FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 3, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NYK by 10 at halftime and won 104–98.

Final · Box score
Wizards114
Hawks90
Q1 WAS +18; Q2 WAS +27; Q3 WAS +30; Q4 WAS +24
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Celtics91
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -9; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Magic104
Knicks98
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Pistons77
Spurs80
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Heat105
Bulls81
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Suns93
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Lakers97
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Kings113
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +24; Q4 SAC +26
On this day · 2003–04Dec 3, 2003: 11 games. Top scorer: Voshon Lenard (Nuggets-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Magic-Knicks

Cuttino Mobley scores 34, Orlando rallies past New York

Pau Gasol goes for 34 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10-3+6ORL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25243025104
Knicks2831231698
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 6 games: 12, 13, 23, 7, 16, 34ORL34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 33, 13, 11, 29, 26, 14, 23, 26ORL26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 24, 12, 16, 25, 18, 32, 26, 28NYK28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 26, 24, 17, 7, 30, 24, 9, 23NYK23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Indiana by 26.

BOS over TOR2SAS over DET3MIN over PHX4ORL over NYK6MEM over PHI8LAL over GSW9WAS over ATL24MIA over CHI24SAC over IND26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Lakers11
Raptors-Celtics3
Pacers-Kings2
Heat-Bulls1
Pistons-Spurs0
Sixers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 204, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 114, Hawks 90
204
Magic-KnicksMagic 104, Knicks 98
202
Pacers-KingsPacers 87, Kings 113
200
Wolves-SunsWolves 97, Suns 93
190
Heat-BullsHeat 105, Bulls 81
186
Warriors-LakersWarriors 88, Lakers 97
185
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 86, Grizzlies 94
180
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 89, Celtics 91
180
Pistons-SpursPistons 77, Spurs 80
157
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 89, Celtics 91
+2 BOS
Pistons-SpursPistons 77, Spurs 80
+3 SAS
Wolves-SunsWolves 97, Suns 93
+4 MIN
Magic-KnicksMagic 104, Knicks 98
+6 ORL
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 86, Grizzlies 94
+8 MEM
Warriors-LakersWarriors 88, Lakers 97
+9 LAL
Heat-BullsHeat 105, Bulls 81
+24 MIA
Wizards-HawksWizards 114, Hawks 90
+24 WAS
Pacers-KingsPacers 87, Kings 113
+26 SAC
ORL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-KnicksORL won · Magic 104, Knicks 98
10 pts
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 89, Celtics 91
9 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 97, Suns 93
1 pt
Kurt Thomas shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kurt ThomasNYK · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
LaettnerMIA · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
BlountBOS · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
WebberSAC · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
68% (13-19)
Marc JacksonPHI · 17 PTS, 7 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 89Celtics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2527162189
Celtics1825232591
The story
Boston beat Toronto 91-89 behind 20 points from Paul Pierce

Donyell Marshall paced Toronto: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 4-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7−9−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Spurs
Pistons 77Spurs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1621112977
Spurs2224171780
The story
Tim Duncan's 18 points and 18 rebounds carried San Antonio past Detroit, 80-77

For Detroit, Rasheed Wallace had 10 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 22-16, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+9+15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 104Knicks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25243025104
Knicks2831231698
The story
Steve Francis had 26 points as Orlando beat New York 104-98

Jamal Crawford led New York with 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 9-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 25-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−10−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
30.22003–04 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.2 in 2003–04 (74 games). Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 34

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 15, 17, 17, 16, 22, 11, 34Grizzlies-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 6 games: 12, 13, 23, 7, 16, 34Magic-Knicks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 31, 18, 11, 22, 25, 22, 12, 29Kings-Pacers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 24, 12, 16, 25, 18, 32, 26, 28Knicks-Magic · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 34, 38, 33, 33, 21, 16, 14, 29, 21, 28Suns-Wolves · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 21, 21, 16, 6, 10, 10, 13, 27Lakers-Warriors · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST