FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 20, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by NYK (vs ATL) and CLE (vs CHI).

Final · Box score
Hawks92
Knicks103
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Hornets94
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +11; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Bulls87
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Mavs105
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Nets87
Bucks92
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Sonics115
Nuggets106
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Wolves102
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +23; Q3 MIN +29; Q4 MIN +22
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Suns102
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Blazers91
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +10
On this day · 2002–03Dec 20, 2002: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Sixers), 44 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Bulls

LeBron James scores 32 as Cleveland wins in Chicago

Kevin Garnett goes for 28 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+5-3+8CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2623212595
Bulls2420291487
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 8, 18, 23, 37, 27, 17, 36, 32CLE32 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 19, 17, 10, 9, 8, 19, 8, 22CLE22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 22, 28, 26, 9, 18, 12, 22, 16CHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 8, 15, 10, 18, 8, 29, 12, 14CHI14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Minnesota by 22.

NOH over MEM5MIL over NJN5CLE over CHI8SEA over DEN9LAC over DAL10SAS over POR10NYK over ATL11PHX over HOU15MIN over IND22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hawks-Knicks19
Clippers-Mavs9
Grizzlies-Hornets4
Nets-Bucks4
Sonics-Nuggets2
Spurs-Blazers0
The night in charts
Sonics-Nuggets combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 115, Nuggets 106
221
Clippers-MavsClippers 115, Mavs 105
220
Hawks-KnicksHawks 92, Knicks 103
195
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 101, Blazers 91
192
Rockets-SunsRockets 87, Suns 102
189
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 89, Hornets 94
183
Cavs-BullsCavs 95, Bulls 87
182
Pacers-WolvesPacers 80, Wolves 102
182
Nets-BucksNets 87, Bucks 92
179
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BucksNets 87, Bucks 92
+5 MIL
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 89, Hornets 94
+5 NOH
Cavs-BullsCavs 95, Bulls 87
+8 CLE
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 115, Nuggets 106
+9 SEA
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 101, Blazers 91
+10 SAS
Clippers-MavsClippers 115, Mavs 105
+10 LAC
Hawks-KnicksHawks 92, Knicks 103
+11 NYK
Rockets-SunsRockets 87, Suns 102
+15 PHX
Pacers-WolvesPacers 80, Wolves 102
+22 MIN
NYK rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 92, Knicks 103
3 pts
Cavs-BullsCLE won · Cavs 95, Bulls 87
3 pts
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 115, Mavs 105
1 pt
Frahm shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FrahmSEA · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
91% (10-11)
McInnisPOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
JamisonDAL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
HoibergMIN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
McDyessNYK · 19 PTS, 10 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Hornets
Grizzlies 89Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2417242489
Hornets2626152794
The story
Baron Davis' 25 points and 12 assists carried New Orleans past Memphis, 94-89

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 12 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-17, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +2+11+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 87Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1517233287
Bucks2418252592
The story
Milwaukee beat New Jersey 92-87 behind 21 points from Tim Thomas

Kerry Kittles paced New Jersey: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +9+10+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 42.8 FPTS: 18 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 95Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2623212595
Bulls2420291487
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Cleveland beat Chicago 95-87

Corie Blount led Chicago with 13 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 25-14.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+5−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 8, 18, 23, 37, 27, 17, 36, 32Cavs-Bulls · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Richie FrahmPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 0, 6, 14, 17, 0, 2, 9, 31Sonics-Nuggets · W
5.3 PPG season to date · +27.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 38, 18, 20, 25, 13, 17, 19, 19, 14, 31Nuggets-Sonics · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 22, 29, 31, 22, 24, 30, 29, 29Blazers-Spurs · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 33, 24, 33, 23, 27, 19, 35, 28Wolves-Pacers · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 47, 21, 17, 18, 22, 8, 21, 30, 27, 26Spurs-Blazers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 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
Voshon LenardDEN+5.3 21.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.1 23.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Zach RandolphPOR+4.2 27.6 last 10 · 23.4 season
Cold
Eddie JonesMIA−4.0 14.6 last 10 · 18.6 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
Jon BarryDEN−2.9 3.7 last 10 · 6.6 season