FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 6, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SEA by 10 after the first quarter and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Mavs84
Pacers75
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors111
Wizards119
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Hornets73
Grizzlies89
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Bucks92
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +19
Final · Box score
Celtics73
Rockets91
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Nuggets125
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Suns130
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +37; Q4 PHX +45
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Kings97
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Sonics101
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +3
On this day · 2004–05Dec 6, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hawks), 36 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Sonics

Jamal Crawford scores 31, New York rallies past Seattle

Al Harrington goes for 35 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-9-1+3NYK AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks17243033104
Sonics27232229101
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 19, 4, 11, 13, 28, 22, 2, 31NYK31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 12, 21, 12, 21, 21, 25, 18NYK18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 28, 23, 19, 15, 32, 21, 25, 25SEA25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 17, 2, 13, 14, 5, 14, 7, 23SEA23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Portland by 45, the widest margin of 9 games.

NYK over SEA3CLE over SAC5WAS over TOR8DAL over IND9DEN over ATL9MEM over NOK16HOU over BOS18LAL over MIL19PHX over POR45Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Wizards15
Lakers-Bucks3
Cavs-Kings3
Hawks-Nuggets1
Blazers-Suns1
Knicks-Sonics1
Mavs-Pacers0
The night in charts
Hawks-Nuggets combined for 241, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 116, Nuggets 125
241
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 111, Wizards 119
230
Blazers-SunsBlazers 85, Suns 130
215
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 104, Sonics 101
205
Lakers-BucksLakers 111, Bucks 92
203
Cavs-KingsCavs 102, Kings 97
199
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 73, Rockets 91
164
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 73, Grizzlies 89
162
Mavs-PacersMavs 84, Pacers 75
159
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 104, Sonics 101
+3 NYK
Cavs-KingsCavs 102, Kings 97
+5 CLE
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 111, Wizards 119
+8 WAS
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 116, Nuggets 125
+9 DEN
Mavs-PacersMavs 84, Pacers 75
+9 DAL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 73, Grizzlies 89
+16 MEM
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 73, Rockets 91
+18 HOU
Lakers-BucksLakers 111, Bucks 92
+19 LAL
Blazers-SunsBlazers 85, Suns 130
+45 PHX
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SonicsNYK won · Knicks 104, Sonics 101
10 pts
Raptors-WizardsWAS won · Raptors 111, Wizards 119
2 pts
Camby shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CambyDEN · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
WellsSAC · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
T-MacHOU · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
IveyATL · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Bobby JacksonMEM · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Sonics
Knicks 104Sonics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks17243033104
Sonics27232229101
The story
Stephon Marbury had 16 points and 8 assists as New York beat Seattle 104-101

Vladimir Radmanovic led Seattle with 23 PTS, 4 REB 16 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 4-11 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Knicks took the third 30-22.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−9−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 102Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23282229102
Kings1925282597
The story
Cleveland beat Sacramento 102-97 behind 30 points from LeBron James

Bonzi Wells paced Sacramento: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 10-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 23-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+7+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 111Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors322918266111
Wizards3524242214119
The story
Antawn Jamison's 26 points and 14 rebounds carried Washington past Toronto, 119-111 in OT

For Toronto, Chris Bosh had 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 11-26 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Wizards took it 14-6.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3−2+40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 37

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 17, 36, 19, 39, 11, 28, 34, 37Wizards-Raptors · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 34, 17, 16, 14, 16, 24, 4, 35Hawks-Nuggets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 23, 35, 14, 25, 27, 6, 25, 12, 35Rockets-Celtics · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 36, 43, 34, 46, 25, 30, 20, 29, 33Lakers-Bucks · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 23, 27, 29, 18, 14, 30, 35, 31Mavs-Pacers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 19, 4, 11, 13, 28, 22, 2, 31Knicks-Sonics · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST