FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 20, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by CLE (vs UTA) and MIL (vs SAS).

Final · Box score
Bobcats105
Bulls92
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Cavs110
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +25
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Pistons93
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +34; Q4 LAL +22
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Heat111
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +32; Q4 MIA +19
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs107
Bucks109
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Nets99
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Suns111
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +28
On this day · 2004–05Dec 20, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Jazz), 51 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Bucks

Milwaukee flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Kobe Bryant goes for 62 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-7+10+2MIL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs302423237107
Bucks242331229109
Who led
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 12, 14, 16, 14, 15, 24, 8, 28MIL28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 21, 24, 23, 31, 24, 24, 19, 20MIL20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 28, 20, 12, 27, 13, 24, 11, 34SAS34 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 14, 16, 20, 25, 11, 25, 17, 22SAS22 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Jazz-Cavs

Cleveland routs Utah by 25

Cleveland led by 5 at halftime and won 110–85. LeBron James led Cleveland with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over SAS2DET over POR4CHA over CHI13NJN over LAC14MIA over ATL19LAL over DAL22CLE over UTA25PHX over SEA28Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over UTA.
Lead changes
Blazers-Pistons19
Spurs-Bucks12
Sonics-Suns10
Jazz-Cavs5
Bobcats-Bulls2
Hawks-Heat1
Clippers-Nets1
Mavs-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Bogut's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Bucks combined for 216, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BucksSpurs 107, Bucks 109
216
Hawks-HeatHawks 92, Heat 111
203
Mavs-LakersMavs 90, Lakers 112
202
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 105, Bulls 92
197
Jazz-CavsJazz 85, Cavs 110
195
Sonics-SunsSonics 83, Suns 111
194
Clippers-NetsClippers 85, Nets 99
184
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 89, Pistons 93
182
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BucksSpurs 107, Bucks 109
+2 MIL
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 89, Pistons 93
+4 DET
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 105, Bulls 92
+13 CHA
Clippers-NetsClippers 85, Nets 99
+14 NJN
Hawks-HeatHawks 92, Heat 111
+19 MIA
Mavs-LakersMavs 90, Lakers 112
+22 LAL
Jazz-CavsJazz 85, Cavs 110
+25 CLE
Sonics-SunsSonics 83, Suns 111
+28 PHX
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 85, Cavs 110
7 pts
Spurs-BucksMIL won · Spurs 107, Bucks 109
7 pts
Blazers-PistonsDET won · Blazers 89, Pistons 93
2 pts
Shaq shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
87% (13-15)
Reggie EvansSEA · 21 PTS, 18 REB
70% (7-10)
KrsticNJN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HousePHX · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
LeBronCLE · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 107Bucks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs302423237107
Bucks242331229109
The story
Mo Williams had 28 points as Milwaukee beat San Antonio 109-107 in OT

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Bucks took the third 31-23.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −6−7+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 59.6 FPTS (34 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 92Heat 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks926253292
Heat21353619111
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 111-92 behind 28 points and 10 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Josh Childress paced Atlanta: 14 PTS, 9 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 13-15 FG

The swing

A 21-9 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
400 +12+21+32+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 90Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1826172990
Lakers25284217112
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points and 11 rebounds, but Los Angeles won 112-90

Devin Harris chipped in 18 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 42-17, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +7+9+34+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.3Season avg39.4Last 5

39.4 points a game over his last five games, against 31.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 62 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 62

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 11, 23, 35, 43, 27, 41, 24, 62Lakers-Mavs · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +30.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high62 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 15, 15, 9, 15, 18, 23, 9, 37Blazers-Pistons · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 23, 38, 26, 14, 22, 34, 25, 35Nets-Clippers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 28, 20, 12, 27, 13, 24, 11, 34Spurs-Bucks · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 27, 14, 20, 12, 23, 21, 16, 29Suns-Sonics · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 12, 18, 10, 30, 13, 21, 10, 28Heat-Hawks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 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
Baron DavisGSW+4.0 21.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Brevin KnightCHA+3.9 16.2 last 10 · 12.2 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