FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 8, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHX by 18 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final
PHX98
ORL105
Q1 ORL -18; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +7
Final
MIL85
NOH91
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +6
Final
SAS96
CHI82
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +14
Final
BOS102
UTA80
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +22
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 · 2002–03Dec 8, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (PHX @ MEM), 35 points.
The lead · PHX @ ORL

Orlando storms back from 18 down to beat Phoenix

The Magic trailed by 18 after one and won 105–98. Drew Gooden led Orlando with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-18-10+1+7ORL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX4118211898
ORL23263224105
Who led
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 7, 9, 3, 11, 16, 23, 6, 21ORL21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 13, 12, 7, 25, 5, 7, 8, 19ORL19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 14, 0, 15, 8, 15, 25, 29PHX29 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 2, 20, 16, 9, 8, 10, 8, 22PHX22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · SAS @ CHI

San Antonio makes it three straight

San Antonio beat Chicago 96–82 and moved to 12–10. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
L@ DAL92–95Wvs ATL114–75Wvs CHI109–98L@ LAL87–103L@ GSW89–91L@ LAC83–91Lvs LAL86–90W@ ORL105–94W@ MIA86–70W@ CHI96–82SAS: last 10 games through Dec 8, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.3Season avg25.2Last 3

25.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 29

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.
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 14, 0, 15, 8, 15, 25, 29PHX @ ORL · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 23, 19, 16, 12, 30, 22, 28, 26CHI vs SAS · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 17, 13, 11, 7, 13, 2, 11, 26SAS @ CHI · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 2, 20, 16, 9, 8, 10, 8, 22PHX @ ORL · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 7, 9, 3, 11, 16, 23, 6, 21ORL vs PHX · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 5, 12, 12, 11, 20, 14, 8, 20NOH vs MIL · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 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
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL+5.3 26.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Michael FinleyDAL+3.5 19.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+3.2 9.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Shandon AndersonNYK+3.2 10.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Chris BoshTOR+2.8 14.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Dion GloverATL−3.4 9.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Earl BoykinsDEN−2.6 9.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Stephen JacksonATL−2.6 10.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jalen RoseTOR−2.3 11.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Ben WallaceDET−1.5 7.7 last 10 · 9.2 season