FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 28, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed GSW by 14 after the first quarter and won 103–79.

Final · Box score
Raptors94
Clippers88
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Blazers74
Cavs86
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Kings98
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Bucks74
Spurs89
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Suns100
Q1 PHX +16; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Warriors79
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN -14; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +24
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +23
On this day · 2002–03Dec 28, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 39 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Nuggets

Denver climbs back to beat Golden State

Peja Stojakovic goes for 37 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14+3+18+24DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2621181479
Nuggets12383320103
Who led
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 16, 12, 14, 15, 6, 5, 6, 17DEN17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 4, 12, 7, 10, 13, 12, 4, 13DEN13 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 5, 26, 22, 13, 17, 12, 25, 14GSW14 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 12, 13, 12, 8, 17, 13, 15, 12GSW12 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Blazers-Cavs

Cleveland takes care of Portland

A 12-point win, 86–74. LeBron James led Cleveland with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over LAC6PHX over PHI8SAC over UTA9CLE over POR12SAS over MIL15LAL over BOS23DEN over GSW24Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over POR.
Lead changes
Raptors-Clippers12
Blazers-Cavs6
Sixers-Suns2
Bucks-Spurs1
The night in charts
Sixers-Suns combined for 192, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-SunsSixers 92, Suns 100
192
Celtics-LakersCeltics 82, Lakers 105
187
Jazz-KingsJazz 89, Kings 98
187
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 79, Nuggets 103
182
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 94, Clippers 88
182
Bucks-SpursBucks 74, Spurs 89
163
Blazers-CavsBlazers 74, Cavs 86
160
TOR won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 94, Clippers 88
+6 TOR
Sixers-SunsSixers 92, Suns 100
+8 PHX
Jazz-KingsJazz 89, Kings 98
+9 SAC
Blazers-CavsBlazers 74, Cavs 86
+12 CLE
Bucks-SpursBucks 74, Spurs 89
+15 SAS
Celtics-LakersCeltics 82, Lakers 105
+23 LAL
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 79, Nuggets 103
+24 DEN
DEN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 79, Nuggets 103
14 pts
Blazers-CavsCLE won · Blazers 74, Cavs 86
4 pts
Raptors-ClippersTOR won · Raptors 94, Clippers 88
3 pts
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 89, Kings 98
1 pt
Camby shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CambyDEN · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL
65% (15-23)
ManuSAS · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
Rodney WhiteDEN · 12 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 94Clippers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2124193094
Clippers2417242388
The story
Toronto beat Los Angeles 94-88 behind 22 points from Vince Carter

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 14 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 7-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −3+4−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donyell Marshall topped the game at 41.8 FPTS: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 74Cavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers232320874
Cavs2022222286
The story
LeBron James had 32 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland beat Portland 86-74

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 15-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 22-8.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−4−2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 79Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2621181479
Nuggets12383320103
The story
Earl Boykins' 13 points and 13 assists carried Denver past Golden State, 103-79

For Golden State, Troy Murphy had 12 REB, 11 PTS 13 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 4-9 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 38-21.

DEN lead by quarter
300 −14+3+18+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 37

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 36, 27, 17, 31, 29, 41, 16, 37Kings-Jazz · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 27, 17, 36, 32, 22, 34, 18, 32Cavs-Blazers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 32, 19, 20, 25, 23, 19, 25, 26Suns-Sixers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 16, 7, 4, 14, 7, 16, 11, 25Spurs-Bucks · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 36, 33, 41, 15, 25, 19, 31, 15, 27, 24Celtics-Lakers · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 6, 2, 19, 18, 4, 22, 21, 23Sixers-Suns · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LeBron JamesCLE+7.6 27.8 last 10 · 20.2 season
Jiri WelschBOS+5.0 12.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+5.0 18.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.6 21.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Shawn MarionPHX+4.1 23.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cold
Ricky DavisBOS−4.4 9.7 last 10 · 14.1 season
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−3.6 10.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−3.6 15.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
Vin BakerBOS−3.4 9.4 last 10 · 12.8 season