FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 5, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DET by 8 after the first quarter and won 88–85.

Final · Box score
Blazers88
Pistons85
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -3; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Nets75
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Warriors90
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Kings102
Suns127
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +25
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Sonics102
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +15
Final · Box score
Heat97
Clippers101
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2005–06Dec 5, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Elton Brand (Clippers-Heat), 37 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Pistons

Zach Randolph scores 31, Portland rallies past Detroit

Rashard Lewis goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-30+3POR AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1625232488
Pistons2420202185
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 23, 25, 24, 18, 30, 28, 30, 31POR31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 12, 17, 11, 13, 21, 14, 9, 18POR18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 16, 15, 26, 18, 24, 26, 17, 25DET25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 11, 24, 9, 29, 11, 22, 14, 17DET17 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Heat-Clippers

Clippers top Miami in Los Angeles

Final: 101–97. Elton Brand led Clippers with 33 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over DET3LAC over MIA4SEA over ATL15DAL over NJN17PHX over SAC25HOU over GSW28Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over MIA.
Lead changes
Blazers-Pistons7
Heat-Clippers5
Kings-Suns0
Hawks-Sonics0
Warriors-Rockets0
Mavs-Nets0
Shot of the night

Randolph's jumper with 21 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 88-85 final

The night in charts
Kings-Suns combined for 229, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SunsKings 102, Suns 127
229
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 90, Rockets 118
208
Heat-ClippersHeat 97, Clippers 101
198
Hawks-SonicsHawks 87, Sonics 102
189
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 88, Pistons 85
173
Mavs-NetsMavs 92, Nets 75
167
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 88, Pistons 85
+3 POR
Heat-ClippersHeat 97, Clippers 101
+4 LAC
Hawks-SonicsHawks 87, Sonics 102
+15 SEA
Mavs-NetsMavs 92, Nets 75
+17 DAL
Kings-SunsKings 102, Suns 127
+25 PHX
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 90, Rockets 118
+28 HOU
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-PistonsPOR won · Blazers 88, Pistons 85
8 pts
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 97, Clippers 101
3 pts
Brand shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 33 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
YaoHOU · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
MarionPHX · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
LewisSEA · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
EllisGSW · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Blazers-Pistons
Blazers 88Pistons 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1625232488
Pistons2420202185
The story
Jarrett Jack had 18 points as Portland beat Detroit 88-85

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 4-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 25-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 97Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2519213297
Clippers22232729101
The story
Elton Brand's 33 points and 17 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Miami, 101-97

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 33 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 13-18 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 27-21, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+1+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sonics
Hawks 87Sonics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1821242487
Sonics29232525102
The story
Seattle beat Atlanta 102-87 behind 18 points from Chris Wilcox

Luke Ridnour backed him with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 29-18 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +11+13+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
24.82005–06 avg5.0Last 2

5.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.8 in 2005–06 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg21Today

21 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 34

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 25, 27, 16, 33, 36, 31, 33, 34Hawks-Sonics · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 7, 21, 16, 13, 20, 17, 31, 33Clippers-Heat · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 29, 18, 33, 35, 33, 21, 23, 33Heat-Clippers · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 23, 25, 24, 18, 30, 28, 30, 31Blazers-Pistons · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 24, 24, 13, 19, 8, 23, 7, 31Rockets-Warriors · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 20, 35, 26, 8, 18, 18, 27, 29Sonics-Hawks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST