FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 13, 2004Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 134–127.

Final · Box score
Wizards83
Heat106
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Grizzlies86
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Bulls93
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Magic100
Suns121
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +21
Final · 2OT · Box score
Celtics134
Clippers127
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 BOS +7
On this day · 2003–04Dec 13, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Cavs), 41 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Clippers

Ricky Davis scores 34, Boston wins in double overtime

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 40 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-6-10-800+7BOS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Celtics26262532718134
Clippers32302324711127
Who led
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 13, 12, 13, 8, 10, 12, 9, 34BOS34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 24, 23, 20, 16, 26, 6, 22, 33BOS33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 9, 16, 11, 17, 34, 33, 27, 38LAC38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 17, 17, 25, 30, 27, 10, 19, 24LAC24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Bulls

Dallas takes over late to edge Chicago

Down 5 after three, Dallas won the fourth 29–23. Final: 94–93. Michael Finley led Dallas with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over CHI1CLE over MEM6BOS over LAC7PHX over ORL21MIA over WAS23Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over CHI.
Lead changes
Mavs-Bulls17
Magic-Suns4
Celtics-Clippers2
Shot of the night

Finley's jumper with 3.2 seconds left puts the Mavericks ahead, 94-93 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Clippers combined for 261, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 134, Clippers 127
261
Magic-SunsMagic 100, Suns 121
221
Wizards-HeatWizards 83, Heat 106
189
Mavs-BullsMavs 94, Bulls 93
187
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 92, Grizzlies 86
178
DAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Mavs-BullsMavs 94, Bulls 93
+1 DAL
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 92, Grizzlies 86
+6 CLE
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 134, Clippers 127
+7 BOS
Magic-SunsMagic 100, Suns 121
+21 PHX
Wizards-HeatWizards 83, Heat 106
+23 MIA
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ClippersBOS won · Celtics 134, Clippers 127
10 pts
Mavs-BullsDAL won · Mavs 94, Bulls 93
5 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesCLE won · Cavs 92, Grizzlies 86
2 pts
Curry shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryCHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PierceBOS · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
ShaqMIA · 40 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
65% (15-23)
Amar'ePHX · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 94Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2026192994
Bulls2323242393
The story
Michael Finley's 27 points carried Dallas past Chicago, 94-93

For Chicago, Luol Deng had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −30−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 134Clippers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Celtics26262532718134
Clippers32302324711127
The story
Paul Pierce had 33 points as Boston beat Los Angeles 134-127 in OT

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 12-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 32-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6−10−800+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Corey Maggette led the game in fantasy with 52.9 FPTS (38 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 83Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1616302183
Heat20232835106
The story
Miami beat Washington 106-83 behind 16 points from Rasual Butler

Larry Hughes paced Washington: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 6-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +4+11+9+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 17 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 34, 18, 12, 21, 18, 20, 20, 40Heat-Wizards · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 9, 16, 11, 17, 34, 33, 27, 38Clippers-Celtics · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 13, 12, 13, 8, 10, 12, 9, 34Celtics-Clippers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 24, 23, 20, 16, 26, 6, 22, 33Celtics-Clippers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 22, 15, 17, 27, 27, 19, 23, 31Cavs-Grizzlies · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 8 games: 18, 19, 23, 17, 8, 19, 26, 27Mavs-Bulls · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin RichardsonPHX+5.7 20.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Eric WilliamsNJN+4.2 16.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Mike MillerMEM+2.8 14.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Clifford RobinsonGSW+2.5 10.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Bobby JacksonSAC+2.4 14.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Chris WilcoxLAC−4.1 8.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Brent BarrySAS−4.0 2.5 last 10 · 6.5 season
Dwyane WadeMIA−3.6 19.1 last 10 · 22.7 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−3.1 7.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−2.9 10.5 last 10 · 13.4 season