FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 17, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SEA by 16 after the first quarter and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
Raptors86
Pacers89
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +3
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks113
Sixers107
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -11; Q3 NYK -15; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Hawks84
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Nets84
Grizzlies89
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Heat107
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Wolves113
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +27
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Hornets67
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Rockets100
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +17
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards120
Lakers116
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Suns112
Sonics110
Q1 PHX -16; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 2003–04Dec 17, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Raptors), 30 points.
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The lead · Suns-Sonics

Phoenix storms back from 16 down to beat Seattle

Kobe Bryant posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-2-3+2PHX AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21342334112
Sonics37202429110
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 4, 15, 20, 25, 12, 18, 30, 24PHX24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 21, 16, 23, 19, 20, 19, 16, 22PHX22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 21, 38, 14, 29, 22, 16, 26, 32SEA32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 29, 23, 20, 16, 25, 19, 37, 26SEA26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Clippers by 27, the widest margin of 11 games.

PHX over SEA2IND over TOR3WAS over LAL4MEM over NJN5NYK over PHI6MIA over DEN7BOS over UTA8POR over ATL16SAS over NOH16HOU over GSW17MIN over LAC27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Lakers14
Raptors-Pacers9
Clippers-Wolves8
Nets-Grizzlies8
Spurs-Hornets4
Blazers-Hawks4
Knicks-Sixers3
Nuggets-Heat3
Jazz-Celtics1
Warriors-Rockets0
The night in charts
Wizards-Lakers combined for 236, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-LakersWizards 120, Lakers 116
236
Suns-SonicsSuns 112, Sonics 110
222
Jazz-CelticsJazz 106, Celtics 114
220
Knicks-SixersKnicks 113, Sixers 107
220
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 100, Heat 107
207
Clippers-WolvesClippers 86, Wolves 113
199
Blazers-HawksBlazers 100, Hawks 84
184
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 83, Rockets 100
183
Raptors-PacersRaptors 86, Pacers 89
175
Nets-GrizzliesNets 84, Grizzlies 89
173
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 83, Hornets 67
150
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-SonicsSuns 112, Sonics 110
+2 PHX
Raptors-PacersRaptors 86, Pacers 89
+3 IND
Wizards-LakersWizards 120, Lakers 116
+4 WAS
Nets-GrizzliesNets 84, Grizzlies 89
+5 MEM
Knicks-SixersKnicks 113, Sixers 107
+6 NYK
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 100, Heat 107
+7 MIA
Jazz-CelticsJazz 106, Celtics 114
+8 BOS
Blazers-HawksBlazers 100, Hawks 84
+16 POR
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 83, Hornets 67
+16 SAS
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 83, Rockets 100
+17 HOU
Clippers-WolvesClippers 86, Wolves 113
+27 MIN
PHX erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SonicsPHX won · Suns 112, Sonics 110
16 pts
Knicks-SixersNYK won · Knicks 113, Sixers 107
15 pts
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 86, Pacers 89
7 pts
Nets-GrizzliesMEM won · Nets 84, Grizzlies 89
5 pts
Spurs-HornetsSAS won · Spurs 83, Hornets 67
5 pts
Sura shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SuraHOU · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
HarrisonIND · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
BlountBOS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
PaytonBOS · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MilesPOR · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK
77% (10-13)
Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 112Sonics 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21342334112
Sonics37202429110
The story
Phoenix beat Seattle 112-110 behind 21 points and 12 assists from Steve Nash

Rashard Lewis paced Seattle: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB · 8-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 second quarter erased a 16-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −16−2−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joe Johnson topped the game at 44.5 FPTS: 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 120Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards3024292116120
Lakers2826252512116
The story
Larry Hughes had 33 points as Washington beat Los Angeles 120-116 in OT

Chucky Atkins led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 15-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the third 29-25, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +20+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 113Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2426212913113
Sixers313025147107
The story
Stephon Marbury's 27 points carried New York past Philadelphia, 113-107 in OT

For Philadelphia, Kenny Thomas had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 29-14.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−11−150+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 47.4 FPTS on 24 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
24.72003–04 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 2003–04 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 37

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 13, 34, 28, 20, 16, 18, 22, 37Wizards-Lakers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 28, 10, 20, 37, 23, 35, 31, 36Lakers-Wizards · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 19, 18, 15, 18, 15, 12, 19, 33Wizards-Lakers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 21, 38, 14, 29, 22, 16, 26, 32Sonics-Suns · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 18, 12, 10, 10, 28, 15, 29Wolves-Clippers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 22, 32, 19, 35, 16, 19, 23, 28Wolves-Clippers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric WilliamsNJN+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Quentin RichardsonPHX+4.1 18.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Matt HarpringUTA+4.0 16.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
David HarrisonIND+3.2 10.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Clifford RobinsonGSW+3.1 11.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.7 7.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.5 6.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−2.9 10.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−2.9 7.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−2.9 18.9 last 10 · 21.8 season