FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 2, 2004Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · Box score
Rockets106
Mavs113
Q1 Mavs +1; Q2 Mavs +5; Q3 Mavs +4; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs +7
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Nuggets73
Q1 Cavs +17; Q2 Cavs +28; Q3 Cavs +23; Q4 Cavs +19
On this day · 2003–04Dec 2, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 53 as Dallas beats Houston

Tracy McGrady goes for 48 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1+5+40+7Mavs AHEAD ↑Rockets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2427212113106
Mavs2531201720113
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 20, 30, 11, 23, 23, 32, 21, 53Mavs53 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 11, 4, 11, 6, 15, 2, 15, 14Mavs14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 24, 32, 16, 25, 17, 14, 16, 48Rockets48 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 10, 16, 15, 11, 18, 13, 21, 17Rockets17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Cavs-Nuggets

Cleveland leads Denver wire to wire

Cleveland was ahead at every break and won 92–73. Best quarter: the first, 30–13. LeBron James led Cleveland with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Nuggets
LeBron James · CavsCarmelo Anthony · NuggetsPTS1714REB84AST90Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Mavs7
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 219, 54 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 106, Mavs 113
219
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 92, Nuggets 73
165
Mavs won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 106, Mavs 113
+7 Mavs
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 92, Nuggets 73
+19 Cavs
T-Mac shot 19-of-36 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
T-MacRockets · 48 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK
53% (19-36)
LeBronCavs · 17 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
47% (8-17)
DirkMavs · 53 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL
47% (15-32)
McInnisCavs · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
46% (6-13)
TraylorCavs · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
44% (7-16)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 106Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2427212113106
Mavs2531201720113
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 13 points as Dallas beat Houston 113-106 in OT

Marquis Daniels added 14 PTS, 8 REB 13 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 3-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the overtime 20-13.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +1+5+40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 92Nuggets 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3028201492
Nuggets1317251873
The story
LeBron James' 17 points and 9 assists carried Cleveland past Denver, 92-73

For Denver, Marcus Camby had 10 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 8-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-13, was where the Cavaliers built it.

Cavs lead by quarter
300 +17+28+23+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.5Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 25.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 53 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Bob SuraRockets
+11.9minutes, today vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
20.72003–04 avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 2003–04 (80 games). Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 53

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 20, 30, 11, 23, 23, 32, 21, 53Mavs-Rockets · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +27.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high53 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 24, 32, 16, 25, 17, 14, 16, 48Rockets-Mavs · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high48 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 25, 13, 43, 20, 26, 22, 15, 17Cavs-Nuggets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · −8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 10, 16, 15, 11, 18, 13, 21, 17Rockets-Mavs · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Robert TraylorPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 3, 6, 6, 0, 12, 2, 4, 15Cavs-Nuggets · W
5.4 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 24, 10, 16, 15, 16, 8, 26, 15Cavs-Nuggets · W
15.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST