FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 21, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 87–84.

Final · Box score
Magic104
Raptors93
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Celtics87
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS -12; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Jazz75
Pistons96
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +21
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Heat104
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Kings117
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Suns101
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2002–03Dec 21, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Juwan Howard (Nuggets-Clippers), 30 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Celtics

Paul Pierce scores 31, Boston rallies past Philadelphia

Donyell Marshall goes for 19 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-12-8+3BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1926201984
Celtics2310243087
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 14, 36, 33, 41, 15, 25, 19, 31BOS31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jiri WelschPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 9, 17, 8, 13, 8, 21, 14, 22BOS22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 8, 14, 21, 10, 8, 20, 6, 24PHI24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 14, 7, 6, 18PHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Kings13
Magic-Raptors10
Suns-Lakers9
Warriors-Heat1
The night in charts
Blazers-Kings combined for 215, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-KingsBlazers 98, Kings 117
215
Suns-LakersSuns 101, Lakers 107
208
Magic-RaptorsMagic 104, Raptors 93
197
Warriors-HeatWarriors 93, Heat 104
197
Jazz-PistonsJazz 75, Pistons 96
171
Sixers-CelticsSixers 84, Celtics 87
171
BOS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 84, Celtics 87
+3 BOS
Suns-LakersSuns 101, Lakers 107
+6 LAL
Magic-RaptorsMagic 104, Raptors 93
+11 ORL
Warriors-HeatWarriors 93, Heat 104
+11 MIA
Blazers-KingsBlazers 98, Kings 117
+19 SAC
Jazz-PistonsJazz 75, Pistons 96
+21 DET
BOS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CelticsBOS won · Sixers 84, Celtics 87
12 pts
Magic-RaptorsORL won · Magic 104, Raptors 93
1 pt
Eddie Jones shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesMIA · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
Brad MillerSAC · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
AtkinsDET · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoshTOR · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 84Celtics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1926201984
Celtics2310243087
The story
Jiri Welsch had 22 points as Boston beat Philadelphia 87-84

Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 10 AST, 6 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 30-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4−12−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 101Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30182726101
Lakers33282125107
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 107-101 behind 18 points and 18 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Shawn Marion paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+13+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephon Marbury topped the game at 56.2 FPTS: 31 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB

Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 93Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2226242193
Heat29253020104
The story
Lamar Odom's 15 rebounds and 11 points carried Miami past Golden State, 104-93

For Golden State, Nick Van Exel had 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 15 REB, 11 PTS, 5 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-22, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+6+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
31.82002–03 avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 2002–03 (79 games). Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Magic-Raptors

Orlando upsets Toronto

Orlando (6–21) beat Toronto (14–12) 104–93. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over PHI3LAL over PHX6ORL over TOR11MIA over GSW11SAC over POR19DET over UTA21Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over TOR.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 33

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 14, 18, 14, 23, 32, 22, 21, 33Heat-Warriors · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 14, 36, 33, 41, 15, 25, 19, 31Celtics-Sixers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 13, 24, 30, 22, 17, 11, 25, 31Suns-Lakers · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 16, 27, 20, 30, 26, 21, 29, 29Magic-Raptors · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 27, 26, 24, 36, 27, 17, 31, 29Kings-Blazers · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 13, 12, 23, 28, 15, 15, 18, 27Blazers-Kings · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jiri WelschBOS+6.4 14.0 last 10 · 7.6 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.7 24.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Voshon LenardDEN+5.3 21.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.7 21.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Udonis HaslemMIA−3.2 3.3 last 10 · 6.5 season
Eddie JonesMIA−3.2 15.5 last 10 · 18.7 season
Jon BarryDEN−2.9 3.7 last 10 · 6.6 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA−2.8 13.1 last 10 · 15.9 season