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Sunday, December 11, 2005Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed WAS by 6 at halftime and won 104–101.

Final · OT · Box score
Wizards101
Heat104
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Clippers101
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Blazers86
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Kings110
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 2004–05Dec 11, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 37 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 41 as Miami beats Washington

Tracy McGrady goes for 35 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-6+50+3MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards183024236101
Heat212135189104
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 33, 20, 27, 32, 29, 31, 37, 41MIA41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 3, 13, 5, 17, 3, 4, 13, 21MIA21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 27, 6, 12, 27, 2, 14, 16, 28WAS28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 6, 20, 9, 4, 3, 0, 26WAS26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hornets-Kings

New Orleans/Oklahoma City's skid reaches five

Sacramento won 110–100; the Hornets fall to 8–12. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Sacramento with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · NOK
Wvs MIN84–80W@ SEA105–99L@ GSW83–99W@ DEN102–95Wvs PHI88–86L@ DAL88–97L@ MEM73–89Lvs BOS87–101L@ POR95–98L@ SAC100–110
Lead changes
Hornets-Kings19
Wizards-Heat14
The night in charts
Pistons-Clippers combined for 210
Points by game
Pistons-ClippersPistons 109, Clippers 101
210
Hornets-KingsHornets 100, Kings 110
210
Wizards-HeatWizards 101, Heat 104
205
Rockets-BlazersRockets 100, Blazers 86
186
MIA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wizards-HeatWizards 101, Heat 104
+3 MIA
Pistons-ClippersPistons 109, Clippers 101
+8 DET
Hornets-KingsHornets 100, Kings 110
+10 SAC
Rockets-BlazersRockets 100, Blazers 86
+14 HOU
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 101, Heat 104
6 pts
Hornets-KingsSAC won · Hornets 100, Kings 110
3 pts
Abdur-Rahim shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimSAC · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
KamanLAC · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
ButlerWAS · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (14-22)
BillupsDET · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
AtkinsWAS · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 101Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards183024236101
Heat212135189104
The story
Gary Payton had 21 points as Miami beat Washington 104-101 in OT

Chucky Atkins led Washington with 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Heat took the third 35-24.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3−6+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 100Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets22342420100
Kings28252730110
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Sacramento past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 110-100

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 18 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-20, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6−30+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 100Blazers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24232132100
Blazers2022152986
The story
Houston won 100-86 despite 15 points and 13 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Joel Przybilla backed him with 15 REB, 8 PTS 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 6-22 FG

The swing

A 21-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+5+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.6Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg19.2Last 3

19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg46.0Today

46 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 41

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 33, 20, 27, 32, 29, 31, 37, 41Heat-Wizards · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 19, 33, 30, 37, 24, 27, 36Clippers-Pistons · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 14, 25, 27, 6, 25, 12, 35, 28, 35Rockets-Blazers · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 27, 6, 12, 27, 2, 14, 16, 28Wizards-Heat · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 6, 20, 9, 4, 3, 0, 26Wizards-Heat · L
5.6 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 16, 21, 17, 20, 11, 17, 29, 25Pistons-Clippers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bonzi WellsSAC+3.5 19.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Joel PrzybillaPOR+2.7 9.4 last 10 · 6.7 season
Brevin KnightCHA+2.7 14.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Mike DunleavyGSW+2.2 11.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Allen IversonPHI+2.2 36.6 last 10 · 34.4 season
Cold
Antoine WalkerMIA−3.7 9.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jalen RoseTOR−3.2 7.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Mehmet OkurUTA−2.9 14.7 last 10 · 17.6 season
Chris WebberPHI−2.6 16.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
Mike JamesTOR−2.6 12.9 last 10 · 15.5 season