FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 1, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAL by 10 at halftime and won 110–107.

Final · Box score
IND92
LAC87
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
TOR92
MEM87
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
NOH86
BOS95
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
HOU84
SAC103
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
NJN95
SEA96
Q1 SEA -9; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA 0; Q4 SEA +1
Final · Box score
MIN110
LAL107
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN 0; Q4 MIN +3
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 · 2001–02Dec 1, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (BOS @ NJN), 48 points.
The lead · MIN @ LAL

Minnesota climbs out of a 10-point hole against Lakers

Down 10 at the half, the Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 34–31 and the game 110–107. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · MIN 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 Q3Final0-1-100+3MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN28222634110
LAL29311631107
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 27, 34, 15, 19, 25, 20, 21, 23MIN23 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 3, 5, 13, 0, 10, 2, 3, 17MIN17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 17, 24, 15, 28, 33, 31LAL31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 45, 46, 16, 24, 21, 15, 21, 38, 45, 22LAL22 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · NJN @ SEA

Seattle climbs back to beat New Jersey

New Jersey led by 9 after one. Seattle won it 96–95. Gary Payton led Seattle with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SEA vs NJN
Gary Payton · SEAJason Kidd · NJNPTS2827REB108AST48Top 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
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 33

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 MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 19, 37, 25, 16, 18, 16, 20, 33NOH @ BOS · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 17, 24, 15, 28, 33, 31LAL vs MIN · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 35, 13, 9, 28, 18, 36, 31, 30, 16, 30BOS vs NOH · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 14, 22, 20, 26, 32, 17, 10, 28SEA vs NJN · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 22, 28, 16, 27, 22, 13, 31, 28BOS vs NOH · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 24, 19, 16, 18, 17, 35, 28, 27NJN @ SEA · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST