FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 10, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DAL by 20 after the first quarter and won 100–99.

Final · Box score
Sonics112
Celtics126
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +31; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Magic95
Wizards91
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +13
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors89
Bucks94
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers77
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Knicks73
Jazz95
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Clippers100
Q1 LAC -20; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2002–03Dec 10, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Warriors), 36 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Clippers

Corey Maggette drops 30 in 20-point comeback win over Dallas

Paul Pierce goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-4-5+1LAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3921221799
Clippers19372123100
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 8, 33, 20, 22, 24, 22, 15, 26, 27, 30LAC30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 12, 8, 0, 2, 15, 4, 5, 21LAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 28, 14, 20, 25, 16, 19, 22, 38DAL38 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 12, 14, 30, 8, 8, 24, 24, 21DAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Celtics combined for 238, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-CelticsSonics 112, Celtics 126
238
Mavs-ClippersMavs 99, Clippers 100
199
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 90, Grizzlies 103
193
Magic-WizardsMagic 95, Wizards 91
186
Warriors-BucksWarriors 89, Bucks 94
183
Blazers-SpursBlazers 77, Spurs 102
179
Knicks-JazzKnicks 73, Jazz 95
168
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 99, Clippers 100
+1 LAC
Magic-WizardsMagic 95, Wizards 91
+4 ORL
Warriors-BucksWarriors 89, Bucks 94
+5 MIL
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 90, Grizzlies 103
+13 MEM
Sonics-CelticsSonics 112, Celtics 126
+14 BOS
Knicks-JazzKnicks 73, Jazz 95
+22 UTA
Blazers-SpursBlazers 77, Spurs 102
+25 SAS
LAC erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-ClippersLAC won · Mavs 99, Clippers 100
20 pts
Hawks-GrizzliesMEM won · Hawks 90, Grizzlies 103
7 pts
Wilcox shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilcoxLAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BrandLAC · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
GadzuricMIL · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
FinleyDAL · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (17-26)
Shammond WilliamsORL · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 99Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3921221799
Clippers19372123100
The story
Elton Brand had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Dallas 100-99

Chris Wilcox added 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-10 FG

The swing

Down 20 after the first, the Clippers took the second 37-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −20−4−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 95Wizards 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2526271795
Wizards1930231991
The story
Orlando beat Washington 95-91 behind 27 points from Tracy McGrady

Kwame Brown paced Washington: 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 9-25 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+2+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bucks
Warriors 89Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors19311720289
Bucks27231918794
The story
Dan Gadzuric's 19 points and 13 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Golden State, 94-89 in OT

For Golden State, Nick Van Exel had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 3 STL · 9-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +80+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Portland by 25, the widest margin of 7 games.

LAC over DAL1ORL over WAS4MIL over GSW5MEM over ATL13BOS over SEA14UTA over NYK22SAS over POR25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 38

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 28, 14, 20, 25, 16, 19, 22, 38Mavs-Clippers · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 26, 21, 26, 23, 24, 33, 14, 36Celtics-Sonics · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 8, 33, 20, 22, 24, 22, 15, 26, 27, 30Clippers-Mavs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 24, 31, 16, 29, 28, 27, 16, 27Magic-Wizards · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 20, 23, 26, 25, 24, 28, 14, 25Bucks-Warriors · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 9, 23, 7, 7, 16, 13, 18, 24Celtics-Sonics · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL+4.7 25.1 last 10 · 20.4 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.0 10.2 last 10 · 6.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+3.8 21.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Jiri WelschBOS+3.3 9.0 last 10 · 5.7 season
Sam CassellMIN+3.0 21.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Dion GloverATL−3.9 8.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.4 7.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Calbert CheaneyGSW−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jalen RoseTOR−2.6 11.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Udonis HaslemMIA−2.3 4.8 last 10 · 7.1 season