FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 30, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by GSW (vs DAL) and TOR (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Raptors99
Pacers97
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -10; Q3 TOR -9; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Magic107
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Heat128
Wizards113
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Suns110
Bobcats100
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Nets99
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Mavs109
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Bucks113
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Blazers90
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Kings116
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +4
On this day · 2004–05Dec 30, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Pistons), 31 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pacers

Toronto climbs out of a 10-point hole against Indiana

Gilbert Arenas goes for 47 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-9+2TOR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2223233199
Pacers3124222097
Who led
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 5, 18, 15, 8, 4, 16, 12, 25TOR25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 27, 22, 19, 17, 18, 37, 15, 22TOR22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 18, 16, 6, 24, 6, 12, 13, 23IND23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 5, 8, 8, 5, 15, 6, 14, 20IND20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Nets25
Knicks-Bucks15
Warriors-Mavs12
Suns-Bobcats11
Celtics-Kings7
Heat-Wizards6
Wolves-Magic5
Grizzlies-Blazers4
Raptors-Pacers1
Shot of the night

Davis's jumper with 0.5 seconds left breaks the tie, 111-109 final

The night in charts
Heat-Wizards combined for 241, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-WizardsHeat 128, Wizards 113
241
Celtics-KingsCeltics 112, Kings 116
228
Knicks-BucksKnicks 108, Bucks 113
221
Warriors-MavsWarriors 111, Mavs 109
220
Suns-BobcatsSuns 110, Bobcats 100
210
Raptors-PacersRaptors 99, Pacers 97
196
Wolves-MagicWolves 87, Magic 107
194
Hawks-NetsHawks 91, Nets 99
190
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 93, Blazers 90
183
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-MavsWarriors 111, Mavs 109
+2 GSW
Raptors-PacersRaptors 99, Pacers 97
+2 TOR
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 93, Blazers 90
+3 MEM
Celtics-KingsCeltics 112, Kings 116
+4 SAC
Knicks-BucksKnicks 108, Bucks 113
+5 MIL
Hawks-NetsHawks 91, Nets 99
+8 NJN
Suns-BobcatsSuns 110, Bobcats 100
+10 PHX
Heat-WizardsHeat 128, Wizards 113
+15 MIA
Wolves-MagicWolves 87, Magic 107
+20 ORL
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MavsGSW won · Warriors 111, Mavs 109
10 pts
Raptors-PacersTOR won · Raptors 99, Pacers 97
10 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 108, Bucks 113
3 pts
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 128, Wizards 113
2 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersMEM won · Grizzlies 93, Blazers 90
1 pt
Mike Miller shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mike MillerMEM · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
KGMIN · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
ShaqMIA · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Maurice TaylorNYK · 18 PTS, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
VillanuevaTOR · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 111Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31212930111
Mavs32302126109
The story
Baron Davis had 34 points as Golden State beat Dallas 111-109

Erick Dampier led Dallas with 11 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 11-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Warriors took the third 29-21.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−10−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 99Pacers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2223233199
Pacers3124222097
The story
Chris Bosh's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Toronto past Indiana, 99-97

For Indiana, Stephen Jackson had 23 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −9−10−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 93Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2128182693
Blazers2219153490
The story
Memphis beat Portland 93-90 behind 18 points from Pau Gasol

Zach Randolph paced Portland: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 28-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1+8+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
24.02004–05 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 2004–05 (55 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Magic rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Orlando beat Minnesota by 20.

TOR over IND2GSW over DAL2MEM over POR3SAC over BOS4MIL over NYK5NJN over ATL8PHX over CHA10MIA over WAS15ORL over MIN20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 47

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 42, 24, 29, 29, 30, 36, 41, 34, 16, 47Wizards-Heat · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 34, 25, 35, 32, 51, 27, 21, 37Nets-Hawks · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 32, 33, 14, 17, 18, 35, 33, 34Heat-Wizards · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 20, 18, 24, 16, 14, 16, 11, 34Warriors-Mavs · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 17, 14, 21, 23, 22, 13, 38, 33Kings-Celtics · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 8, 14, 21, 21, 20, 20, 24, 33Celtics-Kings · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.6 30.4 last 10 · 24.8 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+5.2 25.2 last 10 · 20.0 season
Vince CarterNJN+5.1 29.8 last 10 · 24.7 season
Kyle KorverPHI+4.3 16.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Tyronn LueATL+4.2 14.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWAS−4.4 13.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Steven HunterPHI−3.8 2.1 last 10 · 5.9 season
Ben GordonCHI−3.8 9.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−3.4 5.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Keith Van HornDAL−3.2 6.9 last 10 · 10.1 season