FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 5, 2002Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
MIL80
ATL98
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +18
Final
MIN114
GSW98
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +16
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 · 2001–02Dec 5, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs DAL), 46 points.
The lead · MIN @ GSW

Minnesota handles Golden State by 16

The Timberwolves won the first quarter 33–24. Final: 114–98. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 21 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+12+8+16MIN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN33311832114
GSW2428222498
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 15, 19, 25, 20, 21, 23, 18, 21MIN21 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 3, 8, 10, 15, 2, 9, 11, 19MIN19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 26, 25, 10, 15, 11, 37, 34, 32GSW32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 4, 12, 21, 17, 2, 12, 11, 22GSW22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIL @ ATL

Atlanta leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 98–80. Best quarter: the first, 31–25. Glenn Robinson led Atlanta with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · ATL vs MIL
Glenn Robinson · ATLTim Thomas · MILPTS2317REB71AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 32

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.
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 26, 25, 10, 15, 11, 37, 34, 32GSW vs MIN · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 25, 24, 37, 15, 24, 13, 8, 23ATL vs MIL · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 4, 12, 21, 17, 2, 12, 11, 22GSW vs MIN · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 15, 19, 25, 20, 21, 23, 18, 21MIN @ GSW · W
21.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 19, 23, 15, 17, 24, 8, 12, 19ATL vs MIL · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 3, 8, 10, 15, 2, 9, 11, 19MIN @ GSW · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 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
Derek FisherLAL+2.7 12.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Bobby JacksonSAC+1.5 21.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+1.2 22.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Anthony PeelerMIN+0.5 7.8 last 10 · 7.3 season
Rasho NesterovicMIN−0.1 11.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−3.5 24.3 last 10 · 27.8 season
Keon ClarkSAC−1.5 5.0 last 10 · 6.5 season
Vlade DivacSAC−1.3 9.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Troy HudsonMIN−1.1 13.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kendall GillMIN−0.3 10.1 last 10 · 10.4 season