FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 4, 2004Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHI by 7 at halftime and won 95–88.

Final · Box score
Knicks101
Bobcats107
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Magic96
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +21; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Nets109
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +16; Q3 NJN +22; Q4 NJN +21
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Hornets69
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Wizards95
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Mavs109
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Sixers76
Rockets77
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Bucks83
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Heat95
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Warriors104
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +8
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves107
Clippers100
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Sonics99
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +10
On this day · 2003–04Dec 4, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bulls), 35 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wizards

Gilbert Arenas scores 34 in Washington win over Chicago

Kevin Garnett goes for 22 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7-1+7WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2026241888
Wizards1722302695
Who led
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 25, 7, 26, 23, 27, 30, 13, 34WAS34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 21, 22, 20, 20, 33, 15, 19, 18WAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 22, 4, 2, 6, 8, 4, 5, 16CHI16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 4, 2, 10, 7, 6, 10, 9, 15CHI15 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Bobcats16
Jazz-Mavs8
Pacers-Warriors7
Bulls-Wizards7
Sixers-Rockets5
Spurs-Bucks5
Blazers-Sonics5
Pistons-Hornets0
Raptors-Cavs0
Hawks-Nets0
The night in charts
Knicks-Bobcats combined for 208, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 101, Bobcats 107
208
Wolves-ClippersWolves 107, Clippers 100
207
Raptors-CavsRaptors 97, Cavs 105
202
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 96, Warriors 104
200
Heat-NuggetsHeat 95, Nuggets 104
199
Hawks-NetsHawks 88, Nets 109
197
Jazz-MavsJazz 86, Mavs 109
195
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 89, Sonics 99
188
Spurs-BucksSpurs 104, Bucks 83
187
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 91, Magic 96
187
Bulls-WizardsBulls 88, Wizards 95
183
Pistons-HornetsPistons 92, Hornets 69
161
Sixers-RocketsSixers 76, Rockets 77
153
2 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-RocketsSixers 76, Rockets 77
+1 HOU
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 91, Magic 96
+5 ORL
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 101, Bobcats 107
+6 CHA
Wolves-ClippersWolves 107, Clippers 100
+7 MIN
Bulls-WizardsBulls 88, Wizards 95
+7 WAS
Raptors-CavsRaptors 97, Cavs 105
+8 CLE
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 96, Warriors 104
+8 GSW
Heat-NuggetsHeat 95, Nuggets 104
+9 DEN
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 89, Sonics 99
+10 SEA
Spurs-BucksSpurs 104, Bucks 83
+21 SAS
Hawks-NetsHawks 88, Nets 109
+21 NJN
Pistons-HornetsPistons 92, Hornets 69
+23 DET
Jazz-MavsJazz 86, Mavs 109
+23 DAL
WAS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WizardsWAS won · Bulls 88, Wizards 95
7 pts
Sixers-RocketsHOU won · Sixers 76, Rockets 77
6 pts
Knicks-BobcatsCHA won · Knicks 101, Bobcats 107
4 pts
Spurs-BucksSAS won · Spurs 104, Bucks 83
3 pts
Pacers-WarriorsGSW won · Pacers 96, Warriors 104
1 pt
Gooden shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenCLE · 27 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Ben WallaceDET · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
CrawfordNYK · 41 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
68% (17-25)
HarpringUTA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
ReggieIND · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 76Rockets 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1922181776
Rockets2114202277
The story
Houston beat Philadelphia 77-76 behind 17 points from Tracy McGrady

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 7-23 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

A 22-17 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2−6−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bobcats
Knicks 101Bobcats 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27302420101
Bobcats28252529107
The story
Brevin Knight had 18 assists and 9 points as Charlotte beat New York 107-101

Stephon Marbury led New York with 11 AST, 10 PTS, 5 REB 18 AST, 9 PTS, 5 STL, 1 REB · 2-8 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Bobcats took the fourth 29-20.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1−4−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 107Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves3217251815107
Clippers222027238100
The story
Sam Cassell's 30 points and 10 assists carried Minnesota past Los Angeles, 107-100 in OT

For Los Angeles, Corey Maggette had 34 PTS, 9 REB 30 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 11-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-22, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10+7+50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
10.02003–04 avg23Today

23 points today in 34 minutes, against 10.0 a game in 2003–04 (80 games).

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
30.22003–04 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 2003–04 (74 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Rockets

Houston takes over late to edge Philadelphia

Down 4 after three, Houston won the fourth 22–17. Final: 77–76. Yao Ming led Houston with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over PHI1ORL over MEM5CHA over NYK6WAS over CHI7MIN over LAC7CLE over TOR8GSW over IND8DEN over MIA9SEA over POR10NJN over ATL21SAS over MIL21DET over NOH23DAL over UTA23Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over PHI.
Top performances

Jamal Crawford leads the day with 41

Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 24, 17, 7, 30, 24, 9, 23, 41Knicks-Bobcats · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 22, 24, 13, 9, 16, 11, 17, 34Clippers-Wolves · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 25, 7, 26, 23, 27, 30, 13, 34Wizards-Bulls · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 16, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26, 19, 30Wolves-Clippers · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 30, 11, 23, 23, 32, 21, 53, 30Mavs-Jazz · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 30, 18, 21, 9, 24, 8, 14, 28Nuggets-Heat · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST