FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 5, 2004Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed BOS by 18 after the first quarter and won 119–105.

Final · Box score
Suns121
Blazers99
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Kings119
Q1 SAC -18; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +14
On this day · 2003–04Dec 5, 2003: 12 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Magic), 47 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Kings

Sacramento storms back from 18 down to beat Boston

Shawn Marion goes for 16 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-8+13+14SAC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics36271725105
Kings18373826119
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 21, 22, 26, 22, 29, 20, 10, 27SAC27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 16, 13, 9, 10, 12, 24, 17, 22SAC22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 12, 8, 19, 6, 7, 16, 22, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 20, 22, 25, 17, 24, 23, 20, 16BOS16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Suns-Blazers

Phoenix routs Portland by 22

Phoenix led by 12 at halftime and won 121–99. Quentin Richardson led Phoenix with 37 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Blazers
Quentin Richardson · PHXZach Randolph · PORPTS3724REB411AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Blazers8
Celtics-Kings1
The night in charts
Celtics-Kings combined for 224, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KingsCeltics 105, Kings 119
224
Suns-BlazersSuns 121, Blazers 99
220
SAC won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Celtics-KingsCeltics 105, Kings 119
+14 SAC
Suns-BlazersSuns 121, Blazers 99
+22 PHX
SAC erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KingsSAC won · Celtics 105, Kings 119
18 pts
Suns-BlazersPHX won · Suns 121, Blazers 99
1 pt
Abdur-Rahim shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimPOR · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
RichardsonPHX · 37 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
RandolphPOR · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
Brad MillerSAC · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
WebberSAC · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 105Kings 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics36271725105
Kings18373826119
The story
Brad Miller had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat Boston 119-105

Mark Blount led Boston with 18 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Kings took the third 38-17.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −18−8+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 121Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29333722121
Blazers3020262399
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 19 points carried Phoenix past Portland, 121-99

For Portland, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 33-20.

PHX lead by quarter
300 −1+12+23+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Season avg26.1Last 3

26.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Quentin Richardson leads the day with 37

Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 11, 4, 20, 21, 18, 21, 12, 37Suns-Blazers · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 21, 22, 26, 22, 29, 20, 10, 27Kings-Celtics · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 28, 24, 27, 16, 23, 19, 16, 24Blazers-Suns · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 16, 13, 9, 10, 12, 24, 17, 22Kings-Celtics · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 38, 33, 33, 21, 16, 14, 29, 21, 28, 19Suns-Blazers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · −7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 18, 11, 22, 25, 22, 12, 29, 18Kings-Celtics · W
19.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST