FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 15, 2003Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed TOR by 8 at halftime and won 111–94.

Final · Box score
Wolves116
Celtics95
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Cavs85
Pacers95
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Mavs111
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies67
Spurs78
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Clippers109
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +29
On this day · 2002–03Dec 15, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pacers), 32 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Mavs

Dallas climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Kevin Garnett goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8+1+17DAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2925221894
Mavs28183134111
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 30, 8, 8, 24, 24, 21, 27, 27DAL27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 10, 17, 14, 30, 9, 6, 23, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 21, 21, 22, 30, 22, 35, 12, 21TOR21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 27, 21, 21, 9, 20, 31, 25, 18TOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Spurs5
Raptors-Mavs4
Cavs-Pacers1
Wolves-Celtics0
Hornets-Clippers0
The night in charts
Wolves-Celtics combined for 211, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-CelticsWolves 116, Celtics 95
211
Raptors-MavsRaptors 94, Mavs 111
205
Hornets-ClippersHornets 80, Clippers 109
189
Cavs-PacersCavs 85, Pacers 95
180
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 67, Spurs 78
145
IND won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 85, Pacers 95
+10 IND
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 67, Spurs 78
+11 SAS
Raptors-MavsRaptors 94, Mavs 111
+17 DAL
Wolves-CelticsWolves 116, Celtics 95
+21 MIN
Hornets-ClippersHornets 80, Clippers 109
+29 LAC
Cassell shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellMIN · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
LeBronCLE · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
JamisonDAL · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
KGMIN · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
McCartyBOS · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 85Pacers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2618221985
Pacers3316212595
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Cleveland 95-85

Carlos Boozer led Cleveland with 13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+5+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 52.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 116Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30273029116
Celtics2228192695
The story
Sam Cassell's 27 points and 9 assists carried Minnesota past Boston, 116-95

For Boston, Walter McCarty had 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 12-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-19, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +8+7+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 80Clippers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2024191780
Clippers24243130109
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 109-80 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from Elton Brand

P.J. Brown paced New Orleans: 16 PTS, 13 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

A 30-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +4+4+16+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Pacers

Indiana never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 95–85. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over CLE10SAS over MEM11DAL over TOR17MIN over BOS21LAC over NOH29Final margin, points. Pink = IND over CLE.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 27

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 21, 28, 16, 33, 24, 33, 23, 27Wolves-Celtics · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 7 games: 21, 13, 13, 15, 18, 21, 27Clippers-Hornets · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 30, 8, 8, 24, 24, 21, 27, 27Mavs-Raptors · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 25, 18, 27, 26, 24, 17, 25, 27Wolves-Celtics · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 33, 19, 4, 8, 18, 23, 37, 27Cavs-Pacers · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 32, 18, 30, 20, 15, 20, 19, 24Pacers-Cavs · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Voshon LenardDEN+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+5.2 18.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Sam CassellMIN+4.4 23.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jiri WelschBOS+4.3 10.5 last 10 · 6.2 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.1 10.5 last 10 · 6.4 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−5.0 14.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Calbert CheaneyGSW−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Allan HoustonNYK−3.0 17.3 last 10 · 20.3 season
Dion GloverATL−2.9 9.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Manu GinobiliSAS−2.5 11.5 last 10 · 14.0 season