FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 4, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Bucks by 6 after the first quarter and won 91–84.

Final · Box score
Magic97
Raptors121
Q1 Raptors +6; Q2 Raptors +19; Q3 Raptors +19; Q4 Raptors +24
Final · Box score
Bobcats106
Celtics109
Q1 Celtics +5; Q2 Celtics +9; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics +3
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Bucks84
Q1 Cavs -6; Q2 Cavs -4; Q3 Cavs -5; Q4 Cavs +7
Final · Box score
Mavs78
Wolves91
Q1 Wolves +1; Q2 Wolves -3; Q3 Wolves +9; Q4 Wolves +13
Final · Box score
Heat92
Hornets107
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets +19; Q3 Hornets +15; Q4 Hornets +15
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Bulls97
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 Sonics +11; Q3 Sonics +9; Q4 Sonics +4
Final · Box score
Blazers75
Spurs106
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +11; Q3 Spurs +14; Q4 Spurs +31
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Nuggets106
Q1 Nuggets +9; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +13; Q4 Nuggets +20
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Suns105
Q1 Suns +1; Q2 Suns -1; Q3 Suns +18; Q4 Suns +20
On this day · 2004–05Jan 4, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers-Bucks), 55 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Bucks

LeBron James posts 32-11-11 as Cleveland tops Milwaukee

Paul Pierce goes for 31 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-4-5+7Cavs AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1923202991
Bucks2521211784
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 41, 25, 37, 14, 32, 31, 30, 32Cavs32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 2, 10, 6, 21, 20, 0, 12, 18Cavs18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 19, 20, 36, 17, 21, 22, 29, 28Bucks28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 16, 6, 9, 10, 13, 18, 10, 18Bucks18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Suns16
Mavs-Wolves12
Bobcats-Celtics7
Magic-Raptors6
Sonics-Bulls6
Cavs-Bucks4
Pacers-Nuggets2
Blazers-Spurs1
The night in charts
Magic-Raptors combined for 218, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-RaptorsMagic 97, Raptors 121
218
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 106, Celtics 109
215
Heat-HornetsHeat 92, Hornets 107
199
Sonics-BullsSonics 101, Bulls 97
198
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 86, Nuggets 106
192
Sixers-SunsSixers 85, Suns 105
190
Blazers-SpursBlazers 75, Spurs 106
181
Cavs-BucksCavs 91, Bucks 84
175
Mavs-WolvesMavs 78, Wolves 91
169
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 106, Celtics 109
+3 Celtics
Sonics-BullsSonics 101, Bulls 97
+4 Sonics
Cavs-BucksCavs 91, Bucks 84
+7 Cavs
Mavs-WolvesMavs 78, Wolves 91
+13 MIN
Heat-HornetsHeat 92, Hornets 107
+15 Hornets
Sixers-SunsSixers 85, Suns 105
+20 Suns
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 86, Nuggets 106
+20 Nuggets
Magic-RaptorsMagic 97, Raptors 121
+24 Raptors
Blazers-SpursBlazers 75, Spurs 106
+31 Spurs
Cavs rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BucksCavs won · Cavs 91, Bucks 84
6 pts
Mavs-WolvesWolves won · Mavs 78, Wolves 91
3 pts
Sixers-SunsSuns won · Sixers 85, Suns 105
1 pt
Nelson shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NelsonMagic · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
GoodenCavs · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
VillanuevaRaptors · 24 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
BrezecBobcats · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
NashSuns · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Bobcats-Celtics
Bobcats 106Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats23283025106
Celtics28322128109
The story
Ricky Davis' 23 points carried Boston past Charlotte, 109-106

For Charlotte, Gerald Wallace had 20 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-23, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +5+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 91Bucks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1923202991
Bucks2521211784
The story
Drew Gooden had 18 points as Cleveland beat Milwaukee 91-84

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 28 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 29-17.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −6−4−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 92Hornets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3213232492
Hornets32321924107
The story
New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Miami 107-92 behind 24 points from Desmond Mason

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 32-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 0+19+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Portland by 31, the widest margin of 9 games.

Celtics over Bobcats3Sonics over Bulls4Cavs over Bucks7Wolves over Mavs13Hornets over Heat15Nuggets over Pacers20Suns over Sixers20Raptors over Magic24Spurs over Blazers31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 41, 25, 37, 14, 32, 31, 30, 32Cavs-Bucks · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 19, 30, 43, 28, 22, 19, 29, 31Celtics-Bobcats · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 14, 11, 3, 11, 9, 25, 18, 31Magic-Raptors · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 19, 20, 36, 17, 21, 22, 29, 28Bucks-Cavs · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 5, 27, 24, 19, 24, 14, 28, 24Suns-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 15, 4, 7, 13, 8, 13, 15, 24Hornets-Heat · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNets+5.1 29.8 last 10 · 24.7 season
Juan DixonBlazers+4.7 16.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Wally SzczerbiakWolves+4.3 24.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Ruben PattersonBlazers+4.0 15.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNuggets+4.0 28.7 last 10 · 24.7 season
Cold
Keith Van HornMavs−4.6 4.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Kareem RushBobcats−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Alonzo MourningHeat−3.3 5.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Antawn JamisonWizards−3.2 14.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
John SalmonsSixers−2.9 4.6 last 10 · 7.5 season