FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 25, 2005Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Spurs70
Pistons85
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Heat97
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +5
On this day · 2004–05Dec 25, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Heat), 42 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Heat

Miami handles Lakers by 5

Kobe Bryant goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+50+5MIA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2622222292
Heat3122172797
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 21, 10, 20, 12, 9, 15, 5, 21MIA21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 30, 13, 21, 10, 28, 24, 18MIA18 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 35, 43, 27, 41, 24, 62, 21, 37LAL37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Brian CookPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 4, 4, 2, 7, 5, 2, 12, 15LAL15 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Pistons

Detroit never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 85–70. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Spurs
Chauncey Billups · DETTony Parker · SASPTS2019REB61AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Lakers-Heat combined for 189, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HeatLakers 92, Heat 97
189
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 70, Pistons 85
155
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-HeatLakers 92, Heat 97
+5 MIA
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 70, Pistons 85
+15 DET
Payton shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonMIA · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
45% (9-20)
ShaqMIA · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
44% (8-18)
OdomLAL · 16 REB, 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 BLK
42% (5-12)
ParkerSAS · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
41% (7-17)
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 92Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2622222292
Heat3122172797
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points and 17 rebounds as Miami beat Los Angeles 97-92

Brian Cook led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 2 REB 18 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 31-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Pistons
Spurs 70Pistons 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs822231770
Pistons1822172885
The story
Chauncey Billups' 20 points carried Detroit past San Antonio, 85-70

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 18 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 6-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-17, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +10+10+4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace was the fantasy play: 40.7 FPTS on 21 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.1Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 32.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Rebounding up
+3.3rebounds, last 5 vs season avg
Rebounds per game
11.9Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 rebounds a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 35, 43, 27, 41, 24, 62, 21, 37Lakers-Heat · L
32.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 21, 10, 20, 12, 9, 15, 5, 21Heat-Lakers · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 14, 28, 15, 21, 30, 19, 10, 20Pistons-Spurs · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 25, 11, 25, 17, 22, 18, 13, 19Spurs-Pistons · L
19.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 30, 13, 21, 10, 28, 24, 18Heat-Lakers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 27, 13, 24, 11, 34, 13, 27, 18Spurs-Pistons · L
20.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+5.7 30.0 last 10 · 24.3 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.2 28.8 last 10 · 23.6 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.2 23.4 last 10 · 19.2 season
Brevin KnightCHA+3.9 16.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Gary PaytonMIA+3.6 13.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWAS−4.0 14.1 last 10 · 18.1 season
Raef LaFrentzBOS−3.7 5.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−3.4 8.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Steven HunterPHI−2.9 3.1 last 10 · 6.0 season
Jalen RoseTOR−2.9 6.6 last 10 · 9.5 season