FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 27, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SEA by 4 after the first quarter and won 104–86.

Final
DET87
ATL84
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +3
Final
NYK100
MIA80
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +24; Q4 NYK +20
Final
NJN82
IND75
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +7
Final
WAS86
CHI100
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +14
Final
MEM98
DAL104
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +6
Final
MIN104
SEA86
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +18
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 27, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL @ MEM), 35 points.
The lead · MIN @ SEA

Minnesota handles Seattle by 18

The Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 32–21. Final: 104–86. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3+7+18MIN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN15263132104
SEA1919272186
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 23, 27, 19, 35, 28, 22, 27, 28MIN28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 25, 27, 25, 26, 18, 31, 23, 20MIN20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 33, 10, 27, 19, 7, 17, 22, 16SEA16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 2 games: 24, 15SEA15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: New York by 20.

DET over ATL3DAL over MEM6NJN over IND7CHI over WAS14MIN over SEA18NYK over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Crawford 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.
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 26, 9, 18, 12, 22, 16, 12, 5, 30, 42CHI vs WAS · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 12, 11, 12, 18, 11, 12, 12, 30MEM @ DAL · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 23, 27, 19, 35, 28, 22, 27, 28MIN @ SEA · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 16, 2, 16, 15, 20, 20, 28, 28NYK @ MIA · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 19, 10, 20, 12, 12, 17, 20, 28DET @ ATL · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 17, 19, 17, 9, 11, 10, 17, 25MIA vs NYK · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 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
LeBron JamesCLE+6.6 26.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+5.4 18.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jiri WelschBOS+5.1 12.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.6 21.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Shawn MarionPHX+4.5 23.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Ricky DavisBOS−3.9 10.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Vin BakerBOS−3.9 8.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−3.6 15.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
Derek FisherLAL−3.3 3.9 last 10 · 7.2 season