FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 5, 2005Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIA by 7 after the first quarter and won 99–89.

Final · Box score
Spurs110
Magic85
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Bulls94
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Jazz77
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Heat89
Clippers99
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2004–05Dec 5, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Quentin Richardson (Suns-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Heat-Clippers

Elton Brand posts 37 and 12 as Clippers beat Miami

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+3+3+10LAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2821261489
Clippers2131262199
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 32, 21, 20, 22, 19, 33, 30, 37LAC37 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 14, 26, 15, 10, 13, 26, 9, 18LAC18 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 19, 23, 21, 33, 20, 27, 32, 29MIA29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 10, 13, 15, 9, 14, 12, 6, 17MIA17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Jazz

Minnesota makes it three straight

Minnesota beat Utah 91–77 and moved to 10–6. Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
Lvs HOU89–94Wvs WAS109–98Wvs CHA102–89L@ NOK80–84Wvs MIL99–91W@ CLE89–85Lvs LAC84–93W@ LAL113–108W@ SAC85–77W@ UTA91–77
Lead changes
Mavs-Bulls10
Wolves-Jazz9
Heat-Clippers7
Spurs-Magic6
The night in charts
Mavs-Bulls combined for 196, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BullsMavs 102, Bulls 94
196
Spurs-MagicSpurs 110, Magic 85
195
Heat-ClippersHeat 89, Clippers 99
188
Wolves-JazzWolves 91, Jazz 77
168
DAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Mavs-BullsMavs 102, Bulls 94
+8 DAL
Heat-ClippersHeat 89, Clippers 99
+10 LAC
Wolves-JazzWolves 91, Jazz 77
+14 MIN
Spurs-MagicSpurs 110, Magic 85
+25 SAS
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 89, Clippers 99
7 pts
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 91, Jazz 77
2 pts
Mavs-BullsDAL won · Mavs 102, Bulls 94
1 pt
Brand shot 16-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 37 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST
70% (16-23)
DengCHI · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
ZoMIA · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
CassellLAC · 18 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 89Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2821261489
Clippers2131262199
The story
Sam Cassell had 18 points and 13 assists as Los Angeles beat Miami 99-89

Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 17 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Clippers took the second 31-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7+3+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 91Jazz 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2224222391
Jazz2419181677
The story
Minnesota beat Utah 91-77 behind 14 points and 11 rebounds from Eddie Griffin

Mehmet Okur paced Utah: 14 PTS, 6 REB 14 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK, 1 AST · 6-9 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2+3+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Magic
Spurs 110Magic 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26203133110
Magic2521152485
The story
Tony Parker's 20 points carried San Antonio past Orlando, 110-85

For Orlando, DeShawn Stevenson had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-15, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +10+16+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg26.1Last 3

26.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
9.72004–05 avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 2004–05 (69 games). Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Elton Brand leads the day with 37

Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 32, 21, 20, 22, 19, 33, 30, 37Clippers-Heat · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 31, 23, 27, 29, 18, 14, 30, 35Mavs-Bulls · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 19, 23, 21, 33, 20, 27, 32, 29Heat-Clippers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 24, 22, 19, 24, 16, 13, 16, 26Spurs-Magic · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 6, 19, 18, 7, 28, 20, 13, 26Bulls-Mavs · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 15, 8, 30, 16, 10, 34, 18, 26Wolves-Jazz · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST