FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 23, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 109–107.

Final · Box score
Wolves82
Spurs96
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Suns109
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Heat109
Kings107
Q1 MIA -13; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +2
On this day · 2003–04Dec 23, 2003: 12 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Grizzlies), 41 points.
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The lead · Heat-Kings

Miami rallies from 13 down to beat Sacramento

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-5-2+2MIA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21312928109
Kings34232624107
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27, 25MIA25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22, 33, 22MIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 29, 18, 25, 26, 23, 20, 20, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 7, 21, 21, 27, 17, 16, 24, 21SAC21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Wolves-Spurs

San Antonio turns it around against Minnesota

From 8 down at the half to a 14-point win: 96–82. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Spurs-Wolves
Manu Ginobili · SASWally Szczerbiak · MINPTS2222REB54AST00Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Heat-Kings8
Grizzlies-Suns6
Wolves-Spurs6
Shot of the night

Jones's three with 23 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Heat-Kings combined for 216, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-KingsHeat 109, Kings 107
216
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 109
211
Wolves-SpursWolves 82, Spurs 96
178
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-KingsHeat 109, Kings 107
+2 MIA
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 109
+7 PHX
Wolves-SpursWolves 82, Spurs 96
+14 SAS
MIA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KingsMIA won · Heat 109, Kings 107
13 pts
Wolves-SpursSAS won · Wolves 82, Spurs 96
8 pts
Marion shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
Mike MillerMEM · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
SzczerbiakMIN · 22 PTS, 4 REB
58% (7-12)
ShaqMIA · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
58% (11-19)
Amar'ePHX · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 STL, 2 BLK
57% (12-21)
Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 109Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21312928109
Kings34232624107
The story
Dwyane Wade had 22 points and 10 assists as Miami beat Sacramento 109-107

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Heat took the second 31-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −13−5−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal led the game in fantasy with 45.0 FPTS (25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 102Suns 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27262425102
Suns29272231109
The story
Shawn Marion's 29 points carried Phoenix past Memphis, 109-102

For Memphis, Jason Williams had 21 PTS, 9 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 12-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-25, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+3+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 82Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2922141782
Spurs2617223196
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 96-82 behind 22 points from Manu Ginobili

Michael Olowokandi paced Minnesota: 12 REB, 9 PTS 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-9 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3−80+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 43.0 FPTS: 15 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 30

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 23, 36, 21, 19, 20, 8, 32, 30Suns-Grizzlies · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 19, 20, 19, 16, 22, 36, 12, 29Suns-Grizzlies · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 29, 18, 25, 26, 23, 20, 20, 26Kings-Heat · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27, 25Heat-Kings · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22, 33, 22Heat-Kings · W
23.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 8, 16, 12, 12, 14, 10, 8, 22Grizzlies-Suns · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andre MillerDEN+4.7 19.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Allen IversonPHI+4.5 33.2 last 10 · 28.7 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.0 27.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Quentin RichardsonPHX+4.0 18.9 last 10 · 14.9 season
Damon JonesMIA+3.8 15.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Chris WilcoxLAC−4.6 6.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−4.1 5.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Bonzi WellsMEM−3.9 6.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Earl BoykinsDEN−3.2 8.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−3.1 4.9 last 10 · 8.0 season