FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 25, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 16 at halftime and won 111–103.

Final · OT · Box score
Cavs101
Magic113
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Kings103
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -16; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Lakers87
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +12
On this day · 2002–03Dec 25, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Pistons), 46 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Kings

Dirk Nowitzki drops 31 in 16-point comeback win over Sacramento

Tracy McGrady goes for 41 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-16-6+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30143433111
Kings36242419103
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 0, 9, 27, 14, 30, 15, 23, 6, 31DAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 21, 27, 27, 7, 8, 13, 19, 23DAL23 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 25, 10, 12, 19, 11, 18, 3, 23SAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 13, 7, 10, 10, 10, 26, 3, 21SAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Cavs-Magic

Orlando outlasts Cleveland in overtime

97–97 at the end of regulation. Orlando took the last extra period 16–4. Final: 113–101. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Cavs
Tracy McGrady · ORLLeBron James · CLEPTS4134REB82AST116Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic11
Mavs-Kings10
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 214
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 111, Kings 103
214
Cavs-MagicCavs 101, Magic 113
214
Rockets-LakersRockets 99, Lakers 87
186
DAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 111, Kings 103
+8 DAL
Rockets-LakersRockets 99, Lakers 87
+12 HOU
Cavs-MagicCavs 101, Magic 113
+12 ORL
DAL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-KingsDAL won · Mavs 111, Kings 103
16 pts
Cavs-MagicORL won · Cavs 101, Magic 113
2 pts
Boozer shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerCLE · 19 REB, 18 PTS
80% (8-10)
JamisonDAL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Gerald WallaceSAC · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
DivacSAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
60% (9-15)
YaoHOU · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 111Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30143433111
Kings36242419103
The story
Antoine Walker's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Dallas past Sacramento, 111-103

For Sacramento, Gerald Wallace had 16 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 9-21 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 33-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −6−16−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 101Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs302823164101
Magic2832211616113
The story
Drew Gooden had 12 points and 10 rebounds as Orlando beat Cleveland 113-101 in OT

Carlos Boozer led Cleveland with 19 REB, 18 PTS 12 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 6-19 FG

The swing

The Magic won the overtime 16-4.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2+200+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 99Lakers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3324162699
Lakers1925271687
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 99-87 behind 22 points from Steve Francis

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-18 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +14+13+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 41

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 20, 30, 26, 21, 29, 29, 20, 41Magic-Cavs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 23, 37, 27, 17, 36, 32, 22, 34Cavs-Magic · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 0, 9, 27, 14, 30, 15, 23, 6, 31Mavs-Kings · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 21, 27, 27, 7, 8, 13, 19, 23Mavs-Kings · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 19, 21, 15, 35, 13, 10, 23, 23Lakers-Rockets · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 25, 10, 12, 19, 11, 18, 3, 23Kings-Mavs · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jiri WelschBOS+6.4 14.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
LeBron JamesCLE+5.6 25.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.1 23.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.0 21.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Ricky DavisBOS−3.6 10.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Richard HamiltonDET−3.3 14.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Derek FisherLAL−3.3 3.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−3.1 15.6 last 10 · 18.7 season