FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 4, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed SAC by 3 at halftime and won 92–89.

Final · Box score
Mavs97
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Knicks98
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Warriors89
Spurs129
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +32; Q4 SAS +40
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Bulls100
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Magic92
Kings89
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2005–06Dec 4, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · Magic-Kings

Orlando takes over late to edge Sacramento

Gilbert Arenas goes for 38 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-3-2+3ORL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2124242392
Kings2127231889
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 16, 23, 11, 21, 24, 18, 16, 18ORL18 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 4, 6, 14, 5, 5, 13, 15, 14ORL14 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 16, 12, 19, 20, 19, 9, 11, 19SAC19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 1, 6, 0, 12, 10, 7, 4, 20, 16SAC16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Golden State by 40, the widest margin of 7 games.

ORL over SAC3NYK over MEM8WAS over DAL9UTA over MIL13LAL over IND14CHI over BOS18SAS over GSW40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Kings13
Bucks-Jazz6
Mavs-Wizards4
Celtics-Bulls3
Pacers-Lakers1
Warriors-Spurs0
Grizzlies-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Nelson's three with 1.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 92-89 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Spurs combined for 218, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SpursWarriors 89, Spurs 129
218
Mavs-WizardsMavs 97, Wizards 106
203
Bucks-JazzBucks 88, Jazz 101
189
Pacers-LakersPacers 87, Lakers 101
188
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 90, Knicks 98
188
Celtics-BullsCeltics 82, Bulls 100
182
Magic-KingsMagic 92, Kings 89
181
ORL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Magic-KingsMagic 92, Kings 89
+3 ORL
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 90, Knicks 98
+8 NYK
Mavs-WizardsMavs 97, Wizards 106
+9 WAS
Bucks-JazzBucks 88, Jazz 101
+13 UTA
Pacers-LakersPacers 87, Lakers 101
+14 LAL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 82, Bulls 100
+18 CHI
Warriors-SpursWarriors 89, Spurs 129
+40 SAS
David Lee shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeNYK · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
NocioniCHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GomesBOS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CurryNYK · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
BoozerUTA · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST
67% (12-18)
Final · Magic-Kings
Magic 92Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2124242392
Kings2127231889
The story
Dwight Howard had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Orlando beat Sacramento 92-89

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 16 REB · 7-9 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 23-18.

ORL lead by quarter
200 0−3−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Wizards
Mavs 97Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2318253197
Wizards31282918106
The story
Antawn Jamison's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Washington past Dallas, 106-97

For Dallas, Devean George had 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-18, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +8+18+22+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Jazz
Bucks 88Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2521182488
Jazz28292915101
The story
Utah beat Milwaukee 101-88 behind 30 points and 13 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Michael Redd paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +3+11+22+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 19 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg25.1Last 3

25.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 38

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 45, 29, 26, 3, 28, 21, 33, 10, 38Wizards-Mavs · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 32, 31, 4, 21, 23, 26, 24, 30Jazz-Bucks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 24, 30, 31, 28, 15, 6, 18, 27Mavs-Wizards · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 14, 21, 20, 24, 24, 24, 27, 26Knicks-Grizzlies · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Charlie BellPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 11, 9, 13, 13, 14, 9, 28, 23Bucks-Jazz · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 18, 40, 27, 19, 27, 52, 29, 21Lakers-Pacers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST