FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 3, 2006Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DET by 2 after the first quarter and won 97–89.

Final · Box score
Pistons89
Bobcats97
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Sixers84
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Blazers96
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Magic91
Clippers116
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +25
On this day · 2005–06Dec 3, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Spurs), 37 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bobcats

Charlotte upsets Detroit

Joe Johnson goes for 33 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1+7+8CHA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2519261989
Bobcats2320342097
Who led
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 22, 11, 23, 9, 6, 4, 12, 18CHA18 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Sean MayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 10, 8, 0, 0, 20, 21, 9, 17CHA17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 15, 21, 14, 19, 13, 8, 6, 19DET19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 15, 25, 15, 21, 21, 12, 31, 17DET17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wolves-Sixers

Minnesota leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Minnesota was ahead at every break and won 95–84. Best quarter: the fourth, 27–19. Ricky Davis led Minnesota with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over DET8MIN over PHI11ATL over POR11LAC over ORL25Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over PHI.
Lead changes
Wolves-Sixers19
Magic-Clippers11
Pistons-Bobcats9
Hawks-Blazers1
The night in charts
Magic-Clippers combined for 207, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-ClippersMagic 91, Clippers 116
207
Hawks-BlazersHawks 107, Blazers 96
203
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 89, Bobcats 97
186
Wolves-SixersWolves 95, Sixers 84
179
CHA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 89, Bobcats 97
+8 CHA
Hawks-BlazersHawks 107, Blazers 96
+11 ATL
Wolves-SixersWolves 95, Sixers 84
+11 MIN
Magic-ClippersMagic 91, Clippers 116
+25 LAC
Brand shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
MayCHA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Joe JohnsonATL · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
Tim ThomasLAC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
RandolphPOR · 30 PTS, 6 REB
61% (11-18)
Final · Pistons-Bobcats
Pistons 89Bobcats 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2519261989
Bobcats2320342097
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 97-89 behind 18 points from Emeka Okafor

Tayshaun Prince paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 34-26 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −2−1+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace topped the game at 47.1 FPTS: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Hawks-Blazers
Hawks 107Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25352720107
Blazers2230202496
The story
Josh Smith had 13 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta beat Portland 107-96

Zach Randolph led Portland with 30 PTS, 6 REB 13 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 5-9 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the third 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+8+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 91Clippers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2920261691
Clippers35312228116
The story
Elton Brand's 31 points carried Los Angeles past Orlando, 116-91

For Orlando, Dwight Howard had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-14 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-16, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +6+17+13+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.1Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 32.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 16 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg27.7Today

28 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 33

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 22, 25, 27, 16, 33, 36, 31, 33Hawks-Blazers · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 20, 7, 21, 16, 13, 20, 17, 31Clippers-Magic · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 20, 23, 25, 24, 18, 30, 28, 30Blazers-Hawks · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 28, 23, 29, 46, 31, 45, 37, 26Sixers-Wolves · L
31.6 PPG season to date · −6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 4, 11, 21, 23, 14, 10, 7, 21, 22Wolves-Sixers · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 5, 16, 0, 0, 10, 4, 17, 20Wolves-Sixers · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST