FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 23, 2003Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 12 points, by SAC (vs MEM) and ATL (vs BOS) and CLE (vs NOH).

Final
NOH86
CLE97
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -12; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +11
Final
BOS88
ATL93
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -12; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +5
Final
WAS72
MIA79
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +7
Final
CHI78
NJN95
Q1 NJN 0; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +17
Final
MIN98
NYK92
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +6
Final
DET78
MIL83
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +5
Final
IND79
HOU71
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +8
Final
LAC90
SAS111
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +21
Final
DAL88
POR97
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +9
Final
MEM97
SAC114
Q1 SAC -12; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +17
Final
PHX90
SEA116
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +19; Q4 SEA +26
Final
LAL98
GSW107
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +9
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 23, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Al Harrington (IND vs ATL), 40 points.
The lead · BOS @ ATL

Atlanta rallies from 12 down to beat Boston

Trailing by 12 at the half, Atlanta outscored the Celtics 55–38 the rest of the way. Final: 93–88. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Atlanta with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-12-1+5ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2624172188
ATL1622282793
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 43, 22, 12, 19, 25, 16, 16, 21, 20, 25ATL25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dion GloverPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 7, 10, 16, 19, 9, 11, 11, 18ATL18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Walter McCartyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 9, 3, 0, 17, 18, 14, 6, 16BOS16 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 36, 33, 41, 15, 25, 19, 31, 15BOS15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.0Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.6minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
32.92002–03 avg11.3Last 2

11.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.9 in 2002–03 (79 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.2Season avg25.9Today

26 minutes today, against 3.2 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · NOH @ CLE

Cleveland climbs out of a 12-point hole against New Orleans

Down 12 at the half, the Cavaliers won the fourth quarter 31–16 and the game 97–86. LeBron James led Cleveland with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CLE vs NOH
LeBron James · CLEBaron Davis · NOHPTS2227REB63AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 41

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.
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 26, 24, 36, 27, 17, 31, 29, 41SAC vs MEM · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 24, 17, 25, 27, 25, 26, 18, 31MIN @ NYK · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 27, 27, 21, 14, 14, 8, 17, 31MIN @ NYK · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 31, 22, 24, 30, 29, 29, 26, 27POR vs DAL · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 18, 29, 27, 16, 25, 23, 25, 27NOH @ CLE · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 18, 31, 19, 4, 6, 18, 17, 26NJN vs CHI · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 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
Jiri WelschBOS+6.4 14.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.1 23.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.0 21.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Sam CassellMIN+4.5 24.6 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Ricky DavisBOS−3.6 10.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Richard HamiltonDET−3.3 14.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−3.1 15.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Jon BarryDEN−2.9 3.7 last 10 · 6.6 season