FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 15, 2003Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed TOR by 8 at halftime and won 111–94.

Final
MIN116
BOS95
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +21
Final
CLE85
IND95
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +10
Final
TOR94
DAL111
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +17
Final
MEM67
SAS78
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +11
Final
NOH80
LAC109
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +29
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 15, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI @ IND), 32 points.
The lead · TOR @ DAL

Dallas climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Down 8 at the half, the Mavericks won the fourth quarter 34–18 and the game 111–94. Antoine Walker led Dallas with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8+1+17DAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2925221894
DAL28183134111
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 30, 8, 8, 24, 24, 21, 27, 27DAL27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 10, 17, 14, 30, 9, 6, 23, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 21, 21, 22, 30, 22, 35, 12, 21TOR21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 27, 21, 21, 9, 20, 31, 25, 18TOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · CLE @ IND

Indiana never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 95–85. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over CLE10SAS over MEM11DAL over TOR17MIN over BOS21LAC over NOH29Final margin, points. Pink = IND over CLE.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 27

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.
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 21, 28, 16, 33, 24, 33, 23, 27MIN @ BOS · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 7 games: 21, 13, 13, 15, 18, 21, 27LAC vs NOH · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 30, 8, 8, 24, 24, 21, 27, 27DAL vs TOR · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 25, 18, 27, 26, 24, 17, 25, 27MIN @ BOS · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 33, 19, 4, 8, 18, 23, 37, 27CLE @ IND · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 32, 18, 30, 20, 15, 20, 19, 24IND vs CLE · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 6 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
Voshon LenardDEN+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+5.2 18.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Sam CassellMIN+4.4 23.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jiri WelschBOS+4.3 10.5 last 10 · 6.2 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.1 10.5 last 10 · 6.4 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−5.0 14.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Calbert CheaneyGSW−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Allan HoustonNYK−3.0 17.3 last 10 · 20.3 season
Dion GloverATL−2.9 9.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Manu GinobiliSAS−2.5 11.5 last 10 · 14.0 season