FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 11, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed PHX by 4 after the first quarter and won 111–101.

Final · Box score
Pistons86
Cavs95
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Spurs71
Rockets67
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Suns101
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +10
On this day · 2002–03Dec 11, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Spurs), 36 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Suns

New Orleans beats Phoenix, 111–101

Shawn Marion goes for 31 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+10+8+10NOH AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26302332111
Suns30162530101
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 26, 13, 21, 27, 16, 19, 18, 29NOH29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 21, 16, 17, 13, 9, 20, 18, 14NOH14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 0, 15, 8, 15, 25, 29, 27, 31PHX31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 14, 14, 32, 34, 23, 15, 13, 24PHX24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Spurs-Rockets

San Antonio leads Houston wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 71–67. Best quarter: the fourth, 25–22. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over HOU4CLE over DET9NOH over PHX10Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over HOU.
Lead changes
Spurs-Rockets13
Hornets-Suns3
The night in charts
Hornets-Suns combined for 212, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SunsHornets 111, Suns 101
212
Pistons-CavsPistons 86, Cavs 95
181
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 71, Rockets 67
138
SAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 71, Rockets 67
+4 SAS
Pistons-CavsPistons 86, Cavs 95
+9 CLE
Hornets-SunsHornets 111, Suns 101
+10 NOH
Marbury shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarburyPHX · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BoozerCLE · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
MarionPHX · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
62% (13-21)
MobleyHOU · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
HamiltonDET · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
50% (6-12)
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 71Rockets 67
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1812162571
Rockets178202267
The story
Tim Duncan's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Houston, 71-67

For Houston, Cuttino Mobley had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-21 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 12-8, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+5+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 86Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2323152586
Cavs2623212595
The story
LeBron James had 23 points and 9 assists as Cleveland beat Detroit 95-86

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 19 PTS, 8 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 8-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 21-15, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+3+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 111Suns 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26302332111
Suns30162530101
The story
New Orleans beat Phoenix 111-101 behind 29 points from Baron Davis

Stephon Marbury paced Phoenix: 24 PTS, 8 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-24 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 30-16 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −4+10+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg13.2Last 3

13.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 33.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 31

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 0, 15, 8, 15, 25, 29, 27, 31Suns-Hornets · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 26, 13, 21, 27, 16, 19, 18, 29Hornets-Suns · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 8, 15, 1, 13, 14, 12, 12, 28Cavs-Pistons · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 14, 14, 32, 34, 23, 15, 13, 24Suns-Hornets · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 15, 6, 33, 19, 4, 8, 18, 23Cavs-Pistons · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 11, 27, 30, 47, 21, 17, 18, 22Spurs-Rockets · W
22.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 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
Anfernee HardawayPHX+3.4 11.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jiri WelschBOS+3.3 9.0 last 10 · 5.7 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
Chauncey BillupsDET−2.7 17.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jalen RoseTOR−2.6 11.1 last 10 · 13.7 season