FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 14, 2003Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sonics trailed Bucks by 16 after the first quarter and won 108–102.

Final · Box score
Heat90
Raptors89
Q1 Heat +2; Q2 Heat -5; Q3 Heat +1; Q4 Heat +1
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Sonics108
Q1 Sonics -16; Q2 Sonics -4; Q3 Sonics +3; Q4 Sonics +6
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Sixers86
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 Jazz +8; Q3 Jazz +1; Q4 Jazz +8
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Knicks89
Q1 Knicks -1; Q2 Knicks -1; Q3 Knicks -1; Q4 Knicks +2
Final · Box score
Suns102
Kings107
Q1 Kings -5; Q2 Kings -8; Q3 Kings -13; Q4 Kings +5
On this day · 2002–03Dec 14, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Eddie Jones (Heat-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Sonics

Seattle overcomes 16-point deficit, beats Milwaukee 108–102

Shawn Marion goes for 32 points

Game flow · Sonics margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-4+3+6Sonics AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks39221922102
Sonics23342625108
Who led
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 12, 6, 20, 0, 27, 16, 19, 23Sonics23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 9, 21, 7, 20, 6, 8, 14, 17Sonics17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 26, 25, 24, 28, 14, 25, 30, 27Bucks27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 14, 17, 17, 25, 22, 14, 12, 19Bucks19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Kings

Sacramento fights back late to top Phoenix

Phoenix led 92–79 after three. Sacramento won the fourth 28–10 and the game 107–102. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 36 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Suns
Peja Stojakovic · KingsShawn Marion · SunsPTS3632REB312AST56Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Knicks24
Heat-Raptors9
Bucks-Sonics6
Shot of the night

Houston's jumper with 18 seconds left breaks the tie, 89-87 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Sonics combined for 210, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SonicsBucks 102, Sonics 108
210
Suns-KingsSuns 102, Kings 107
209
Jazz-SixersJazz 94, Sixers 86
180
Heat-RaptorsHeat 90, Raptors 89
179
Wizards-KnicksWizards 87, Knicks 89
176
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-RaptorsHeat 90, Raptors 89
+1 Heat
Wizards-KnicksWizards 87, Knicks 89
+2 Knicks
Suns-KingsSuns 102, Kings 107
+5 Kings
Bucks-SonicsBucks 102, Sonics 108
+6 Sonics
Jazz-SixersJazz 94, Sixers 86
+8 Jazz
Sonics erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SonicsSonics won · Bucks 102, Sonics 108
16 pts
Suns-KingsKings won · Suns 102, Kings 107
13 pts
Heat-RaptorsHeat won · Heat 90, Raptors 89
5 pts
Wizards-KnicksKnicks won · Wizards 87, Knicks 89
1 pt
Kirilenko shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KirilenkoJazz · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
T.J. FordBucks · 17 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MarshallRaptors · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
FrahmSonics · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
HoustonKnicks · 39 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 87Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2017252587
Knicks1917252889
The story
New York beat Washington 89-87 behind 13 points from Charlie Ward

Etan Thomas paced Washington: 16 PTS, 10 REB 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 4-9 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-25 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −1−1−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 102Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns35253210102
Kings30222728107
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 36 points as Sacramento beat Phoenix 107-102

Joe Johnson led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 36 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-22 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 28-10.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −5−8−13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Sonics
Bucks 102Sonics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks39221922102
Sonics23342625108
The story
Flip Murray's 23 points carried Seattle past Milwaukee, 108-102

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 27 PTS, 5 REB 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 8-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 16 going into the second, then won it 34-22.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −16−4+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

T.J. Ford was the fantasy play: 41.6 FPTS on 17 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 39

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 17, 8, 18, 20, 24, 13, 15, 39Knicks-Wizards · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 26, 11, 25, 18, 27, 26, 24, 36Kings-Suns · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 8, 15, 25, 29, 27, 31, 12, 32Suns-Kings · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 18, 19, 10, 4, 11, 10, 12, 30Jazz-Sixers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 16, 19, 20, 10, 17, 22, 13, 27Jazz-Sixers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 26, 25, 24, 28, 14, 25, 30, 27Bucks-Sonics · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Voshon LenardNuggets+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jiri WelschCeltics+4.4 10.5 last 10 · 6.1 season
Alvin WilliamsRaptors+4.1 10.4 last 10 · 6.3 season
Donyell MarshallRaptors+4.1 16.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Sam CassellWolves+3.8 22.8 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Flip MurraySonics−5.0 14.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Calbert CheaneyWarriors−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Allan HoustonKnicks−3.0 17.3 last 10 · 20.3 season
Dion GloverHawks−2.9 9.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Earl BoykinsNuggets−2.5 9.0 last 10 · 11.5 season