FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 27, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NJN by 10 at halftime and won 100–90.

Final · Box score
Hornets82
Pacers100
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Knicks119
Magic111
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats87
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +19
Final · OT · Box score
Nets90
Pistons100
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -5; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +10
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Heat116
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Clippers76
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +17; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Jazz88
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Blazers104
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Warriors104
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +3
On this day · 2003–04Dec 27, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Jamal Crawford (Bulls-Wizards), 42 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pistons

Richard Hamilton scores 37, Detroit rallies past New Jersey

Tayshaun Prince goes for 18 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-10-50+10DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets21271821390
Pistons2414232613100
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 24, 18, 29, 21, 11, 12, 25, 37DET37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 14, 6, 14, 7, 15, 6, 18, 18DET18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 24, 21, 22, 26, 38, 28, 42, 27NJN27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 19, 26, 5, 21, 12, 22, 5, 23NJN23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Memphis by 20.

GSW over DEN3PHI over POR7NYK over ORL8DET over NJN10SEA over UTA10MIA over ATL14IND over NOH18WAS over CHA19MEM over LAC20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Knicks-Magic combined for 230, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MagicKnicks 119, Magic 111
230
Hawks-HeatHawks 102, Heat 116
218
Sixers-BlazersSixers 111, Blazers 104
215
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 101, Warriors 104
205
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 87, Wizards 106
193
Nets-PistonsNets 90, Pistons 100
190
Sonics-JazzSonics 98, Jazz 88
186
Hornets-PacersHornets 82, Pacers 100
182
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 76, Grizzlies 96
172
GSW won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 101, Warriors 104
+3 GSW
Sixers-BlazersSixers 111, Blazers 104
+7 PHI
Knicks-MagicKnicks 119, Magic 111
+8 NYK
Nets-PistonsNets 90, Pistons 100
+10 DET
Sonics-JazzSonics 98, Jazz 88
+10 SEA
Hawks-HeatHawks 102, Heat 116
+14 MIA
Hornets-PacersHornets 82, Pacers 100
+18 IND
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 87, Wizards 106
+19 WAS
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 76, Grizzlies 96
+20 MEM
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PistonsDET won · Nets 90, Pistons 100
10 pts
Sixers-BlazersPHI won · Sixers 111, Blazers 104
6 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 101, Warriors 104
3 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 102, Heat 116
1 pt
Pietrus shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PietrusGSW · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
HilarioDEN · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
ShaqMIA · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
PauMEM · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
NailonNOH · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 101Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26203223101
Warriors26272229104
The story
Troy Murphy's 16 points and 16 rebounds carried Golden State past Denver, 104-101

For Denver, Marcus Camby had 16 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 STL · 5-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-20, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0+7−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Miller was the fantasy play: 51.8 FPTS on 21 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB

Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 90Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets21271821390
Pistons2414232613100
The story
Ben Wallace had 18 rebounds and 8 points as Detroit beat New Jersey 100-90 in OT

Nenad Krstic led New Jersey with 13 PTS, 9 REB 18 REB, 8 PTS, 4 BLK · 4-9 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the overtime 13-3.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3−10−50+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bobcats-Wizards
Bobcats 87Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2722191987
Wizards30302422106
The story
Washington beat Charlotte 106-87 behind 20 points from Larry Hughes

Jason Hart paced Charlotte: 12 PTS, 10 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3+11+16+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor topped the game at 39.7 FPTS: 18 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.7Season avg39.4Last 5

39.4 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 37

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 24, 18, 29, 21, 11, 12, 25, 37Pistons-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 12, 18, 27, 19, 12, 12, 14, 34Knicks-Magic · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27, 25, 24, 31Heat-Hawks · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 10, 17, 21, 20, 13, 13, 14, 28Blazers-Sixers · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 14, 22, 40, 31, 24, 54, 51, 40, 28Sixers-Blazers · W
28.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 15, 17, 22, 9, 21, 18, 18, 28Hornets-Pacers · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+5.3 34.0 last 10 · 28.7 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+4.5 28.1 last 10 · 23.6 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+3.8 19.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Corey MaggetteLAC+3.7 25.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Matt HarpringUTA+3.6 16.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Earl BoykinsDEN−3.7 7.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 7.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.4 6.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−3.1 4.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
Bonzi WellsMEM−3.0 7.9 last 10 · 10.9 season