FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 6, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed PHI by 8 at halftime and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Sixers92
Hawks96
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Nets88
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Bulls75
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Mavs85
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Magic102
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Heat100
Jazz80
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Warriors110
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +4
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bobcats93
Clippers99
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers 0; OT2 LAC +6
On this day · 2003–04Dec 6, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Hawks-Cavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Hawks

Atlanta climbs back to beat Philadelphia

Andre Miller goes for 29 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8-4+4ATL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2727211792
Hawks2620252596
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 20, 22, 20, 24, 36, 26, 15, 22ATL22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 19, 8, 15, 27, 13, 16, 17, 21ATL21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 24, 28, 28, 27, 14, 25, 20, 36PHI36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 15, 11, 26, 11, 8, 12, 10, 14PHI14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 20.

NJN over TOR2ATL over PHI4GSW over BOS4LAC over CHA6DEN over ORL13SAS over CHI16DET over DAL16MIA over UTA20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Celtics-Warriors18
Sixers-Hawks11
Bobcats-Clippers7
Heat-Jazz4
Pistons-Mavs2
Magic-Nuggets1
Spurs-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Smith's layup with 17 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-92 final

The night in charts
Magic-Nuggets combined for 217, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-NuggetsMagic 102, Nuggets 115
217
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 106, Warriors 110
216
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 93, Clippers 99
192
Sixers-HawksSixers 92, Hawks 96
188
Pistons-MavsPistons 101, Mavs 85
186
Heat-JazzHeat 100, Jazz 80
180
Raptors-NetsRaptors 86, Nets 88
174
Spurs-BullsSpurs 91, Bulls 75
166
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-NetsRaptors 86, Nets 88
+2 NJN
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 106, Warriors 110
+4 GSW
Sixers-HawksSixers 92, Hawks 96
+4 ATL
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 93, Clippers 99
+6 LAC
Magic-NuggetsMagic 102, Nuggets 115
+13 DEN
Pistons-MavsPistons 101, Mavs 85
+16 DET
Spurs-BullsSpurs 91, Bulls 75
+16 SAS
Heat-JazzHeat 100, Jazz 80
+20 MIA
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HawksATL won · Sixers 92, Hawks 96
8 pts
Raptors-NetsNJN won · Raptors 86, Nets 88
6 pts
Celtics-WarriorsGSW won · Celtics 106, Warriors 110
4 pts
Bobcats-ClippersLAC won · Bobcats 93, Clippers 99
3 pts
Grant Hill shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillORL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WelschBOS · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
SimmonsLAC · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
D WadeMIA · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BrandLAC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 86Nets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2225231686
Nets1626252188
The story
Richard Jefferson's 26 points and 8 assists carried New Jersey past Toronto, 88-86

For Toronto, Vince Carter had 22 PTS 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

The Nets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 21-16.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6−5−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Clippers
Bobcats 93Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bobcats2522191310493
Clippers23211916101099
The story
Corey Maggette had 33 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Charlotte 99-93 in OT

Emeka Okafor led Charlotte with 15 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST 33 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the second overtime 10-4.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −2−3−300+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Magic-Nuggets
Magic 102Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic21252828102
Nuggets31372027115
The story
Denver beat Orlando 115-102 behind 28 points from Carmelo Anthony

Steve Francis paced Orlando: 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +10+22+14+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg10.4Last 3

10.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 36

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 24, 28, 28, 27, 14, 25, 20, 36Sixers-Hawks · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 24, 13, 9, 16, 11, 17, 34, 33Clippers-Bobcats · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 17, 27, 13, 17, 25, 13, 17, 30Warriors-Celtics · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 2, 17, 6, 20, 14, 10, 10, 29Nuggets-Magic · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 18, 21, 9, 24, 8, 14, 28, 28Nuggets-Magic · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 11, 23, 23, 32, 21, 53, 30, 27Mavs-Pistons · L
27.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST