FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 31, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHI by 6 after three quarters and won 107–98.

Final · Box score
Pistons84
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +13
Final · OT · Box score
Suns107
Bulls98
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Rockets89
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Hornets90
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Nuggets88
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Sonics96
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Clippers92
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +19
On this day · 2004–05Dec 31, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Bucks), 42 points.
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The lead · Suns-Bulls

Phoenix flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-4-60+9PHX AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Suns2817242315107
Bulls27222617698
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 21, 16, 29, 12, 21, 28, 24, 28PHX28 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 11, 8, 12, 15, 10, 13, 6, 19PHX19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 4, 7, 14, 8, 9, 14, 10, 25CHI25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 13, 11, 8, 16, 10, 4, 18, 16CHI16 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Hornets11
Suns-Bulls11
Sixers-Jazz8
Pistons-Cavs7
Spurs-Nuggets5
Grizzlies-Sonics4
Celtics-Clippers3
Warriors-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Kirilenko's layup with 18 seconds left puts the Jazz ahead, 108-102 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Jazz combined for 210, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-JazzSixers 102, Jazz 108
210
Suns-BullsSuns 107, Bulls 98
205
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 111, Clippers 92
203
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 100, Sonics 96
196
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 98, Nuggets 88
186
Mavs-HornetsMavs 95, Hornets 90
185
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 94, Rockets 89
183
Pistons-CavsPistons 84, Cavs 97
181
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 100, Sonics 96
+4 MEM
Mavs-HornetsMavs 95, Hornets 90
+5 DAL
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 94, Rockets 89
+5 GSW
Sixers-JazzSixers 102, Jazz 108
+6 UTA
Suns-BullsSuns 107, Bulls 98
+9 PHX
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 98, Nuggets 88
+10 SAS
Pistons-CavsPistons 84, Cavs 97
+13 CLE
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 111, Clippers 92
+19 BOS
PHX rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BullsPHX won · Suns 107, Bulls 98
6 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 98, Nuggets 88
4 pts
Mavs-HornetsDAL won · Mavs 95, Hornets 90
3 pts
Sixers-JazzUTA won · Sixers 102, Jazz 108
1 pt
Hughes shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HughesCLE · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BattierMEM · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
IguodalaPHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PierceBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
CassellLAC · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 95Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2222292295
Hornets2519192790
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 95-90

Chris Paul led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 16 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −30+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 102Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers23253420102
Jazz29262627108
The story
Utah beat Philadelphia 108-102 behind 15 points and 12 rebounds from Andrei Kirilenko

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 27-20 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+7−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 107Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2817242315107
Bulls27222617698
The story
Shawn Marion's 28 points and 16 rebounds carried Phoenix past Chicago, 107-98 in OT

For Chicago, Kirk Hinrich had 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 13-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Suns took it 15-6.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1−4−60+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Boston by 19.

MEM over SEA4GSW over HOU5DAL over NOK5UTA over PHI6PHX over CHI9SAS over DEN10CLE over DET13BOS over LAC19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 19, 39, 35, 18, 38, 53, 36, 28, 37Sixers-Jazz · L
34.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 34, 29, 20, 7, 17, 21, 38, 32Rockets-Warriors · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 52, 39, 26, 41, 25, 37, 14, 32, 31, 30Cavs-Pistons · W
30.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 21, 16, 29, 12, 21, 28, 24, 28Suns-Bulls · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 24, 24, 26, 19, 18, 24, 39, 28Sonics-Grizzlies · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 8, 16, 18, 15, 13, 9, 19, 27Clippers-Celtics · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.8 30.6 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
Tyronn LueATL+4.2 14.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.9 36.6 last 10 · 32.7 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWAS−4.4 13.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Steven HunterPHI−3.8 2.0 last 10 · 5.8 season
Keith Van HornDAL−3.7 6.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−3.4 5.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Ben GordonCHI−3.4 9.8 last 10 · 13.2 season