FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 31, 2004Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 98–79.

Final · Box score
Wizards103
Celtics108
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Bobcats97
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Kings109
Jazz102
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Clippers79
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +15
On this day · 2003–04Dec 31, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Quentin Richardson (Clippers-Nuggets), 44 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Clippers

San Antonio rallies from 8 down to beat Clippers

Tracy McGrady goes for 42 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+8+19SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1425312898
Clippers2217231779
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 19, 12, 24, 19, 14, 16, 19, 23SAS23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 10, 21, 18, 19, 27, 29, 18, 21SAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Rick BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 4, 5, 3, 18, 7, 5, 7, 17LAC17 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 38, 28, 15, 22, 23, 14, 22, 17LAC17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Celtics23
Kings-Jazz13
Sonics-Bobcats8
Sixers-Nuggets6
Spurs-Clippers2
Bucks-Rockets0
The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 211
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 103, Celtics 108
211
Kings-JazzKings 109, Jazz 102
211
Sonics-BobcatsSonics 103, Bobcats 97
200
Bucks-RocketsBucks 90, Rockets 105
195
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 92, Nuggets 97
189
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 98, Clippers 79
177
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-CelticsWizards 103, Celtics 108
+5 BOS
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 92, Nuggets 97
+5 DEN
Sonics-BobcatsSonics 103, Bobcats 97
+6 SEA
Kings-JazzKings 109, Jazz 102
+7 SAC
Bucks-RocketsBucks 90, Rockets 105
+15 HOU
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 98, Clippers 79
+19 SAS
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 98, Clippers 79
8 pts
Sixers-NuggetsDEN won · Sixers 92, Nuggets 97
7 pts
Kings-JazzSAC won · Kings 109, Jazz 102
6 pts
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 103, Celtics 108
4 pts
Okafor shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 16 PTS, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
RadmanovicSEA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PaytonBOS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
HughesWAS · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 103Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25272526103
Celtics21332628108
The story
Boston beat Washington 108-103 behind 26 points from Paul Pierce

Antawn Jamison paced Washington: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-27 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4+2+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Larry Hughes topped the game at 52.2 FPTS: 33 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Sonics-Bobcats
Sonics 103Bobcats 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics30271828103
Bobcats2223302297
The story
Rashard Lewis had 27 points as Seattle beat Charlotte 103-97

Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 15 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB · 12-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +8+120+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor led the game in fantasy with 46.5 FPTS (27 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Bucks-Rockets
Bucks 90Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2024192790
Rockets27242232105
The story
Maurice Taylor's 16 points carried Houston past Milwaukee, 105-90

For Milwaukee, Dan Gadzuric had 10 REB, 5 PTS 16 PTS, 3 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+7+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Nuggets

Denver takes care of Philadelphia

A 5-point win, 97–92. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over WAS5DEN over PHI5SEA over CHA6SAC over UTA7HOU over MIL15SAS over LAC19Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over PHI.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 42

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 27, 29, 34, 25, 21, 20, 34, 42Rockets-Bucks · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 33, 19, 25, 19, 13, 20, 30, 33Wizards-Celtics · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 22, 25, 18, 20, 8, 15, 16, 29Wizards-Celtics · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 31, 24, 54, 51, 40, 28, 34, 29Sixers-Nuggets · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 23, 10, 21, 23, 18, 16, 27Bobcats-Sonics · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 19, 37, 26, 21, 22, 10, 17, 27Sonics-Bobcats · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 35.3 last 10 · 28.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.2 19.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Darius MilesPOR+3.6 16.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.5 19.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+3.4 15.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Antoine WalkerATL−3.8 16.6 last 10 · 20.4 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Earl BoykinsDEN−3.2 8.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−2.9 4.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−2.8 6.8 last 10 · 9.6 season