FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 13, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by SAS (vs LAC) and GSW (vs SEA).

Final · Box score
Hawks100
Cavs94
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Nets74
Wizards94
Q1 WAS +15; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Bobcats85
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Kings93
Wolves91
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Heat100
Bulls97
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +3
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers87
Spurs95
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +8
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors110
Sonics107
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +3
On this day · 2004–05Dec 13, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Heat-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Sonics

Golden State flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Carmelo Anthony goes for 42 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-2+40+3GSW AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors2028282212110
Sonics262422269107
Who led
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 11, 9, 17, 10, 17, 18, 15, 26GSW26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 13, 7, 17, 25, 21, 28, 14, 21GSW21 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 15, 32, 21, 25, 25, 19, 24, 35SEA35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 13, 8, 24, 18, 2, 12, 12, 17SEA17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Wizards rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat New Jersey by 20.

SAC over MIN2MIA over CHI3GSW over SEA3ATL over CLE6SAS over LAC8DEN over CHA16WAS over NJN20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Warriors-Sonics combined for 217, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 110, Sonics 107
217
Heat-BullsHeat 100, Bulls 97
197
Hawks-CavsHawks 100, Cavs 94
194
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 101, Bobcats 85
186
Kings-WolvesKings 93, Wolves 91
184
Clippers-SpursClippers 87, Spurs 95
182
Nets-WizardsNets 74, Wizards 94
168
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WolvesKings 93, Wolves 91
+2 SAC
Heat-BullsHeat 100, Bulls 97
+3 MIA
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 110, Sonics 107
+3 GSW
Hawks-CavsHawks 100, Cavs 94
+6 ATL
Clippers-SpursClippers 87, Spurs 95
+8 SAS
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 101, Bobcats 85
+16 DEN
Nets-WizardsNets 74, Wizards 94
+20 WAS
SAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SpursSAS won · Clippers 87, Spurs 95
6 pts
Warriors-SonicsGSW won · Warriors 110, Sonics 107
6 pts
Nuggets-BobcatsDEN won · Nuggets 101, Bobcats 85
2 pts
Melo shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MeloDEN · 42 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
72% (13-18)
OkaforCHA · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
LueATL · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HayesWAS · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
ShaqMIA · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
Final · Warriors-Sonics
Warriors 110Sonics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2028282212110
Sonics262422269107
The story
Baron Davis had 21 points and 13 assists as Golden State beat Seattle 110-107 in OT

Rashard Lewis led Seattle with 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Warriors took the third 28-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −6−2+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen led the game in fantasy with 53.9 FPTS (35 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 100Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24281731100
Bulls2221223297
The story
Miami beat Chicago 100-97 behind 30 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Darius Songaila paced Chicago: 19 PTS, 5 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

A 28-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+9+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kirk Hinrich topped the game at 50.0 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 87Spurs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers23271717387
Spurs222224161195
The story
Tim Duncan's 27 points and 22 rebounds carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 95-87 in OT

For Los Angeles, Elton Brand had 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 22 REB, 5 AST · 12-25 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Spurs took it 11-3.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−6+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.9Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 42

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 35, 2, 22, 23, 26, 40, 23, 42Nuggets-Bobcats · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 38, 28, 34, 30, 30, 32, 52, 39Cavs-Hawks · L
30.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 15, 32, 21, 25, 25, 19, 24, 35Sonics-Warriors · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 12, 18, 10, 30Heat-Bulls · W
17.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 16, 13, 16, 26, 28, 20, 12, 27Spurs-Clippers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 22 REB · 5 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 20, 16, 7, 9, 0, 26, 22, 26Bulls-Heat · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.5 22.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
LeBron JamesCLE+3.1 33.8 last 10 · 30.7 season
Desmond MasonNOK+3.1 12.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Bonzi WellsSAC+3.0 19.2 last 10 · 16.2 season
Joel PrzybillaPOR+2.7 9.4 last 10 · 6.7 season
Cold
Jalen RoseTOR−3.2 7.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Mike JamesTOR−2.6 12.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Antoine WalkerMIA−2.6 10.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Andre IguodalaPHI−2.4 8.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Eddie JonesMEM−2.4 10.5 last 10 · 12.9 season