FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 25, 2004Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed LAL by 4 after three quarters and won 104–102.

Final · Box score
Pistons98
Pacers93
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +5
Final · OT · Box score
Heat104
Lakers102
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
On this day · 2003–04Dec 25, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Cavs), 41 points.
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The lead · Heat-Lakers

Miami needs overtime to survive Lakers

Dwyane Wade goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-2-40+2MIA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat3222192110104
Lakers312521178102
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22, 33, 22, 29MIA29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27, 25, 24MIA24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 37, 23, 35, 31, 36, 11, 29, 42LAL42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 19, 15, 8, 22, 15, 14, 10, 24LAL24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Lakers12
Pistons-Pacers11
The night in charts
Heat-Lakers combined for 206, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-LakersHeat 104, Lakers 102
206
Pistons-PacersPistons 98, Pacers 93
191
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-LakersHeat 104, Lakers 102
+2 MIA
Pistons-PacersPistons 98, Pacers 93
+5 DET
MIA rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-LakersMIA won · Heat 104, Lakers 102
4 pts
Pistons-PacersDET won · Pistons 98, Pacers 93
3 pts
Reggie shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReggieIND · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
OdomLAL · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
PrinceDET · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ShaqMIA · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
58% (11-19)
HamiltonDET · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 104Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3222192110104
Lakers312521178102
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Los Angeles 104-102 in OT

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 11-19 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 21-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1−2−40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 98Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1828232998
Pacers2124163293
The story
Richard Hamilton's 25 points carried Detroit past Indiana, 98-93

For Indiana, Jeff Foster had 16 REB, 10 PTS 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 9-16 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 23-16, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3+1+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Pacers

Indiana's skid reaches three

Detroit won 98–93; the Pacers fall to 12–13. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · IND
L@ SAC87–113L@ GSW96–104Lvs MIL86–89L@ MIL86–95Lvs SAC92–97W@ ATL108–97Wvs TOR89–86L@ CHI71–85Lvs PHI90–102Lvs DET93–98
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 37, 23, 35, 31, 36, 11, 29, 42Lakers-Heat · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22, 33, 22, 29Heat-Lakers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 19, 24, 18, 29, 21, 11, 12, 25Pistons-Pacers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 19, 15, 8, 22, 15, 14, 10, 24Lakers-Heat · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27, 25, 24Heat-Lakers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 9 games: 23, 32, 17, 13, 19, 12, 4, 30, 24Pacers-Pistons · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 3 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
Jamaal TinsleyIND+4.5 20.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.0 27.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Quentin RichardsonPHX+4.0 18.9 last 10 · 14.9 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