FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 19, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ORL by 8 after the first quarter and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Raptors92
Magic90
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Celtics109
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +11
Final · OT · Box score
Kings103
Bobcats106
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pistons106
Grizzlies104
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +8; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons 0; OT2 DET +2
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Sonics111
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +10
On this day · 2004–05Dec 19, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Richard Jefferson (Nets-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Magic

Toronto climbs back to beat Orlando

Pau Gasol goes for 32 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+2+2TOR AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1925282092
Magic2719242090
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 29, 27, 22, 30, 25, 27, 22, 19TOR19 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 24, 21, 14, 12, 10, 10, 11, 19TOR19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 10, 19, 9, 16, 15, 10, 16, 20ORL20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 4, 20, 20, 10, 7, 11, 14, 14ORL14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Kings-Bobcats

Charlotte needs overtime to survive Sacramento

Tied 99–99 after regulation. Charlotte won the final period 7–4 for a 106–103 win. Primoz Brezec led Charlotte with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Bobcats-Kings
Primoz Brezec · CHAShareef Abdur-Rahim · SACPTS2632REB85AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Magic10
Kings-Bobcats10
Pistons-Grizzlies9
Warriors-Celtics9
Shot of the night

Billups's jumper at the buzzer of 2OT breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Sonics combined for 212, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SonicsWizards 101, Sonics 111
212
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 106, Grizzlies 104
210
Kings-BobcatsKings 103, Bobcats 106
209
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 98, Celtics 109
207
Raptors-MagicRaptors 92, Magic 90
182
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MagicRaptors 92, Magic 90
+2 TOR
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 106, Grizzlies 104
+2 DET
Kings-BobcatsKings 103, Bobcats 106
+3 CHA
Wizards-SonicsWizards 101, Sonics 111
+10 SEA
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 98, Celtics 109
+11 BOS
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 92, Magic 90
8 pts
Kings-BobcatsCHA won · Kings 103, Bobcats 106
5 pts
Warriors-CelticsBOS won · Warriors 98, Celtics 109
1 pt
Brezec shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrezecCHA · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ButlerWAS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
NelsonORL · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Abdur-RahimSAC · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
JeffersonBOS · 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 106Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pistons28202118613106
Grizzlies18212226611104
The story
Chauncey Billups' 30 points and 9 assists carried Detroit past Memphis, 106-104 in OT

For Memphis, Damon Stoudamire had 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB · 8-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +10+9+800+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 92Magic 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1925282092
Magic2719242090
The story
Toronto beat Orlando 92-90 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Chris Bosh

Steve Francis paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

A 25-19 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −8−2+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bobcats
Kings 103Bobcats 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings302221264103
Bobcats252727207106
The story
Gerald Wallace had 15 points as Charlotte beat Sacramento 106-103 in OT

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 STL, 4 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats won the third 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −50+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
24.72004–05 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 2004–05 (58 games). Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 32

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 9, 15, 29, 13, 11, 10, 14, 32Grizzlies-Pistons · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 25, 8, 17, 23, 19, 14, 25, 32Kings-Bobcats · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 34, 37, 17, 42, 24, 29, 29, 30Wizards-Sonics · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 23, 18, 26, 17, 12, 15, 37, 30Sonics-Wizards · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 17, 29, 25, 14, 28, 15, 21, 30Pistons-Grizzlies · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 14, 18, 8, 14, 19, 20, 19, 27Warriors-Celtics · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.3 23.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Andre MillerDEN+4.1 17.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
LeBron JamesCLE+4.0 35.0 last 10 · 31.0 season
Baron DavisGSW+4.0 21.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Chucky AtkinsWAS+3.8 10.5 last 10 · 6.7 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWAS−4.4 13.4 last 10 · 17.8 season
Raef LaFrentzBOS−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jalen RoseTOR−3.4 6.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
John SalmonsPHI−3.0 5.5 last 10 · 8.5 season
Steven HunterPHI−2.9 3.1 last 10 · 6.0 season