FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 22, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Magic73
Sixers95
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Bulls80
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Nuggets106
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +7
On this day · 2002–03Dec 22, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Raptors), 31 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Denver beats Memphis, 106–99

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 26 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+70+1+7DEN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2230281999
Nuggets29232925106
Who led
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 25, 13, 17, 19, 19, 14, 31, 24DEN24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 17, 23, 15, 6, 20, 11, 21, 21DEN21 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 17, 10, 12, 10, 22, 13, 12, 24MEM24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 5, 19, 8, 10, 16, 12, 10, 20MEM20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Jazz-Bulls

Utah never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 92–80. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 26 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over MEM7UTA over CHI12PHI over ORL22Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over CHI.
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers8
Grizzlies-Nuggets6
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nuggets combined for 205, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 99, Nuggets 106
205
Jazz-BullsJazz 92, Bulls 80
172
Magic-SixersMagic 73, Sixers 95
168
DEN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 99, Nuggets 106
+7 DEN
Jazz-BullsJazz 92, Bulls 80
+12 UTA
Magic-SixersMagic 73, Sixers 95
+22 PHI
Stevenson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StevensonUTA · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
KirilenkoUTA · 26 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
LenardDEN · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
SnowPHI · 14 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
PauMEM · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
60% (12-20)
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 99Nuggets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2230281999
Nuggets29232925106
The story
Voshon Lenard's 24 points carried Denver past Memphis, 106-99

For Memphis, James Posey had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

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

DEN lead by quarter
200 +70+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 57.3 FPTS on 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Jazz-Bulls
Jazz 92Bulls 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2725192192
Bulls1421232280
The story
Matt Harpring had 15 points and 14 rebounds as Utah beat Chicago 92-80

Kendall Gill led Chicago with 13 PTS, 3 REB 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 27-14, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +13+17+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 73Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic182224973
Sixers2423232595
The story
Philadelphia beat Orlando 95-73 behind 14 points and 14 assists from Eric Snow

Tracy McGrady paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 14 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 25-9 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +6+7+6+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.2Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.3Season avg21Today

21 minutes today, against 3.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Andrei Kirilenko leads the day with 26

Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 10, 12, 30, 17, 10, 18, 9, 26Jazz-Bulls · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 17, 10, 12, 10, 22, 13, 12, 24Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 25, 13, 17, 19, 19, 14, 31, 24Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 21, 6, 6, 2, 19, 18, 4, 22Sixers-Magic · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 17, 23, 15, 6, 20, 11, 21, 21Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 27, 20, 30, 26, 21, 29, 29, 20Magic-Sixers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 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
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.7 21.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Zach RandolphPOR+4.1 27.6 last 10 · 23.5 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
Manu GinobiliSAS−2.5 10.9 last 10 · 13.4 season