FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 2, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed GSW by 5 after three quarters and won 115–110.

Final · Box score
Sixers107
Nets112
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Heat98
Grizzlies97
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Knicks100
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Kings98
Spurs100
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Bulls112
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Cavs63
Rockets81
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Sonics107
Jazz109
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Warriors110
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Clippers88
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2005–06Dec 2, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Bulls), 43 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Warriors

Milwaukee takes care of Golden State

Allen Iverson goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+30-5+5MIL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27332926115
Warriors24363416110
Who led
Charlie BellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 9, 11, 9, 13, 13, 14, 9, 28MIL28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 57, 30, 25, 21, 21, 32, 24, 45, 37, 24MIL24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 8, 4, 17, 12, 15, 7, 2, 23GSW23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 36, 20, 22, 36, 8, 21, 24, 19GSW19 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Indiana by 20.

MIA over MEM1SAS over SAC2UTA over SEA2TOR over NYK3NJN over PHI5MIL over GSW5LAL over LAC9CHI over WAS18HOU over CLE18DEN over IND20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Sonics-Jazz18
Bucks-Warriors12
Kings-Spurs11
Sixers-Nets8
Raptors-Knicks8
Heat-Grizzlies7
Lakers-Clippers7
Pacers-Nuggets5
Cavs-Rockets4
Wizards-Bulls3
Shot of the night

Posey's three with 0.7 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Warriors combined for 225, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 115, Warriors 110
225
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 101, Nuggets 121
222
Sixers-NetsSixers 107, Nets 112
219
Sonics-JazzSonics 107, Jazz 109
216
Wizards-BullsWizards 94, Bulls 112
206
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 103, Knicks 100
203
Kings-SpursKings 98, Spurs 100
198
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 98, Grizzlies 97
195
Lakers-ClippersLakers 97, Clippers 88
185
Cavs-RocketsCavs 63, Rockets 81
144
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 98, Grizzlies 97
+1 MIA
Sonics-JazzSonics 107, Jazz 109
+2 UTA
Kings-SpursKings 98, Spurs 100
+2 SAS
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 103, Knicks 100
+3 TOR
Sixers-NetsSixers 107, Nets 112
+5 NJN
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 115, Warriors 110
+5 MIL
Lakers-ClippersLakers 97, Clippers 88
+9 LAL
Cavs-RocketsCavs 63, Rockets 81
+18 HOU
Wizards-BullsWizards 94, Bulls 112
+18 CHI
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 101, Nuggets 121
+20 DEN
MIL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WarriorsMIL won · Bucks 115, Warriors 110
5 pts
Sixers-NetsNJN won · Sixers 107, Nets 112
2 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 103, Knicks 100
2 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAL won · Lakers 97, Clippers 88
2 pts
Sonics-JazzUTA won · Sonics 107, Jazz 109
1 pt
Boozer shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
EllisGSW · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
O'NealIND · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
VinceNJN · 41 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
68% (15-22)
Final · Sonics-Jazz
Sonics 107Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics26212337107
Jazz25273027109
The story
Carlos Boozer's 24 points carried Utah past Seattle, 109-107

For Seattle, Rashard Lewis had 27 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-23, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+5+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 103Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29351920103
Knicks31292020100
The story
Toronto beat New York 103-100 behind 20 points and 10 assists from T.J. Ford

Quentin Richardson paced New York: 16 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-29 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −2+4+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddy Curry topped the game at 48.9 FPTS: 27 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 107Nets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26232533107
Nets24322927112
The story
Richard Jefferson had 24 points as New Jersey beat Philadelphia 112-107

Chris Webber led Philadelphia with 15 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Nets took the second 32-23.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+7+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 41

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 18, 27, 35, 23, 21, 25, 23, 41Nets-Sixers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 34, 29, 33, 30, 33, 37, 35, 38Nuggets-Pacers · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 21, 28, 23, 29, 46, 31, 45, 37Sixers-Nets · L
32.1 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 34, 29, 23, 18, 21, 21, 18, 33Sonics-Jazz · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 26, 20, 24, 35, 27, 2, 13, 30Kings-Spurs · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 31, 18, 40, 27, 19, 27, 52, 29Lakers-Clippers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST