FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 4, 2005Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by Celtics (vs Knicks) and Lakers (vs Bobcats).

Final · Box score
Celtics102
Knicks99
Q1 Celtics -4; Q2 Celtics +1; Q3 Celtics +9; Q4 Celtics +3
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Suns112
Q1 Suns +15; Q2 Suns +21; Q3 Suns +37; Q4 Suns +18
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Sonics107
Q1 Sonics -1; Q2 Sonics +3; Q3 Sonics +9; Q4 Sonics +5
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Blazers93
Q1 Jazz +11; Q2 Jazz +10; Q3 Jazz -3; Q4 Jazz +5
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Kings77
Q1 Wolves +4; Q2 Wolves +12; Q3 Wolves +12; Q4 Wolves +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats98
Lakers99
Q1 Lakers +4; Q2 Lakers -2; Q3 Lakers -4; Q4 Lakers +1
On this day · 2004–05Dec 4, 2004: 13 games. Top scorer: Jamal Crawford (Knicks-Bobcats), 41 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Lakers

Lakers take over late to edge Charlotte

Paul Pierce goes for 28 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-2-4+1Lakers AHEAD ↑Bobcats AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2424252598
Lakers2818233099
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 42, 36, 43, 34, 46, 25, 30, 20, 29Lakers29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris MihmPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 12, 13, 12, 6, 6, 10, 4, 21Lakers21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Melvin ElyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 14, 1, 2, 14, 10, 5, 10, 20Bobcats20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brevin KnightPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 10, 9, 17, 7, 7, 18, 19, 17Bobcats17 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Celtics-Knicks

Boston edges New York by three

New York won the fourth 32–26, but Boston held on, 102–99. Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Lakers over Bobcats1Celtics over Knicks3Sonics over Pacers5Jazz over Blazers5Wolves over Kings8Suns over Hawks18Final margin, points. Pink = Celtics over Knicks.
Lead changes
Pacers-Sonics5
Celtics-Knicks4
Jazz-Blazers2
Wolves-Kings1
The night in charts
Pacers-Sonics combined for 209, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-SonicsPacers 102, Sonics 107
209
Hawks-SunsHawks 94, Suns 112
206
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 102, Knicks 99
201
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 98, Lakers 99
197
Jazz-BlazersJazz 98, Blazers 93
191
Wolves-KingsWolves 85, Kings 77
162
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 98, Lakers 99
+1 Lakers
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 102, Knicks 99
+3 Celtics
Pacers-SonicsPacers 102, Sonics 107
+5 Sonics
Jazz-BlazersJazz 98, Blazers 93
+5 Jazz
Wolves-KingsWolves 85, Kings 77
+8 MIN
Hawks-SunsHawks 94, Suns 112
+18 Suns
Celtics rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KnicksCeltics won · Celtics 102, Knicks 99
4 pts
Bobcats-LakersLakers won · Bobcats 98, Lakers 99
4 pts
Jazz-BlazersJazz won · Jazz 98, Blazers 93
3 pts
Pacers-SonicsSonics won · Pacers 102, Sonics 107
1 pt
Patterson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonBlazers · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
ElyBobcats · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MihmLakers · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
SzczerbiakMIN · 18 PTS, 9 REB
75% (9-12)
HarpringJazz · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Bobcats-Lakers
Bobcats 98Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2424252598
Lakers2818233099
The story
Kobe Bryant's 29 points carried Los Angeles past Charlotte, 99-98

For Charlotte, Brevin Knight had 17 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-30 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 30-25.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +4−2−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 102Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22243026102
Knicks2619223299
The story
Ricky Davis had 27 points as Boston beat New York 102-99

Channing Frye led New York with 25 PTS, 3 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −4+1+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Suns
Hawks 94Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1026154394
Suns25323124112
The story
Phoenix beat Atlanta 112-94 behind 20 points from Shawn Marion

Marvin Williams paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
400 +15+21+37+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 35

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 9, 27, 21, 33, 19, 18, 11, 35Knicks-Celtics · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 8, 24, 21, 22, 8, 12, 12, 30Pacers-Sonics · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 42, 36, 43, 34, 46, 25, 30, 20, 29Lakers-Bobcats · W
32.1 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 26, 24, 33, 27, 16, 32, 43, 28Celtics-Knicks · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 29, 13, 16, 24, 8, 8, 9, 28Jazz-Blazers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 26, 27, 25, 25, 22, 26, 12, 27Celtics-Knicks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST