FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 26, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed SAC by 10 at halftime and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Bobcats82
Knicks91
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Wizards74
Wolves109
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +19; Q4 MIN +35
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Suns106
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Clippers79
Rockets96
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Nuggets88
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Kings94
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2003–04Dec 26, 2003: 13 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Rockets), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Kings

Golden State climbs out of a 10-point hole against Sacramento

LeBron James goes for 22 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-10+3+4GSW AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2115372598
Kings1828242494
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 24, 14, 15, 25, 22, 26, 24, 26GSW26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 17, 20, 25, 11, 17, 15, 19, 19GSW19 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 18, 25, 26, 23, 20, 20, 26, 28SAC28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 12, 12, 19, 16, 21, 26, 19, 18SAC18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Washington by 35, the widest margin of 9 games.

GSW over SAC4MIL over CHI7NYK over CHA9CLE over NOH9PHX over TOR12DAL over DEN14SAS over BOS17HOU over LAC17MIN over WAS35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Bucks14
Mavs-Nuggets11
Bobcats-Knicks8
Hornets-Cavs6
Warriors-Kings2
Celtics-Spurs2
Wizards-Wolves2
Clippers-Rockets2
The night in charts
Raptors-Suns combined for 200, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SunsRaptors 94, Suns 106
200
Celtics-SpursCeltics 90, Spurs 107
197
Warriors-KingsWarriors 98, Kings 94
192
Bulls-BucksBulls 92, Bucks 99
191
Hornets-CavsHornets 91, Cavs 100
191
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 102, Nuggets 88
190
Wizards-WolvesWizards 74, Wolves 109
183
Clippers-RocketsClippers 79, Rockets 96
175
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 82, Knicks 91
173
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 98, Kings 94
+4 GSW
Bulls-BucksBulls 92, Bucks 99
+7 MIL
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 82, Knicks 91
+9 NYK
Hornets-CavsHornets 91, Cavs 100
+9 CLE
Raptors-SunsRaptors 94, Suns 106
+12 PHX
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 102, Nuggets 88
+14 DAL
Celtics-SpursCeltics 90, Spurs 107
+17 SAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 79, Rockets 96
+17 HOU
Wizards-WolvesWizards 74, Wolves 109
+35 MIN
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KingsGSW won · Warriors 98, Kings 94
10 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDAL won · Mavs 102, Nuggets 88
9 pts
Bobcats-KnicksNYK won · Bobcats 82, Knicks 91
4 pts
Cassell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellMIN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
Joe SmithMIL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Ricky DavisBOS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Amar'ePHX · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
BrezecCHA · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 98Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2115372598
Kings1828242494
The story
Jason Richardson had 26 points as Golden State beat Sacramento 98-94

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 13 REB, 7 AST, 6 PTS 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Warriors took the third 37-24.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3−10+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber led the game in fantasy with 50.9 FPTS (28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Bobcats-Knicks
Bobcats 82Knicks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2814182282
Knicks2423251991
The story
Nazr Mohammed's 16 points carried New York past Charlotte, 91-82

For Charlotte, Gerald Wallace had 14 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 23-14.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+5+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor was the fantasy play: 48.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 91Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2220292091
Cavs28252027100
The story
Cleveland beat New Orleans 100-91 behind 18 points and 18 rebounds from Drew Gooden

Matt Freije paced New Orleans: 12 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 27-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+11+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 39

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 16, 21, 28, 20, 22, 29, 4, 39Bucks-Bulls · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 27, 22, 21, 13, 15, 23, 23, 36Mavs-Nuggets · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 36, 21, 19, 20, 8, 32, 30, 33Suns-Raptors · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 18, 25, 26, 23, 20, 20, 26, 28Kings-Warriors · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 5, 18, 13, 10, 21, 18, 19, 27Spurs-Celtics · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 24, 14, 15, 25, 22, 26, 24, 26Warriors-Kings · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+4.5 33.2 last 10 · 28.7 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+4.5 20.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+3.6 16.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andre MillerDEN+3.5 18.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Ben GordonCHI+3.4 15.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Chris WilcoxLAC−4.3 6.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Bonzi WellsMEM−3.9 6.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−3.1 4.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
Earl BoykinsDEN−3.0 8.6 last 10 · 11.6 season