FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 6, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed HOU by 2 after the first quarter and won 85–82.

Final
MIN105
MEM80
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +22; Q4 MIN +25
Final
WAS85
HOU82
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +3
Final
TOR89
MIL95
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +6
Final
CHH95
POR89
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +7; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +6
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 6, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (GSW vs LAL), 51 points.
The lead · WAS @ HOU

Washington holds off Houston, 85–82

Washington led 60–58 after three and held on to win by three. Richard Hamilton led Washington with 26 points, 0 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-2+2+3WAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS2216222585
HOU2416182482
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 19, 16, 13, 28, 19, 21, 24, 26WAS26 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 44, 30, 21, 17, 18, 30, 22, 15, 18WAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 26, 20, 12, 9, 21, 12, 8, 5, 25HOU25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 0, 8, 18, 14, 21, 20, 8, 13HOU13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · TOR @ MIL

Milwaukee beats Toronto, 95–89

Milwaukee led 74–60 after three and won by 6. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over HOU3MIL over TOR6CHH over POR6MIN over MEM25Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over TOR.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 17 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 30

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.
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 13, 21, 13, 13, 25, 26, 10, 30MIL vs TOR · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 18, 10, 12, 10, 17, 20, 14, 26CHH @ POR · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 28, 26, 18, 30, 23, 19, 17, 26TOR @ MIL · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 19, 16, 13, 28, 19, 21, 24, 26WAS @ HOU · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 26, 20, 12, 9, 21, 12, 8, 5, 25HOU vs WAS · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 16, 18, 23, 5, 23, 14, 12, 23MIL vs TOR · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Rodney RogersPHX+3.2 14.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Moochie NorrisHOU+3.0 10.3 last 10 · 7.3 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+2.6 12.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Bo OutlawPHX+0.8 5.0 last 10 · 4.2 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+0.8 9.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−3.8 16.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−2.7 15.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Gary PaytonSEA−2.7 19.2 last 10 · 21.9 season
Kevin WillisHOU−2.0 6.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Rashard LewisSEA−0.9 15.2 last 10 · 16.1 season