FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 2, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAL by 15 at halftime and won 113–108.

Final · Box score
Raptors102
Hawks101
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Wizards102
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Celtics102
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Pistons106
Q1 DET -2; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Magic69
Grizzlies91
Q1 MEM +18; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +22
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Hornets88
Q1 NOK +5; Q2 NOK +13; Q3 NOK -1; Q4 NOK +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Suns102
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Blazers78
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +25; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Heat98
Kings87
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats100
Warriors107
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Lakers108
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -15; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Sonics115
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +7
On this day · 2004–05Dec 2, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Rockets), 53 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Lakers

Wally Szczerbiak drops 34 in 15-point comeback win over Lakers

Paul Pierce goes for 43 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-15-8+5MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24212939113
Lakers28322226108
Who led
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 12, 17, 15, 8, 30, 16, 10, 34MIN34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 25, 25, 19, 24, 17, 26, 29, 29MIN29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 13, 18, 6, 23, 8, 27, 12, 24LAL24 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Smush ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 10, 10, 8, 16, 5, 10, 21, 22LAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Sonics combined for 223, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SonicsCavs 108, Sonics 115
223
Wolves-LakersWolves 113, Lakers 108
221
Bulls-CelticsBulls 106, Celtics 102
208
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 100, Warriors 107
207
Bucks-WizardsBucks 105, Wizards 102
207
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 98, Pistons 106
204
Raptors-HawksRaptors 102, Hawks 101
203
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 97, Suns 102
199
Heat-KingsHeat 98, Kings 87
185
Pacers-BlazersPacers 98, Blazers 78
176
Sixers-HornetsSixers 86, Hornets 88
174
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 69, Grizzlies 91
160
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HawksRaptors 102, Hawks 101
+1 TOR
Sixers-HornetsSixers 86, Hornets 88
+2 NOK
Bucks-WizardsBucks 105, Wizards 102
+3 MIL
Bulls-CelticsBulls 106, Celtics 102
+4 CHI
Wolves-LakersWolves 113, Lakers 108
+5 MIN
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 97, Suns 102
+5 PHX
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 100, Warriors 107
+7 GSW
Cavs-SonicsCavs 108, Sonics 115
+7 SEA
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 98, Pistons 106
+8 DET
Heat-KingsHeat 98, Kings 87
+11 MIA
Pacers-BlazersPacers 98, Blazers 78
+20 IND
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 69, Grizzlies 91
+22 MEM
MIN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-LakersMIN won · Wolves 113, Lakers 108
15 pts
Bobcats-WarriorsGSW won · Bobcats 100, Warriors 107
6 pts
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 106, Celtics 102
5 pts
Cavs-SonicsSEA won · Cavs 108, Sonics 115
4 pts
Pacers-BlazersIND won · Pacers 98, Blazers 78
4 pts
Szczerbiak shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SzczerbiakMIN · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
Mo WilliamsMIL · 35 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
71% (15-21)
StevensonORL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KGMIN · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
69% (11-16)
VillanuevaTOR · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 86Hornets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2318232286
Hornets282692588
The story
David West had 22 points as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia 88-86

Chris Webber led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the second 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +5+13−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson led the game in fantasy with 58.4 FPTS (34 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 106Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34221535106
Celtics28202826102
The story
Luol Deng's 28 points carried Chicago past Boston, 106-102

For Boston, Mark Blount had 14 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 35-26.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+8−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 113Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24212939113
Lakers28322226108
The story
Minnesota beat Los Angeles 113-108 behind 29 points from Kevin Garnett

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 11-16 FG

The swing

A 39-26 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4−15−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
34.0Season avg39.4Last 5

39.4 points a game over his last five games, against 34.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
21.42004–05 avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 2004–05 (61 games). Today: 1 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Orlando by 22.

TOR over ATL1NOK over PHI2MIL over WAS3CHI over BOS4PHX over DEN5MIN over LAL5GSW over CHA7SEA over CLE7DET over NYK8MIA over SAC11IND over POR20MEM over ORL22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 43

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 22, 26, 24, 33, 27, 16, 32, 43Celtics-Bulls · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 25, 19, 18, 19, 11, 20, 30, 40Pistons-Knicks · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 0, 9, 6, 14, 13, 8, 16, 35Bucks-Wizards · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 21, 13, 16, 15, 17, 13, 34Hawks-Raptors · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 42, 33, 37, 24, 45, 40, 38, 40, 34Sixers-Hornets · L
34.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 37, 16, 36, 36, 19, 38, 28, 34Cavs-Sonics · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST