behind 21 points from Aaron McKie

Chauncey Billups paced Detroit: 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3+1+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 98Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3225231898
Wolves2822311495
The story
Jason Richardson had 30 points as Golden State beat Minnesota 98-95

Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 11-24 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 32-28, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+7−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg46.3Today

46 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Heat rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Phoenix by 20.

PHI over DET2HOU over POR2GSW over MIN3TOR over CLE7LAL over NYK8SAC over LAC10NJN over SEA13IND over WAS14ATL over DEN14MIA over PHX20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 33

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 25, 25, 21, 28, 16, 33, 24, 33Wolves-Warriors · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 21, 17, 24, 26, 34, 22, 29, 31Blazers-Rockets · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 9, 8, 10, 22, 24, 18, 18, 31Nets-Sonics · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 29, 21, 25, 8, 17, 16, 9, 30Warriors-Wolves · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 24, 15, 8, 22, 24, 16, 11, 29Pistons-Sixers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 0, 15, 8, 15, 25, 29, 27Suns-Heat · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL+4.7 25.5 last 10 · 20.8 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.0 10.2 last 10 · 6.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+3.5 19.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Shandon AndersonNYK+3.4 11.8 last 10 · 8.4 season
Sam CassellMIN+3.0 21.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Dion GloverATL−3.6 8.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.4 7.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Stephen JacksonATL−2.6 10.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jalen RoseTOR−2.6 11.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Udonis HaslemMIA−2.3 4.8 last 10 · 7.1 season