FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 27, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SEA by 4 after the first quarter and won 104–86.

Final · Box score
Pistons87
Hawks84
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Heat80
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +24; Q4 NYK +20
Final · Box score
Nets82
Pacers75
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Bulls100
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Sonics86
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +18
On this day · 2002–03Dec 27, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Grizzlies), 35 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Sonics

Minnesota handles Seattle by 18

Jamal Crawford goes for 42 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3+7+18MIN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves15263132104
Sonics1919272186
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 23, 27, 19, 35, 28, 22, 27, 28MIN28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 25, 27, 25, 26, 18, 31, 23, 20MIN20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 33, 10, 27, 19, 7, 17, 22, 16SEA16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 2 games: 24, 15SEA15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: New York by 20.

DET over ATL3DAL over MEM6NJN over IND7CHI over WAS14MIN over SEA18NYK over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pistons-Hawks16
Wolves-Sonics6
Wizards-Bulls6
Grizzlies-Mavs2
Nets-Pacers1
Knicks-Heat0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Mavs combined for 202, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 98, Mavs 104
202
Wolves-SonicsWolves 104, Sonics 86
190
Wizards-BullsWizards 86, Bulls 100
186
Knicks-HeatKnicks 100, Heat 80
180
Pistons-HawksPistons 87, Hawks 84
171
Nets-PacersNets 82, Pacers 75
157
DET won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-HawksPistons 87, Hawks 84
+3 DET
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 98, Mavs 104
+6 DAL
Nets-PacersNets 82, Pacers 75
+7 NJN
Wizards-BullsWizards 86, Bulls 100
+14 CHI
Wolves-SonicsWolves 104, Sonics 86
+18 MIN
Knicks-HeatKnicks 100, Heat 80
+20 NYK
MIN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SonicsMIN won · Wolves 104, Sonics 86
4 pts
Pistons-HawksDET won · Pistons 87, Hawks 84
3 pts
Van Horn shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van HornNYK · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
FinleyDAL · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
DirkDAL · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
PrinceDET · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
CrawfordCHI · 42 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
59% (16-27)
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 87Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons233292387
Hawks2619221784
The story
Richard Hamilton had 28 points as Detroit beat Atlanta 87-84

Jason Terry led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Pistons took the second 32-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3+10−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 82Pacers 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2319211982
Pacers1917192075
The story
New Jersey beat Indiana 82-75 behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Kenyon Martin

Al Harrington paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

A 23-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +4+6+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 86Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2223182386
Bulls29182429100
The story
Jerome Williams' 14 rebounds and 9 points carried Chicago past Washington, 100-86

For Washington, Larry Hughes had 22 PTS, 4 REB 14 REB, 9 PTS, 4 STL, 1 AST · 4-8 FG

The swing

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

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+2+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Crawford leads the day with 42

Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 26, 9, 18, 12, 22, 16, 12, 5, 30, 42Bulls-Wizards · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 12, 11, 12, 18, 11, 12, 12, 30Grizzlies-Mavs · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 23, 27, 19, 35, 28, 22, 27, 28Wolves-Sonics · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 16, 2, 16, 15, 20, 20, 28, 28Knicks-Heat · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 19, 10, 20, 12, 12, 17, 20, 28Pistons-Hawks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 17, 19, 17, 9, 11, 10, 17, 25Heat-Knicks · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LeBron JamesCLE+6.6 26.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+5.4 18.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jiri WelschBOS+5.1 12.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.6 21.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Shawn MarionPHX+4.5 23.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Ricky DavisBOS−3.9 10.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Vin BakerBOS−3.9 8.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−3.6 15.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
Derek FisherLAL−3.3 3.9 last 10 · 7.2 season