FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 1, 2001Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 16 at halftime and won 100–97.

Final · OT
BOS105
NJN98
Q1 BOS -12; Q2 BOS -14; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final
TOR104
ATL103
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +1
Final
ORL96
WAS87
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +9
Final
CHH81
CLE93
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +12
Final
DET100
NYK97
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -16; Q3 DET -9; Q4 DET +3
Final
PHI93
CHI76
Q1 PHI +20; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +24; Q4 PHI +17
Final
SAS85
HOU75
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +10
Final
IND100
UTA97
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +3
Final
PHX97
POR83
Q1 PHX -14; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +14
Final
DAL111
GSW82
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +29
Final
MIN76
LAL102
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +26
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2000–01Dec 1, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs SAS), 43 points.
The lead · DET @ NYK

Detroit erases 16-point lead, steals one from New York

New York led 53–37 at halftime. Detroit won the second half 63–44 to take it 100–97. Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-16-9+3DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET20172934100
NYK2924222297
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 29, 28, 18, 19, 4, 26, 31, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 11, 5, 4, 9, 11, 25, 24, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 25, 22, 29, 5, 5, 29, 25, 26NYK26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 11, 19, 13, 22, 24, 19, 19, 22NYK22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Golden State by 29.

TOR over ATL1DET over NYK3IND over UTA3BOS over NJN7ORL over WAS9SAS over HOU10CLE over CHH12PHX over POR14PHI over CHI17LAL over MIN26DAL over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 48

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 31, 33, 16, 24, 23, 33, 26, 48BOS @ NJN · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high48 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 33, 19, 28, 38, 27, 18, 40, 30PHI @ CHI · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 25, 22, 29, 5, 5, 29, 25, 26NYK vs DET · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 20, 25, 39, 24, 31, 24, 22, 26ORL @ WAS · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 24, 23, 27, 25, 24, 28, 33, 25BOS @ NJN · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 29, 28, 18, 19, 4, 26, 31, 25DET @ NYK · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST