FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 14, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by IND (vs ATL) and PHI (vs DEN).

Final · OT · Box score
Hornets93
Bobcats94
Q1 Bobcats 0; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Sixers110
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +8
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers108
Hawks97
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -10; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +11
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Nets79
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Kings89
Bucks86
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -7; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Wolves100
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Mavs107
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Jazz93
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +15
On this day · 2003–04Dec 14, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Wizards), 39 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Sixers

Allen Iverson posts 31 and 10 as Philadelphia beats Denver

Mike Bibby goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-10-5+8PHI AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27292521102
Sixers27193034110
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 14, 25, 20, 36, 14, 22, 40, 31PHI31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 1, 12, 8, 2, 7, 4, 5, 17PHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 8, 14, 28, 28, 23, 28, 26, 29DEN29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 10, 6, 12, 23, 6, 14, 18, 25DEN25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Bobcats23
Kings-Bucks22
Clippers-Jazz18
Knicks-Nets9
Blazers-Wolves8
Pacers-Hawks6
Warriors-Mavs1
Shot of the night

Webber's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 89-86 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 218, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 111, Mavs 107
218
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 102, Sixers 110
212
Pacers-HawksPacers 108, Hawks 97
205
Lakers-SonicsLakers 93, Sonics 108
201
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 89, Wolves 100
189
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 93, Bobcats 94
187
Clippers-JazzClippers 91, Jazz 93
184
Kings-BucksKings 89, Bucks 86
175
Knicks-NetsKnicks 87, Nets 79
166
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 93, Bobcats 94
+1 CHA
Clippers-JazzClippers 91, Jazz 93
+2 UTA
Kings-BucksKings 89, Bucks 86
+3 SAC
Warriors-MavsWarriors 111, Mavs 107
+4 GSW
Knicks-NetsKnicks 87, Nets 79
+8 NYK
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 102, Sixers 110
+8 PHI
Pacers-HawksPacers 108, Hawks 97
+11 IND
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 89, Wolves 100
+11 MIN
Lakers-SonicsLakers 93, Sonics 108
+15 SEA
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HawksIND won · Pacers 108, Hawks 97
10 pts
Nuggets-SixersPHI won · Nuggets 102, Sixers 110
10 pts
Kings-BucksSAC won · Kings 89, Bucks 86
7 pts
Knicks-NetsNYK won · Knicks 87, Nets 79
3 pts
Hornets-BobcatsCHA won · Hornets 93, Bobcats 94
1 pt
Pietrus shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PietrusGSW · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HarringtonNOH · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CassellMIN · 19 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
MaggetteLAC · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Clifford RobinsonGSW · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Hornets-Bobcats
Hornets 93Bobcats 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets21252515793
Bobcats21242615894
The story
Emeka Okafor had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte beat New Orleans 94-93 in OT

Junior Harrington led New Orleans with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 26-25.

CHA lead by quarter
200 0−100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

David Wesley led the game in fantasy with 42.1 FPTS (23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Kings-Bucks
Kings 89Bucks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2221222489
Bucks1727281486
The story
Sacramento beat Milwaukee 89-86 behind 23 points from Chris Webber

Desmond Mason paced Milwaukee: 23 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-24 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-14 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +5−1−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 108Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2716242417108
Hawks22272814697
The story
Jamaal Tinsley's 29 points carried Indiana past Atlanta, 108-97 in OT

For Atlanta, Antoine Walker had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pacers took it 17-6.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5−6−100+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
35.92003–04 avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 2003–04 (50 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Seattle by 15.

CHA over NOH1UTA over LAC2SAC over MIL3GSW over DAL4PHI over DEN8NYK over NJN8IND over ATL11MIN over POR11SEA over LAL15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Rashard Lewis leads the day with 37

Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 22, 29, 23, 20, 16, 25, 19, 37Sonics-Lakers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 40, 20, 20, 28, 10, 20, 37, 23, 35Lakers-Sonics · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 14, 25, 20, 36, 14, 22, 40, 31Sixers-Nuggets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 9, 23, 41, 17, 8, 10, 31, 30Knicks-Nets · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 8, 14, 28, 28, 23, 28, 26, 29Nuggets-Sixers · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 13, 29, 20, 16, 22, 21, 18, 29Pacers-Hawks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 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+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Clifford RobinsonGSW+3.6 12.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+3.0 22.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Mike MillerMEM+2.8 14.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Chris WilcoxLAC−4.3 7.3 last 10 · 11.6 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