FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 13, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed IND by 6 at halftime and won 86–75.

Final · Box score
Magic105
Hawks102
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Cavs98
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Knicks95
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Nets63
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +29; Q4 MEM +47
Final · Box score
Pacers75
Bulls86
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Rockets73
Spurs86
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Blazers112
Q1 POR +6; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Suns91
Clippers106
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +15
On this day · 2002–03Dec 13, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Ricky Davis (Cavs-Celtics), 42 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bulls

Chicago upsets Indiana

Paul Pierce goes for 41 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+11+11CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2917141575
Bulls2416311586
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 16, 12, 30, 22, 28, 26, 9, 18CHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 1, 12, 0, 11, 6, 14, 8, 0, 17, 18CHI18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 21, 20, 6, 21, 9, 16, 17, 23IND23 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 14, 32, 18, 30, 20, 15, 20, 19IND19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Memphis by 47.

ORL over ATL3POR over LAL4BOS over CLE7NYK over DEN7CHI over IND11SAS over HOU13LAC over PHX15MEM over NJN47Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Lakers-Blazers13
Nuggets-Knicks8
Pacers-Bulls6
Suns-Clippers6
Nets-Grizzlies1
Rockets-Spurs0
The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 220, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 108, Blazers 112
220
Magic-HawksMagic 105, Hawks 102
207
Celtics-CavsCeltics 105, Cavs 98
203
Suns-ClippersSuns 91, Clippers 106
197
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 88, Knicks 95
183
Nets-GrizzliesNets 63, Grizzlies 110
173
Pacers-BullsPacers 75, Bulls 86
161
Rockets-SpursRockets 73, Spurs 86
159
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 105, Hawks 102
+3 ORL
Lakers-BlazersLakers 108, Blazers 112
+4 POR
Celtics-CavsCeltics 105, Cavs 98
+7 BOS
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 88, Knicks 95
+7 NYK
Pacers-BullsPacers 75, Bulls 86
+11 CHI
Rockets-SpursRockets 73, Spurs 86
+13 SAS
Suns-ClippersSuns 91, Clippers 106
+15 LAC
Nets-GrizzliesNets 63, Grizzlies 110
+47 MEM
CHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BullsCHI won · Pacers 75, Bulls 86
6 pts
Nuggets-KnicksNYK won · Nuggets 88, Knicks 95
5 pts
Magic-HawksORL won · Magic 105, Hawks 102
3 pts
Suns-ClippersLAC won · Suns 91, Clippers 106
1 pt
Wells shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WellsMEM · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
71% (10-14)
HowardORL · 20 PTS, 8 REB
64% (7-11)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
63% (10-16)
MilesCLE · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Mike MillerMEM · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 105Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26242332105
Hawks29211933102
The story
Tracy McGrady's 30 points carried Orlando past Atlanta, 105-102

For Atlanta, Stephen Jackson had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 12-27 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 23-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −30+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 105Cavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29302521105
Cavs2919282298
The story
LeBron James had 37 points in a 105-98 loss to Boston

Vin Baker led Boston with 16 PTS, 6 REB 37 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+11+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 88Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2715271988
Knicks2323183195
The story
New York beat Denver 95-88 behind 15 points from Antonio McDyess

Marcus Camby paced Denver: 12 PTS, 12 REB 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 31-19 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+4−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony topped the game at 47.9 FPTS: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.6Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg22.8Last 3

22.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 41

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 26, 23, 24, 33, 14, 36, 33, 41Celtics-Cavs · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 6, 33, 19, 4, 8, 18, 23, 37Cavs-Celtics · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 17, 12, 21, 32, 19, 21, 15, 35Lakers-Blazers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 14, 32, 34, 23, 15, 13, 24, 30Suns-Clippers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 16, 29, 28, 27, 16, 27, 20, 30Magic-Hawks · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 3, 11, 17, 17, 13, 12, 23, 28Blazers-Lakers · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Voshon LenardDEN+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jiri WelschBOS+4.4 10.5 last 10 · 6.1 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.0 10.0 last 10 · 6.0 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX+3.8 11.5 last 10 · 7.7 season
Sam CassellMIN+3.8 22.8 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−5.0 14.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Calbert CheaneyGSW−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Dion GloverATL−2.9 9.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Eddie JonesMIA−2.8 16.1 last 10 · 18.9 season
Udonis HaslemMIA−2.7 4.2 last 10 · 6.9 season