FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 8, 2005Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed WAS by 12 after the first quarter and won 111–87.

Final · Box score
Wizards87
Pacers111
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Kings95
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +11
On this day · 2004–05Dec 8, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Sonics), 39 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Pacers

Stephen Jackson scores 30 in Indiana rout of Washington

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 25 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-1+16+24IND AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3021201687
Pacers18323724111
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 9, 15, 9, 9, 9, 15, 7, 30IND30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 30, 16, 21, 25, 27, 22, 25, 25IND25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 33, 17, 36, 19, 39, 11, 28, 34, 37, 17WAS17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 26, 25, 22, 20, 20, 15, 26, 16WAS16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Kings

Houston handles Sacramento by 11

The Rockets won the fourth quarter 33–16. Final: 106–95. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Kings
Tracy McGrady · HOUMike Bibby · SACPTS2824REB44AST46Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Rockets-Kings combined for 201, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KingsRockets 106, Kings 95
201
Wizards-PacersWizards 87, Pacers 111
198
HOU won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Rockets-KingsRockets 106, Kings 95
+11 HOU
Wizards-PacersWizards 87, Pacers 111
+24 IND
IND erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-PacersIND won · Wizards 87, Pacers 111
12 pts
Rockets-KingsHOU won · Rockets 106, Kings 95
6 pts
Stephen Jackson shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Stephen JacksonIND · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
O'NealIND · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (12-18)
WellsSAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Brad MillerSAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
BibbySAC · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
50% (9-18)
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 106Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29182633106
Kings3121271695
The story
Tracy McGrady's 28 points carried Houston past Sacramento, 106-95

For Sacramento, Brad Miller had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 11-24 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 33-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−5−6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 87Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3021201687
Pacers18323724111
The story
Sarunas Jasikevicius had 12 points as Indiana beat Washington 111-87

Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 12 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 4-9 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Pacers took the third 37-20.

IND lead by quarter
300 −12−1+16+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 15 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Jackson leads the day with 30

Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 9, 15, 9, 9, 9, 15, 7, 30Pacers-Wizards · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 14, 25, 27, 6, 25, 12, 35, 28Rockets-Kings · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 30, 16, 21, 25, 27, 22, 25, 25Pacers-Wizards · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 25, 25, 25, 22, 16, 14, 16, 24Kings-Rockets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 20, 16, 20, 20, 18, 0, 12, 21Kings-Rockets · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 20, 8, 15, 30, 25, 29, 12, 21Rockets-Kings · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST