FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 20, 2004Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by PHX (vs DEN) and MEM (vs LAL).

Final · Box score
Jazz103
Sixers101
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Bulls92
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Rockets114
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Suns107
Nuggets105
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Warriors101
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Lakers72
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +10
On this day · 2003–04Dec 20, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bulls), 32 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nuggets

Amar'e Stoudemire scores 32 as Phoenix wins in Denver

Allen Iverson goes for 51 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1+4+2PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28252826107
Nuggets32222328105
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 33, 23, 36, 21, 19, 20, 8, 32PHX32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 37, 9, 21, 20, 26, 3, 18, 19, 19PHX19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 34, 18, 2, 14, 19, 24, 13, 23DEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 6, 14, 18, 25, 18, 21, 16, 22DEN22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Lakers

Memphis makes it three straight

Memphis beat Lakers 82–72 and moved to 12–15. Shane Battier led Memphis with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
L@ ORL91–96Wvs NYK96–88W@ ATL97–89L@ MIA84–92Wvs DET72–68Lvs CLE86–92Lvs CHI88–96Wvs NJN89–84W@ LAC92–82W@ LAL82–72
Lead changes
Wizards-Warriors7
Blazers-Bulls3
Grizzlies-Lakers3
Raptors-Rockets2
The night in charts
Raptors-Rockets combined for 216, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 102, Rockets 114
216
Suns-NuggetsSuns 107, Nuggets 105
212
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 103, Warriors 101
204
Jazz-SixersJazz 103, Sixers 101
204
Blazers-BullsBlazers 87, Bulls 92
179
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 82, Lakers 72
154
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 103, Warriors 101
+2 WAS
Jazz-SixersJazz 103, Sixers 101
+2 UTA
Suns-NuggetsSuns 107, Nuggets 105
+2 PHX
Blazers-BullsBlazers 87, Bulls 92
+5 CHI
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 82, Lakers 72
+10 MEM
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 102, Rockets 114
+12 HOU
PHX rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NuggetsPHX won · Suns 107, Nuggets 105
4 pts
Grizzlies-LakersMEM won · Grizzlies 82, Lakers 72
4 pts
Jazz-SixersUTA won · Jazz 103, Sixers 101
2 pts
Blazers-BullsCHI won · Blazers 87, Bulls 92
1 pt
Yao shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 40 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
81% (13-16)
BoozerUTA · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Amar'ePHX · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Ben GordonCHI · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
CurryCHI · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Sixers
Jazz 103Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29282026103
Sixers20213822101
The story
Carlos Boozer had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Philadelphia 103-101

Kyle Korver led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +9+16−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 107Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28252826107
Nuggets32222328105
The story
Quentin Richardson's 19 points carried Phoenix past Denver, 107-105

For Denver, Andre Miller had 23 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 28-23.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −4−1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nene Hilario was the fantasy play: 55.0 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 103Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25273120103
Warriors21203327101
The story
Washington beat Golden State 103-101 behind 29 points from Gilbert Arenas

Speedy Claxton paced Golden State: 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+11+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg40.0Last 5

40.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 51

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 36, 14, 22, 40, 31, 24, 54, 51Sixers-Jazz · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
51 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 20, 21, 27, 13, 23, 15, 16, 40Rockets-Raptors · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 48, 17, 18, 33, 15, 25, 27, 29, 34Rockets-Raptors · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 33, 23, 36, 21, 19, 20, 8, 32Suns-Nuggets · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 28, 20, 16, 18, 22, 37, 19, 29Wizards-Warriors · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 29, 17, 12, 13, 19, 25, 19, 28Jazz-Sixers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andre MillerDEN+3.9 18.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Matt HarpringUTA+3.8 16.5 last 10 · 12.7 season
Quentin RichardsonPHX+3.6 18.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Eric WilliamsTOR+3.5 15.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Allen IversonPHI+3.5 31.7 last 10 · 28.2 season
Cold
Jarvis HayesWAS−4.1 5.6 last 10 · 9.7 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