FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 27, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 7 after the first quarter and won 82–74.

Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Hawks90
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Pistons113
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Heat109
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Nets96
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Rockets74
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Spurs99
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Nuggets106
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Kings110
Clippers93
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +17
On this day · 2004–05Dec 27, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (Pistons-Nets), 37 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Rockets

Houston's skid reaches three

Allen Iverson goes for 36 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5+1+8UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1917242282
Rockets2615181574
Who led
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 21, 19, 14, 9, 23, 11, 23, 20UTA20 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jarron CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 15, 13, 7, 7, 5, 8, 0, 15UTA15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 35, 23, 34, 29, 20, 7, 17, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 6, 0, 16, 2, 10, 21, 18, 19HOU19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Hawks

Charlotte takes over late to edge Atlanta

Down 5 after three, Charlotte won the fourth 26–18. Final: 93–90. Brevin Knight led Charlotte with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over DEN2CHA over ATL3NJN over CLE5DET over TOR7UTA over HOU8MIA over MIL11SAS over IND13SAC over LAC17Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over ATL.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Hawks15
Pacers-Spurs13
Sixers-Nuggets11
Bucks-Heat8
Cavs-Nets3
Jazz-Rockets1
Raptors-Pistons0
Shot of the night

AI's jumper with 4.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Pistons combined for 219, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 106, Pistons 113
219
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 108, Nuggets 106
214
Bucks-HeatBucks 98, Heat 109
207
Kings-ClippersKings 110, Clippers 93
203
Cavs-NetsCavs 91, Nets 96
187
Pacers-SpursPacers 86, Spurs 99
185
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 93, Hawks 90
183
Jazz-RocketsJazz 82, Rockets 74
156
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 108, Nuggets 106
+2 PHI
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 93, Hawks 90
+3 CHA
Cavs-NetsCavs 91, Nets 96
+5 NJN
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 106, Pistons 113
+7 DET
Jazz-RocketsJazz 82, Rockets 74
+8 UTA
Bucks-HeatBucks 98, Heat 109
+11 MIA
Pacers-SpursPacers 86, Spurs 99
+13 SAS
Kings-ClippersKings 110, Clippers 93
+17 SAC
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 82, Rockets 74
7 pts
Bobcats-HawksCHA won · Bobcats 93, Hawks 90
5 pts
Pacers-SpursSAS won · Pacers 86, Spurs 99
2 pts
Bucks-HeatMIA won · Bucks 98, Heat 109
2 pts
Jefferson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
82% (9-11)
IlgauskasCLE · 21 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
D WadeMIA · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Jason WilliamsMIA · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 108Nuggets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27272628108
Nuggets25272826106
The story
Chris Webber had 32 points and 15 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Denver 108-106

Andre Miller led Denver with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST · 15-22 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the first 27-25, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Hawks
Bobcats 93Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2625162693
Hawks2321281890
The story
Brevin Knight's 22 points carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 93-90

For Atlanta, Al Harrington had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-23 FG

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 26-18.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3+7−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 91Nets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2120212991
Nets2927241696
The story
New Jersey beat Cleveland 96-91 behind 28 points from Richard Jefferson

Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +8+15+18+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 57.5 FPTS: 31 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.8Season avg32.8Last 5

32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.2Season avg24.9Last 3

24.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 45

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 42, 23, 20, 37, 29, 25, 28, 45Nuggets-Sixers · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high45 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 17, 17, 14, 21, 23, 22, 13, 38Kings-Clippers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 30, 25, 27, 22, 19, 17, 18, 37Raptors-Pistons · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 43, 42, 19, 39, 35, 18, 38, 53, 36Sixers-Nuggets · W
34.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 41, 14, 27, 32, 33, 14, 17, 18, 35Heat-Bucks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 13, 27, 29, 23, 12, 27, 16, 32Sixers-Nuggets · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.7 31.2 last 10 · 24.5 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.8 24.3 last 10 · 19.5 season
Vince CarterNJN+4.4 28.7 last 10 · 24.3 season
Gary PaytonMIA+4.0 13.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Brevin KnightCHA+3.8 16.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.0 13.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Steven HunterPHI−3.7 2.1 last 10 · 5.8 season
Raef LaFrentzBOS−3.6 5.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−3.6 6.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Gerald WallaceCHA−3.5 10.0 last 10 · 13.5 season