FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 19, 2003Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DET by 11 at halftime and won 80–75.

Final · Box score
Warriors93
Magic119
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +26
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Sixers81
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +7
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks99
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Kings98
Hawks86
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Celtics96
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Nets97
Q1 NJN +16; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +14; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Pistons75
Pacers80
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND -9; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Heat83
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +23; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Sonics73
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +14
On this day · 2002–03Dec 19, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Nets-Lakers), 27 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Pacers

Indiana climbs back to beat Detroit

Tim Duncan goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11-9+5IND AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2618121975
Pacers1914143380
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 21, 9, 16, 17, 23, 16, 18, 22IND22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 30, 20, 15, 20, 19, 24, 24, 19IND19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 24, 16, 11, 29, 11, 12, 14, 13DET13 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 6, 10, 7, 6, 10, 14, 7, 12DET12 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Magic combined for 212, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MagicWarriors 93, Magic 119
212
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 99, Raptors 105
204
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 99, Lakers 101
200
Jazz-CelticsJazz 99, Celtics 96
195
Kings-HawksKings 98, Hawks 86
184
Wizards-NetsWizards 87, Nets 97
184
Clippers-RocketsClippers 85, Rockets 99
184
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 83, Grizzlies 97
180
Cavs-SixersCavs 88, Sixers 81
169
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 87, Sonics 73
160
Pistons-PacersPistons 75, Pacers 80
155
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 99, Lakers 101
+2 LAL
Jazz-CelticsJazz 99, Celtics 96
+3 UTA
Pistons-PacersPistons 75, Pacers 80
+5 IND
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 99, Raptors 105
+6 TOR
Cavs-SixersCavs 88, Sixers 81
+7 CLE
Wizards-NetsWizards 87, Nets 97
+10 NJN
Kings-HawksKings 98, Hawks 86
+12 SAC
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 87, Sonics 73
+14 SAS
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 83, Grizzlies 97
+14 MEM
Clippers-RocketsClippers 85, Rockets 99
+14 HOU
Warriors-MagicWarriors 93, Magic 119
+26 ORL
IND erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 75, Pacers 80
11 pts
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 88, Sixers 81
9 pts
Shaq shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
73% (8-11)
Clifford RobinsonGSW · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
YaoHOU · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
69% (9-13)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
StevensonUTA · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 99Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1928232999
Lakers27302321101
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Denver 101-99

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 8-11 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8+10+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Celtics
Jazz 99Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz3121291899
Celtics2921222496
The story
Utah beat Boston 99-96 behind 18 points from Andrei Kirilenko

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 7 BLK, 6 REB, 6 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+2+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 99Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks19271631699
Raptors2820192612105
The story
Donyell Marshall's 19 rebounds and 15 points carried Toronto past New York, 105-99 in OT

For New York, Allan Houston had 33 PTS, 4 REB 19 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +9+2+50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
21.32002–03 avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 2002–03 (71 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg42.3Today

42 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Golden State by 26, the widest margin of 11 games.

LAL over DEN2UTA over BOS3IND over DET5TOR over NYK6CLE over PHI7NJN over WAS10SAC over ATL12MEM over MIA14HOU over LAC14SAS over SEA14ORL over GSW26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 4, 8, 18, 23, 37, 27, 17, 36Cavs-Sixers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 18, 20, 24, 13, 15, 39, 16, 33Knicks-Raptors · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 18, 27, 26, 24, 36, 27, 17, 31Kings-Hawks · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 27, 16, 27, 20, 30, 26, 21, 29Magic-Warriors · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 47, 21, 17, 18, 22, 8, 21, 30, 27Spurs-Sonics · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 23, 15, 25, 19, 18, 25, 22, 26Lakers-Nuggets · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donyell MarshallTOR+7.3 20.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jiri WelschBOS+5.5 12.6 last 10 · 7.1 season
Sam CassellMIN+4.2 24.0 last 10 · 19.8 season
Voshon LenardDEN+4.1 19.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Zach RandolphPOR+4.0 27.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Cold
Eddie JonesMIA−4.0 14.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Flip MurraySEA−3.8 14.5 last 10 · 18.3 season
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Udonis HaslemMIA−3.3 3.3 last 10 · 6.6 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−3.1 16.0 last 10 · 19.1 season