FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 7, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 8 after the first quarter and won 118–104.

Final · Box score
Nets97
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Pacers86
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Wolves87
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Rockets89
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Suns118
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Kings109
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +17
On this day · 2003–04Dec 7, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Nuggets), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Suns

Amar'e Stoudemire posts 33 and 11 as Phoenix beats Golden State

Jason Richardson goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5-4+14PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors37302017104
Suns29332135118
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 21, 16, 14, 29, 21, 28, 19, 33PHX33 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 15, 22, 4, 20, 21, 22, 10, 26PHX26 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 26, 17, 17, 21, 22, 19, 17, 32GSW32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 3, 5, 2, 20, 7, 14, 10, 10, 24GSW24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Cavs14
Bucks-Pacers8
Warriors-Suns8
Bobcats-Kings4
Knicks-Grizzlies4
Hornets-Rockets1
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 222, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 104, Suns 118
222
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 92, Kings 109
201
Nets-CavsNets 97, Cavs 103
200
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 88, Grizzlies 96
184
Mavs-WolvesMavs 97, Wolves 87
184
Bucks-PacersBucks 89, Pacers 86
175
Hornets-RocketsHornets 81, Rockets 89
170
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bucks-PacersBucks 89, Pacers 86
+3 MIL
Nets-CavsNets 97, Cavs 103
+6 CLE
Hornets-RocketsHornets 81, Rockets 89
+8 HOU
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 88, Grizzlies 96
+8 MEM
Mavs-WolvesMavs 97, Wolves 87
+10 DAL
Warriors-SunsWarriors 104, Suns 118
+14 PHX
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 92, Kings 109
+17 SAC
PHX rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SunsPHX won · Warriors 104, Suns 118
8 pts
Bobcats-KingsSAC won · Bobcats 92, Kings 109
6 pts
Watson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WatsonMEM · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
Jason CollinsNJN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KGMIN · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
RichardsonGSW · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (13-21)
YaoHOU · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 89Pacers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2120202889
Pacers1916193286
The story
Michael Redd had 28 points as Milwaukee beat Indiana 89-86

Anthony Johnson led Indiana with 13 AST, 9 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 20-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2+6+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Reggie Miller led the game in fantasy with 46.8 FPTS (32 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 97Cavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2321322197
Cavs28252624103
The story
Cleveland beat New Jersey 103-97 behind 27 points and 8 assists from LeBron James

Richard Jefferson paced New Jersey: 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 11-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+9+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Kings
Bobcats 92Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2820212392
Kings22333024109
The story
Peja Stojakovic's 30 points and 12 rebounds carried Sacramento past Charlotte, 109-92

For Charlotte, Emeka Okafor had 15 REB, 10 PTS 30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 33-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6+7+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.5points, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
10.02003–04 avg27.5Last 2

27.5 points a game over his last two games, against 10.0 in 2003–04 (80 games). Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
36.72003–04 avg20.3Last 2

20.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.7 in 2003–04 (67 games). Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Sacramento by 17.

MIL over IND3CLE over NJN6MEM over NYK8HOU over NOH8DAL over MIN10PHX over GSW14SAC over CHA17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 23, 23, 32, 21, 53, 30, 27, 34Mavs-Wolves · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 21, 16, 14, 29, 21, 28, 19, 33Suns-Warriors · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 16, 23, 26, 28, 17, 23, 22, 32Wolves-Mavs · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 26, 17, 17, 21, 22, 19, 17, 32Warriors-Suns · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 2 games: 23, 32Pacers-Bucks · L
27.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 22, 26, 22, 29, 20, 10, 27, 30Kings-Bobcats · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST