FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 13, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed HOU by 3 after three quarters and won 114–109.

Final
DEN72
IND94
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +25; Q3 IND +25; Q4 IND +22
Final
GSW85
ORL111
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +26
Final
PHX99
PHI91
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +8
Final
SEA91
TOR79
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +12
Final
CLE100
BOS115
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +15
Final · OT
HOU109
MEM114
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM 0; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +5
Final
NYK97
MIA92
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +5
Final
WAS65
NJN79
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +14
Final
POR79
MIL101
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +22
Final
LAC84
SAS97
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +13
Final
NOH98
LAL82
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +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 13, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL @ GSW), 40 points.
The lead · HOU @ MEM

Memphis outlasts Houston in overtime

105–105 at the end of regulation. Memphis took the last extra period 9–4. Final: 114–109. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+10-30+5MEM AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
HOU253027234109
MEM262924269114
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 11, 11, 9, 6, 21, 24, 18, 29MEM29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 28, 16, 11, 0, 5, 4, 16, 25MEM25 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 14, 21, 22, 18, 24, 20, 32, 29HOU29 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 7, 13, 15, 19, 3, 16, 14, 25HOU25 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Golden State by 26, the widest margin of 11 games.

MEM over HOU5NYK over MIA5PHX over PHI8SEA over TOR12SAS over LAC13NJN over WAS14BOS over CLE15NOH over LAL16IND over DEN22MIL over POR22ORL over GSW26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.5Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Davis leads the day with 42

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.
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 22, 23, 8, 26, 27, 45, 22, 42CLE @ BOS · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 38, 28, 25, 27, 16, 31, 26, 36ORL vs GSW · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 31, 28, 19, 19, 25, 28, 31, 33BOS vs CLE · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 5, 19, 20, 11, 15, 16, 9, 30NYK @ MIA · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 14, 21, 22, 18, 24, 20, 32, 29HOU @ MEM · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 11, 11, 9, 6, 21, 24, 18, 29MEM vs HOU · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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
Elton BrandLAC+3.9 22.7 last 10 · 18.8 season
Wesley PersonMEM+3.8 13.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Marko JaricLAC+3.8 10.6 last 10 · 6.8 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+3.6 24.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Mike MillerORL+3.5 19.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyORL−3.2 27.3 last 10 · 30.5 season
Jerry StackhouseWAS−3.2 18.3 last 10 · 21.5 season
Eddie GriffinHOU−3.0 5.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Grant HillORL−2.9 13.0 last 10 · 15.9 season
Aaron McKiePHI−2.9 7.4 last 10 · 10.3 season