FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 9, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NJN by 16 after the first quarter and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Sixers84
Magic86
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Wizards109
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Pacers75
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +29; Q4 CLE +32
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Nets90
Q1 BOS -16; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Grizzlies82
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Bulls81
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Warriors101
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +21
On this day · 2005–06Dec 9, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bobcats), 43 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Nets

Boston storms back from 16 down to beat New Jersey

Yao Ming goes for 38 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-3-5+2BOS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1134232492
Nets2721251790
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 4, 10, 11, 14, 5, 9, 6, 29BOS29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 12, 34, 31, 19, 8, 25, 36, 17BOS17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nenad KrsticPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 9, 20, 20, 15, 20, 18, 10, 20NJN20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 23, 21, 25, 23, 41, 20, 31, 19NJN19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Wizards

Houston beats Washington, 114–109

Houston led 80–75 after three and won by 5. Yao Ming led Houston with 38 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over PHI2BOS over NJN2HOU over WAS5LAC over MEM7NYK over MIL8MIN over CHI10DAL over DEN15GSW over NOK21CLE over IND32Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over WAS.
Lead changes
Celtics-Nets13
Rockets-Wizards9
Clippers-Grizzlies8
Bucks-Knicks6
Sixers-Magic4
Nuggets-Mavs4
Hornets-Warriors3
Wolves-Bulls2
Pacers-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Pierce's jumper with 1.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 92-90 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 223, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 114, Wizards 109
223
Bucks-KnicksBucks 107, Knicks 115
222
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 90, Mavs 105
195
Celtics-NetsCeltics 92, Nets 90
182
Pacers-CavsPacers 75, Cavs 107
182
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 80, Warriors 101
181
Wolves-BullsWolves 91, Bulls 81
172
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 89, Grizzlies 82
171
Sixers-MagicSixers 84, Magic 86
170
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 84, Magic 86
+2 ORL
Celtics-NetsCeltics 92, Nets 90
+2 BOS
Rockets-WizardsRockets 114, Wizards 109
+5 HOU
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 89, Grizzlies 82
+7 LAC
Bucks-KnicksBucks 107, Knicks 115
+8 NYK
Wolves-BullsWolves 91, Bulls 81
+10 MIN
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 90, Mavs 105
+15 DAL
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 80, Warriors 101
+21 GSW
Pacers-CavsPacers 75, Cavs 107
+32 CLE
BOS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 92, Nets 90
16 pts
Rockets-WizardsHOU won · Rockets 114, Wizards 109
3 pts
Hornets-WarriorsGSW won · Hornets 80, Warriors 101
3 pts
Mason shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonNOK · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
BiedrinsGSW · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
CurryNYK · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
71% (17-24)
DwightORL · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
VillanuevaMIL · 24 PTS, 8 REB
69% (11-16)
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 92Nets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1134232492
Nets2721251790
The story
Al Jefferson had 29 points and 14 rebounds as Boston beat New Jersey 92-90

Vince Carter led New Jersey with 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

Down 16 after the first, the Celtics took the second 34-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −16−3−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 84Magic 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2525201484
Magic3122181586
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 86-84 behind 28 points and 12 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 12 REB · 12-17 FG

The swing

A 31-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+3+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber topped the game at 49.2 FPTS: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST

Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 114Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20312934114
Wizards23292334109
The story
Tracy McGrady's 28 points carried Houston past Washington, 114-109

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 27 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 29-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−1+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.4Season avg25.6Last 3

25.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 41

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 3, 28, 21, 33, 10, 38, 38, 32, 41Wizards-Rockets · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 28, 25, 18, 24, 27, 14, 21, 38Rockets-Wizards · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 24, 24, 24, 27, 26, 22, 36Knicks-Bucks · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 9, 22, 31, 10, 4, 20, 11, 33Bucks-Knicks · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 15, 15, 26, 24, 5, 23, 12, 30Mavs-Nuggets · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 4, 10, 11, 14, 5, 9, 6, 29Celtics-Nets · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddy CurryNYK+6.1 23.8 last 10 · 17.7 season
Dahntay JonesMEM+3.8 11.2 last 10 · 7.4 season
Andres NocioniCHI+3.3 19.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW+2.7 13.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dwight HowardORL+2.3 20.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Jameer NelsonORL−2.4 10.6 last 10 · 13.0 season
Tony ParkerSAS−2.3 16.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Matt HarpringUTA−2.2 8.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−2.2 13.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Antonio DanielsWAS−2.2 5.5 last 10 · 7.7 season