FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 11, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed LAC by 7 after the first quarter and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Nets95
Hawks90
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +5
Final · OT · Box score
Kings97
Pacers92
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Pistons68
Grizzlies72
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Bulls99
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Rockets78
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +24
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Spurs116
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Sonics84
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Clippers87
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2003–04Dec 11, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Shawn Marion (Suns-Hornets), 31 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Clippers

Kobe Bryant scores 37 as Lakers win in Los Angeles

Tim Duncan goes for 34 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+3+2LAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2330201689
Clippers3019211787
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 30, 40, 20, 20, 28, 10, 20, 37LAL37 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 17, 11, 14, 16, 7, 13, 19, 19LAL19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 13, 9, 16, 11, 17, 34, 33, 27LAC27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mikki MoorePoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 12, 4, 9, 13, 0, 11, 6, 18LAC18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Pacers

Sacramento needs overtime to survive Indiana

Tied 85–85 after regulation. Sacramento won the final period 12–7 for a 97–92 win. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Pacers
Chris Webber · SACAustin Croshere · INDPTS2621REB108AST61Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Hawks9
Celtics-Sonics8
Lakers-Clippers6
Wolves-Bulls0
Mavs-Rockets0
The night in charts
Cavs-Spurs combined for 213, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SpursCavs 97, Spurs 116
213
Kings-PacersKings 97, Pacers 92
189
Wolves-BullsWolves 88, Bulls 99
187
Nets-HawksNets 95, Hawks 90
185
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 98, Sonics 84
182
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 78
180
Lakers-ClippersLakers 89, Clippers 87
176
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 68, Grizzlies 72
140
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-ClippersLakers 89, Clippers 87
+2 LAL
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 68, Grizzlies 72
+4 MEM
Nets-HawksNets 95, Hawks 90
+5 NJN
Kings-PacersKings 97, Pacers 92
+5 SAC
Wolves-BullsWolves 88, Bulls 99
+11 CHI
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 98, Sonics 84
+14 BOS
Cavs-SpursCavs 97, Spurs 116
+19 SAS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 78
+24 DAL
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-ClippersLAL won · Lakers 89, Clippers 87
7 pts
Kings-PacersSAC won · Kings 97, Pacers 92
6 pts
Celtics-SonicsBOS won · Celtics 98, Sonics 84
5 pts
Nets-HawksNJN won · Nets 95, Hawks 90
2 pts
Pistons-GrizzliesMEM won · Pistons 68, Grizzlies 72
2 pts
Duncan shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
87% (13-15)
BowenSAS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Eric WilliamsNJN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
HarringtonATL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
OdomLAL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 89Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2330201689
Clippers3019211787
The story
Lamar Odom's 19 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 89-87

For Los Angeles, Corey Maggette had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 30-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7+4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 97Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings251522231297
Pacers19271920792
The story
Chris Webber had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat Indiana 97-92 in OT

Jeff Foster led Indiana with 18 REB, 11 PTS 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 12-24 FG

The swing

The Kings won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6−6−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 95Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2216263195
Hawks1723203090
The story
New Jersey beat Atlanta 95-90 behind 21 points from Richard Jefferson

Al Harrington paced Atlanta: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +5−2+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 47.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 30, 40, 20, 20, 28, 10, 20, 37Lakers-Clippers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 20, 24, 18, 20, 12, 39, 26, 34Spurs-Cavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 5, 17, 8, 12, 0, 21, 4, 31Bulls-Wolves · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 27, 6, 2, 11, 10, 27, 16, 12, 28Cavs-Spurs · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 13, 9, 16, 11, 17, 34, 33, 27Clippers-Lakers · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 22, 25, 22, 12, 29, 18, 25, 26Kings-Pacers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric WilliamsNJN+4.2 16.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Quentin RichardsonPHX+4.1 18.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Mike MillerMEM+3.2 15.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Bobby JacksonSAC+2.4 14.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Mehmet OkurUTA+2.1 13.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Brent BarrySAS−4.0 2.5 last 10 · 6.5 season
Raja BellUTA−3.2 7.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Bonzi WellsMEM−2.8 8.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Maurice TaylorHOU−2.7 5.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Chris BoshTOR−2.4 10.1 last 10 · 12.5 season