FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 29, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 12 at halftime and won 90–83.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Pacers94
Q1 IND -1; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Magic86
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +28; Q4 NYK +28
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Pistons108
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Nets87
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Heat90
Bulls83
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -12; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Rockets86
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 SEA +1
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Warriors91
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Suns113
Clippers105
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +8
On this day · 2002–03Dec 29, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bulls

Miami fights back from 12 down against Chicago

Stephon Marbury goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-12+1+7MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1716302790
Bulls2223172183
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 19, 17, 9, 11, 10, 17, 25, 25MIA25 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 4, 8, 8, 12, 6, 14, 4, 18MIA18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 21, 6, 10, 11, 17, 12, 5, 16CHI16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 5, 10, 11, 10, 10, 12, 11, 14CHI14 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New York posts the night's biggest win

New York beat Orlando by 28, the widest margin of 9 games.

SEA over HOU1POR over NJN4MIA over CHI7IND over MEM8PHX over LAC8DET over NOH9UTA over PHI9BOS over GSW9NYK over ORL28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Nets11
Suns-Clippers9
Sonics-Rockets7
Heat-Bulls5
Celtics-Warriors5
Knicks-Magic3
Hornets-Pistons1
The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 218, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 113, Clippers 105
218
Hornets-PistonsHornets 99, Pistons 108
207
Sixers-JazzSixers 97, Jazz 106
203
Knicks-MagicKnicks 114, Magic 86
200
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 100, Warriors 91
191
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 86, Pacers 94
180
Blazers-NetsBlazers 91, Nets 87
178
Heat-BullsHeat 90, Bulls 83
173
Sonics-RocketsSonics 87, Rockets 86
173
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-RocketsSonics 87, Rockets 86
+1 SEA
Blazers-NetsBlazers 91, Nets 87
+4 POR
Heat-BullsHeat 90, Bulls 83
+7 MIA
Suns-ClippersSuns 113, Clippers 105
+8 PHX
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 86, Pacers 94
+8 IND
Hornets-PistonsHornets 99, Pistons 108
+9 DET
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 100, Warriors 91
+9 BOS
Sixers-JazzSixers 97, Jazz 106
+9 UTA
Knicks-MagicKnicks 114, Magic 86
+28 NYK
MIA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BullsMIA won · Heat 90, Bulls 83
12 pts
Blazers-NetsPOR won · Blazers 91, Nets 87
8 pts
Sonics-RocketsSEA won · Sonics 87, Rockets 86
5 pts
Grizzlies-PacersIND won · Grizzlies 86, Pacers 94
1 pt
Snow shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SnowPHI · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
World PeaceIND · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HarpringUTA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
ArroyoUTA · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MarburyPHX · 40 PTS, 9 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB
65% (15-23)
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 87Rockets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1923182787
Rockets2422172386
The story
Ray Allen had 28 points as Seattle beat Houston 87-86

Jim Jackson led Houston with 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 27-23.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −5−4−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 90Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1716302790
Bulls2223172183
The story
Miami beat Chicago 90-83 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Lamar Odom

Jerome Williams paced Chicago: 16 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 third quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5−12+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 113Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29293223113
Clippers27242727105
The story
Shawn Marion's 17 points carried Phoenix past Los Angeles, 113-105

For Los Angeles, Elton Brand had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+7+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.5Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg21.6Last 3

21.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 40

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 17, 11, 25, 31, 17, 18, 17, 40Suns-Clippers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 12, 14, 13, 19, 7, 15, 19, 31Pistons-Hornets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 3 games: 24, 15, 28Sonics-Rockets · W
22.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 13, 17, 16, 26, 19, 18, 14, 26Clippers-Suns · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 19, 17, 9, 11, 10, 17, 25, 25Heat-Bulls · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 2, 19, 18, 4, 22, 21, 23, 25Sixers-Jazz · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LeBron JamesCLE+7.6 27.8 last 10 · 20.2 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+5.0 18.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Jiri WelschBOS+4.6 12.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.5 21.0 last 10 · 16.5 season
Marcus CambyDEN+4.0 11.3 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Ricky DavisBOS−4.3 9.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−3.6 10.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Mike MillerMEM−3.3 7.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Vin BakerBOS−3.1 9.6 last 10 · 12.7 season