FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 19, 2004Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed ORL by 9 at halftime and won 117–107.

Final · Box score
Jazz93
Knicks94
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Nets99
Raptors110
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Magic107
Heat117
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Hornets71
Kings107
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +32; Q4 SAC +36
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Clippers82
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +10
On this day · 2003–04Dec 19, 2003: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Sixers), 36 points.
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The lead · Magic-Heat

Miami climbs out of a 9-point hole against Orlando

Richard Jefferson goes for 38 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-90+10MIA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30332321107
Heat30243231117
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 21, 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27MIA27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 9, 5, 5, 3, 14, 9, 16, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 23, 20, 36, 27, 18, 20, 12, 31ORL31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 11, 17, 26, 15, 13, 15, 21, 19, 22ORL22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Heat15
Nets-Raptors14
Jazz-Knicks12
Hornets-Kings4
The night in charts
Magic-Heat combined for 224, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-HeatMagic 107, Heat 117
224
Nets-RaptorsNets 99, Raptors 110
209
Jazz-KnicksJazz 93, Knicks 94
187
Hornets-KingsHornets 71, Kings 107
178
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 92, Clippers 82
174
NYK won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Jazz-KnicksJazz 93, Knicks 94
+1 NYK
Magic-HeatMagic 107, Heat 117
+10 MIA
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 92, Clippers 82
+10 MEM
Nets-RaptorsNets 99, Raptors 110
+11 TOR
Hornets-KingsHornets 71, Kings 107
+36 SAC
Eddie Jones shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesMIA · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PetersonTOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
RoseTOR · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
ShaqMIA · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
MobleyORL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Jazz-Knicks
Jazz 93Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1620273093
Knicks1922242994
The story
Jamal Crawford had 24 points as New York beat Utah 94-93

Mehmet Okur led Utah with 14 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 19-16, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+5+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Matt Harpring led the game in fantasy with 41.6 FPTS (21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 107Heat 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30332321107
Heat30243231117
The story
Miami beat Orlando 117-107 behind 27 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Cuttino Mobley paced Orlando: 22 PTS, 2 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−90+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis topped the game at 47.8 FPTS: 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 99Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2227242699
Raptors22282931110
The story
Morris Peterson's 20 points carried Toronto past New Jersey, 110-99

For New Jersey, Nenad Krstic had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-24, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0+1+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Knicks

New York leads Utah wire to wire

New York was ahead at every break and won 94–93. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–30. Jamal Crawford led New York with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over UTA1MIA over ORL10MEM over LAC10TOR over NJN11SAC over NOH36Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over UTA.
Top performances

Richard Jefferson leads the day with 38

Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 14, 26, 27, 24, 21, 22, 26, 38Nets-Raptors · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 23, 20, 36, 27, 18, 20, 12, 31Magic-Heat · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 21, 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27Heat-Magic · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 9, 5, 5, 3, 14, 9, 16, 25Heat-Magic · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 41, 17, 8, 10, 31, 30, 25, 14, 24Knicks-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 23, 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22Heat-Magic · W
23.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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+4.0 18.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Matt HarpringUTA+3.8 16.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.2 18.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Mehmet OkurUTA+3.0 15.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.9 6.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.9 7.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−3.5 9.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−3.1 5.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Bonzi WellsMEM−3.0 7.8 last 10 · 10.8 season