FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 8, 2004Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed UTA by 8 after the first quarter and won 106–100.

Final · Box score
Wolves119
Sixers84
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +35
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Wizards105
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Hawks89
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +8
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors86
Pistons90
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +11; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +4
Final · Box score
Heat101
Bucks96
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Hornets79
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Cavs85
Bulls113
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +28
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Spurs96
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +19; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Magic106
Jazz100
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Suns113
Lakers110
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2003–04Dec 8, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Shawn Marion (Suns-Magic), 29 points.
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The lead · Magic-Jazz

Orlando rallies from 8 down to beat Utah

Tim Duncan goes for 39 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+3+6ORL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26293120106
Jazz34232617100
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 9 games: 12, 13, 23, 7, 16, 34, 11, 17, 26ORL26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 29, 26, 14, 23, 26, 16, 23, 20ORL20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 18, 15, 6, 27, 36, 8, 11, 29UTA29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 9, 8, 15, 19, 15, 22, 12, 16UTA16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Philadelphia by 35, the widest margin of 10 games.

PHX over LAL3DET over TOR4MIA over MIL5DEN over WAS6SEA over SAS6ORL over UTA6NYK over NOH7MEM over ATL8CHI over CLE28MIN over PHI35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Sonics-Spurs17
Raptors-Pistons8
Wolves-Sixers4
Grizzlies-Hawks4
Knicks-Hornets3
Magic-Jazz3
Suns-Lakers2
Cavs-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Richardson's three with 6.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 113-110 final

The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 223, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 113, Lakers 110
223
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 111, Wizards 105
216
Magic-JazzMagic 106, Jazz 100
206
Wolves-SixersWolves 119, Sixers 84
203
Cavs-BullsCavs 85, Bulls 113
198
Sonics-SpursSonics 102, Spurs 96
198
Heat-BucksHeat 101, Bucks 96
197
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 97, Hawks 89
186
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 86, Pistons 90
176
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 86, Hornets 79
165
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 113, Lakers 110
+3 PHX
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 86, Pistons 90
+4 DET
Heat-BucksHeat 101, Bucks 96
+5 MIA
Magic-JazzMagic 106, Jazz 100
+6 ORL
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 111, Wizards 105
+6 DEN
Sonics-SpursSonics 102, Spurs 96
+6 SEA
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 86, Hornets 79
+7 NYK
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 97, Hawks 89
+8 MEM
Cavs-BullsCavs 85, Bulls 113
+28 CHI
Wolves-SixersWolves 119, Sixers 84
+35 MIN
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-JazzORL won · Magic 106, Jazz 100
8 pts
Raptors-PistonsDET won · Raptors 86, Pistons 90
3 pts
Heat-BucksMIA won · Heat 101, Bucks 96
3 pts
Suns-LakersPHX won · Suns 113, Lakers 110
2 pts
Grizzlies-HawksMEM won · Grizzlies 97, Hawks 89
1 pt
KG shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Amar'ePHX · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MarshallTOR · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
Ben GordonCHI · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MihmLAL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 113Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30372026113
Lakers22392821110
The story
Shawn Marion had 19 points as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 113-110

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 7-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+6−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 86Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors20172122686
Pistons172131111090
The story
Ben Wallace's 16 rebounds and 15 points carried Detroit past Toronto, 90-86 in OT

For Toronto, Donyell Marshall had 22 PTS, 15 REB 16 REB, 15 PTS, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 31-21, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3+1+110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 102Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics31291626102
Spurs2912272896
The story
Seattle beat San Antonio 102-96 behind 29 points from Ray Allen

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 4 REB 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-12 second quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2+19+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg7.5Last 3

7.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0Season avg26.6Today

27 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 39

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 23, 12, 20, 24, 18, 20, 12, 39Spurs-Sonics · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 17, 6, 20, 14, 10, 10, 29, 34Nuggets-Wizards · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 22, 20, 24, 36, 26, 15, 22, 31Hawks-Grizzlies · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 18, 15, 6, 27, 36, 8, 11, 29Jazz-Magic · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 24, 20, 19, 19, 21, 38, 14, 29Sonics-Spurs · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 7, 26, 23, 27, 30, 13, 34, 28Wizards-Nuggets · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh HowardDAL+2.2 13.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Mike MillerMEM+2.2 14.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Tony ParkerSAS+1.8 15.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Udonis HaslemMIA+0.8 12.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Earl WatsonMEM+0.5 9.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Manu GinobiliSAS−2.8 12.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Brent BarrySAS−2.4 4.8 last 10 · 7.2 season
Rafer AlstonTOR−2.3 11.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Rasho NesterovicSAS−2.1 3.9 last 10 · 6.0 season
Jerry StackhouseDAL−2.1 12.0 last 10 · 14.1 season