FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 25, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 16 at halftime and won 111–103.

Final · OT
CLE101
ORL113
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +12
Final
DAL111
SAC103
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -16; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +8
Final
HOU99
LAL87
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +12
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 25, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs DET), 46 points.
The lead · DAL @ SAC

Dirk Nowitzki drops 31 in 16-point comeback win over Sacramento

Sacramento led by 16 at the half. Final: 111–103.

Game flow · DAL 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 Q3Final0-6-16-6+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL30143433111
SAC36242419103
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 0, 9, 27, 14, 30, 15, 23, 6, 31DAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 21, 27, 27, 7, 8, 13, 19, 23DAL23 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 25, 10, 12, 19, 11, 18, 3, 23SAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 13, 7, 10, 10, 10, 26, 3, 21SAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · CLE @ ORL

Orlando outlasts Cleveland in overtime

97–97 at the end of regulation. Orlando took the last extra period 16–4. Final: 113–101. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · ORL vs CLE
Tracy McGrady · ORLLeBron James · CLEPTS4134REB82AST116Top 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.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady 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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 20, 30, 26, 21, 29, 29, 20, 41ORL vs CLE · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 23, 37, 27, 17, 36, 32, 22, 34CLE @ ORL · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 0, 9, 27, 14, 30, 15, 23, 6, 31DAL @ SAC · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 21, 27, 27, 7, 8, 13, 19, 23DAL @ SAC · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 19, 21, 15, 35, 13, 10, 23, 23LAL vs HOU · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 25, 10, 12, 19, 11, 18, 3, 23SAC vs DAL · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 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
LeBron JamesCLE+5.6 25.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.1 23.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.0 21.8 last 10 · 16.8 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
Derek FisherLAL−3.3 3.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−3.1 15.6 last 10 · 18.7 season