FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 10, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed GSW by 16 at halftime and won 117–115.

Final · Box score
Blazers93
Raptors83
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Suns114
Bobcats84
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +30
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Kings117
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +30; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Sonics117
Q1 SEA -13; Q2 SEA -16; Q3 SEA -1; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Lakers106
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2005–06Dec 10, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bucks), 52 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Sonics

Seattle erases 16-point lead, steals one from Golden State

Baron Davis goes for 28 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-16-1+2SEA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors38341627115
Sonics25313130117
Who led
Luke RidnourPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 20, 11, 7, 17, 13, 14, 8, 26SEA26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 26, 8, 18, 18, 27, 29, 15, 25SEA25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 8, 21, 24, 19, 8, 18, 16, 28GSW28 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 21, 24, 13, 3, 9, 9, 7, 20GSW20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Lakers8
Blazers-Raptors4
Warriors-Sonics4
Hawks-Kings3
Suns-Bobcats1
The night in charts
Warriors-Sonics combined for 232, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 115, Sonics 117
232
Hawks-KingsHawks 92, Kings 117
209
Spurs-LakersSpurs 99, Lakers 106
205
Suns-BobcatsSuns 114, Bobcats 84
198
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 93, Raptors 83
176
SEA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 115, Sonics 117
+2 SEA
Spurs-LakersSpurs 99, Lakers 106
+7 LAL
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 93, Raptors 83
+10 POR
Hawks-KingsHawks 92, Kings 117
+25 SAC
Suns-BobcatsSuns 114, Bobcats 84
+30 PHX
SEA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SonicsSEA won · Warriors 115, Sonics 117
16 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 99, Lakers 106
7 pts
Suns-BobcatsPHX won · Suns 114, Bobcats 84
3 pts
May shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MayCHA · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
WilliamsonSAC · 18 PTS, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
Amar'ePHX · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
JackPOR · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
OkaforCHA · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Warriors-Sonics
Warriors 115Sonics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors38341627115
Sonics25313130117
The story
Rashard Lewis had 25 points as Seattle beat Golden State 117-115

Matt Barnes led Golden State with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 8-17 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the SuperSonics took the third 31-16.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −13−16−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 99Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2820222999
Lakers21253723106
The story
Lamar Odom's 18 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 106-99

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 6-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 37-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−2+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bobcats
Suns 114Bobcats 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27303324114
Bobcats3024171384
The story
Phoenix beat Charlotte 114-84 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

Emeka Okafor paced Charlotte: 12 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 33-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 −3+3+19+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sean May topped the game at 46.0 FPTS: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.9Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
27.52005–06 avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 2005–06 (76 games). Today: 5 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Lakers

Lakers handle San Antonio by 7

The Lakers won the third quarter 37–22. Final: 106–99. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over GSW2LAL over SAS7POR over TOR10SAC over ATL25PHX over CHA30Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over SAS.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 27, 19, 27, 52, 29, 21, 24, 34Lakers-Spurs · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 8, 21, 24, 19, 8, 18, 16, 28Warriors-Sonics · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Sean MayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 0, 20, 21, 9, 17, 18, 7, 26Bobcats-Suns · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Luke RidnourPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 20, 11, 7, 17, 13, 14, 8, 26Sonics-Warriors · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Salim StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 8, 0, 10, 11, 9, 21, 0, 26Hawks-Kings · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 26, 8, 18, 18, 27, 29, 15, 25Sonics-Warriors · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 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
Jarrett JackPOR+2.5 16.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW+2.4 13.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Emeka OkaforCHA−4.3 11.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL−2.4 10.6 last 10 · 13.0 season
Matt HarpringUTA−2.2 8.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Juan DixonPOR−2.2 7.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−2.2 13.5 last 10 · 15.7 season