FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 3, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SAS by 3 after three quarters and won 89–75.

Final · Box score
MIL78
WAS103
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +17; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +25
Final · Box score
ATL72
NJN87
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +16; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
NOH115
CHI90
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +16; Q4 NOH +25
Final · Box score
SAS75
HOU89
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
MIN86
SAC98
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
DEN89
GSW110
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
MEM91
LAL101
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +10
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 3, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Mike Miller (ORL vs MEM), 26 points.
The lead · SAS @ HOU

Houston takes care of San Antonio

A 14-point win, 89–75. Yao Ming led Houston with 27 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+10-3+14HOU AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2118251175
HOU2128122889
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 30, 18, 4, 10, 14, 6, 8, 27HOU27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 22, 16, 31, 19, 14, 21, 22, 18HOU18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 16, 28, 22, 18, 20, 31, 14, 25SAS25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 12, 7, 0, 2, 10, 14, 10, 12SAS12 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 10. Widest: Washington by 25.

LAL over MEM10SAC over MIN12HOU over SAS14NJN over ATL15GSW over DEN21WAS over MIL25NOH over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 34

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.
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 22, 26, 25, 10, 15, 11, 37, 34GSW vs DEN · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 7 games: 17, 24, 15, 28, 33, 31, 28LAL vs MEM · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 30, 18, 4, 10, 14, 6, 8, 27HOU vs SAS · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 16, 28, 22, 18, 20, 31, 14, 25SAS @ HOU · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 8, 19, 8, 20, 28, 14, 16, 25WAS vs MIL · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 6, 13, 20, 6, 16, 12, 18, 25NOH @ CHI · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST