FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 29, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sonics trailed Nuggets by 3 at halftime and won 112–105.

Final · Box score
Heat101
Pistons106
Q1 Pistons +1; Q2 Pistons +1; Q3 Pistons +7; Q4 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Spurs111
Q1 Spurs +13; Q2 Spurs +20; Q3 Spurs +19; Q4 Spurs +27
Final · Box score
Sonics112
Nuggets105
Q1 Sonics +2; Q2 Sonics -3; Q3 Sonics -3; Q4 Sonics +7
On this day · 2004–05Dec 29, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Warriors-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Nuggets

Ray Allen scores 39 as Seattle wins in Denver

Dwyane Wade goes for 33 points

Game flow · Sonics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-3-3+7Sonics AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27312430112
Nuggets25362420105
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 30, 24, 24, 26, 19, 18, 24, 39Sonics39 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 15, 37, 30, 16, 16, 21, 14, 27Sonics27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 42, 23, 20, 37, 29, 25, 28, 45, 32Nuggets32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 8, 12, 20, 6, 6, 16, 8, 22Nuggets22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Pistons

Detroit leads Miami wire to wire

Detroit was ahead at every break and won 106–101. Best quarter: the first, 27–26. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pistons over Heat5Sonics over Nuggets7Spurs over Hornets27Final margin, points. Pink = Pistons over Heat.
Lead changes
Sonics-Nuggets21
Heat-Pistons17
Hornets-Spurs1
The night in charts
Sonics-Nuggets combined for 217, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 112, Nuggets 105
217
Heat-PistonsHeat 101, Pistons 106
207
Hornets-SpursHornets 84, Spurs 111
195
Pistons won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Heat-PistonsHeat 101, Pistons 106
+5 Pistons
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 112, Nuggets 105
+7 Sonics
Hornets-SpursHornets 84, Spurs 111
+27 Spurs
D Wade shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeHeat · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
ElsonNuggets · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HamiltonPistons · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB
60% (9-15)
WestHornets · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
ParkerSpurs · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 101Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26262029101
Pistons27262627106
The story
Chauncey Billups had 30 points as Detroit beat Miami 106-101

Jason Williams led Miami with 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +1+1+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 112Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27312430112
Nuggets25362420105
The story
Seattle beat Denver 112-105 behind 27 points from Rashard Lewis

Earl Boykins paced Denver: 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +2−3−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Spurs
Hornets 84Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2222192184
Spurs35291829111
The story
Tim Duncan's 17 points carried San Antonio past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 111-84

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, David West had 18 PTS, 3 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-22, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 +13+20+19+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.5Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 24.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 39

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 30, 24, 24, 26, 19, 18, 24, 39Sonics-Nuggets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 41, 14, 27, 32, 33, 14, 17, 18, 35, 33Heat-Pistons · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 42, 23, 20, 37, 29, 25, 28, 45, 32Nuggets-Sonics · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 15, 21, 30, 19, 10, 20, 21, 30Pistons-Heat · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 15, 37, 30, 16, 16, 21, 14, 27Sonics-Nuggets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 13, 21, 10, 28, 24, 18, 23, 26Heat-Pistons · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyNuggets+5.6 30.4 last 10 · 24.8 season
Wally SzczerbiakWolves+4.8 24.7 last 10 · 19.9 season
Vince CarterNets+4.4 28.7 last 10 · 24.3 season
Kyle KorverSixers+4.3 16.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kobe BryantLakers+3.9 36.6 last 10 · 32.7 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWizards−4.7 13.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Steven HunterSixers−3.8 2.1 last 10 · 5.9 season
Ben GordonBulls−3.8 9.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Alonzo MourningHeat−3.7 5.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Gerald WallaceBobcats−3.2 10.2 last 10 · 13.4 season