FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 17, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 4 at halftime and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Rockets81
Clippers89
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Bobcats78
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +25
Final · Box score
Heat107
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Knicks96
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Suns87
Grizzlies91
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +32
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Bucks80
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Kings89
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +1
On this day · 2004–05Dec 17, 2004: 11 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Lakers), 37 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Knicks

Jermaine O'Neal scores 31 as Indiana wins in New York

LeBron James goes for 41 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-4-2+6IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers21232731102
Knicks1929252396
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 27, 22, 25, 25, 20, 14, 27, 31IND31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 4, 11, 12, 15, 14, 2, 2, 23IND23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 35, 16, 12, 28, 7, 13, 21, 25NYK25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 2, 31, 11, 8, 0, 3, 23, 15NYK15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Kings-Spurs

San Antonio wins a tight one over Sacramento

90–89. Neither team led by more than 12 at any break. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over SAC1MEM over PHX4IND over NYK6LAC over HOU8CLE over MIA8UTA over MIL8DET over CHA25CHI over BOS32Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over SAC.
The night in charts
Heat-Cavs combined for 222, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-CavsHeat 107, Cavs 115
222
Celtics-BullsCeltics 86, Bulls 118
204
Pacers-KnicksPacers 102, Knicks 96
198
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 103, Bobcats 78
181
Kings-SpursKings 89, Spurs 90
179
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 87, Grizzlies 91
178
Rockets-ClippersRockets 81, Clippers 89
170
Jazz-BucksJazz 88, Bucks 80
168
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SpursKings 89, Spurs 90
+1 SAS
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 87, Grizzlies 91
+4 MEM
Pacers-KnicksPacers 102, Knicks 96
+6 IND
Jazz-BucksJazz 88, Bucks 80
+8 UTA
Heat-CavsHeat 107, Cavs 115
+8 CLE
Rockets-ClippersRockets 81, Clippers 89
+8 LAC
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 103, Bobcats 78
+25 DET
Celtics-BullsCeltics 86, Bulls 118
+32 CHI
IND rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-KnicksIND won · Pacers 102, Knicks 96
4 pts
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 89, Spurs 90
1 pt
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 81, Clippers 89
1 pt
Suns-GrizzliesMEM won · Suns 87, Grizzlies 91
1 pt
Sweetney shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SweetneyCHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Abdur-RahimSAC · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
SongailaCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
NashPHX · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
ParkerSAS · 25 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 89Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1727261989
Spurs2914281990
The story
Tim Duncan had 24 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Sacramento 90-89

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 10-24 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +12−1+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 87Grizzlies 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2029162287
Grizzlies2325212291
The story
Memphis beat Phoenix 91-87 behind 12 points from Eddie Jones

Boris Diaw paced Phoenix: 11 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 4-13 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 21-16 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3−1+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion topped the game at 60.4 FPTS: 17 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 107Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat18262934107
Cavs22393222115
The story
Donyell Marshall's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Cleveland past Miami, 115-107

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 14 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 39-26, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+17+20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 22 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 2 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
24.72004–05 avg11.0Last 2

11.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.7 in 2004–05 (58 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 34, 30, 30, 32, 52, 39, 26, 41Cavs-Heat · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 29, 31, 37, 41, 14, 27, 32, 33Heat-Cavs · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 27, 22, 25, 25, 20, 14, 27, 31Pacers-Knicks · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 6, 25, 12, 35, 28, 35, 23, 34, 29Rockets-Clippers · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 20, 20, 14, 16, 20, 25, 11, 25Spurs-Kings · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 14, 9, 4, 16, 9, 8, 11, 25Cavs-Heat · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LeBron JamesCLE+4.0 35.0 last 10 · 31.0 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+3.6 21.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Andre MillerDEN+3.4 16.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+3.1 30.3 last 10 · 27.2 season
Marquis DanielsDAL+3.1 16.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Jalen RoseTOR−3.9 5.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Raef LaFrentzBOS−3.6 5.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Peja StojakovicSAC−3.1 14.1 last 10 · 17.2 season
Steven HunterPHI−2.9 3.1 last 10 · 6.0 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−2.5 16.5 last 10 · 19.0 season