FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 13, 2006Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIN by 8 at halftime and won 95–82.

Final · Box score
Bobcats101
Cavs104
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Pacers101
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +11
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Suns99
Heat89
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +10
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Raptors91
Magic84
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +7
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Celtics101
Sixers81
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +20
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Nuggets91
Wizards120
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +29
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Nets108
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +13
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Hawks82
Knicks94
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +12
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Blazers85
Grizzlies79
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +6
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Wolves82
Spurs95
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Bulls99
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Mavs110
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Clippers86
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +19
On this day · 2005–06Dec 13, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Bobcats), 42 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 8 down to beat Minnesota

Carlos Boozer goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8+2+13SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2828151182
Spurs2622252295
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 21, 18, 15, 25, 16, 16, 17, 24SAS24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 14, 20, 14, 10, 9, 21, 21, 23SAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 19, 25, 21, 15, 24, 31, 18, 19MIN19 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 18, 6, 4, 13, 12, 6, 11, 19MIN19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Washington posts the night's biggest win

Washington beat Denver by 29, the widest margin of 13 games.

CLE over CHA3POR over MEM6TOR over ORL7DAL over LAL9PHX over MIA10IND over DET11NYK over ATL12NJN over MIL13SAS over MIN13CHI over SEA15UTA over LAC19BOS over PHI20WAS over DEN29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Spurs10
Bobcats-Cavs9
Jazz-Clippers9
Pistons-Pacers4
Celtics-Sixers4
Nuggets-Wizards3
Blazers-Grizzlies3
Sonics-Bulls2
Suns-Heat1
Raptors-Magic1
Hawks-Knicks1
Bucks-Nets0
Lakers-Mavs0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wizards combined for 211
Points by game
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 91, Wizards 120
211
Lakers-MavsLakers 101, Mavs 110
211
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 101, Cavs 104
205
Bucks-NetsBucks 95, Nets 108
203
Jazz-ClippersJazz 105, Clippers 86
191
Pistons-PacersPistons 90, Pacers 101
191
Suns-HeatSuns 99, Heat 89
188
Sonics-BullsSonics 84, Bulls 99
183
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 81
182
Wolves-SpursWolves 82, Spurs 95
177
Hawks-KnicksHawks 82, Knicks 94
176
Raptors-MagicRaptors 91, Magic 84
175
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 85, Grizzlies 79
164
CLE won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 101, Cavs 104
+3 CLE
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 85, Grizzlies 79
+6 POR
Raptors-MagicRaptors 91, Magic 84
+7 TOR
Lakers-MavsLakers 101, Mavs 110
+9 DAL
Suns-HeatSuns 99, Heat 89
+10 PHX
Pistons-PacersPistons 90, Pacers 101
+11 IND
Hawks-KnicksHawks 82, Knicks 94
+12 NYK
Wolves-SpursWolves 82, Spurs 95
+13 SAS
Bucks-NetsBucks 95, Nets 108
+13 NJN
Sonics-BullsSonics 84, Bulls 99
+15 CHI
Jazz-ClippersJazz 105, Clippers 86
+19 UTA
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 81
+20 BOS
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 91, Wizards 120
+29 WAS
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SpursSAS won · Wolves 82, Spurs 95
8 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 105, Clippers 86
7 pts
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 101, Sixers 81
3 pts
Marion shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
GomesBOS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PetroSEA · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
BoozerUTA · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
62% (13-21)
BlountMIN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Bobcats-Cavs
Bobcats 101Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats29192528101
Cavs29321924104
The story
LeBron James had 22 points as Cleveland beat Charlotte 104-101

Sean May led Charlotte with 15 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 6-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+13+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 91Magic 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2618212691
Magic1826162484
The story
Toronto beat Orlando 91-84 behind 23 points from Andrea Bargnani

Rasho Nesterovic backed him with 10 REB, 7 PTS 23 PTS, 6 REB · 8-16 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +80+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 41.1 FPTS: 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 95Nets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2324262295
Nets27232731108
The story
Jason Kidd's a 10-10-10 triple-double carried New Jersey past Milwaukee, 108-95

For Milwaukee, Charlie Villanueva had 23 PTS, 5 REB 10 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 4-9 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-22, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +4+3+4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8Season avg36.6Last 5

36.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 36

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 25, 23, 41, 20, 31, 19, 37, 36Nets-Bucks · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 3, 28, 21, 33, 10, 38, 38, 32, 41, 34Wizards-Nuggets · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 27, 52, 29, 21, 24, 34, 23, 33Lakers-Mavs · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 26, 24, 5, 23, 12, 30, 9, 29Mavs-Lakers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 4, 21, 23, 26, 24, 30, 8, 31, 28Jazz-Clippers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 8, 15, 13, 18, 11, 21, 18, 28Jazz-Clippers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddy CurryNYK+7.0 25.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.0 20.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+3.5 11.2 last 10 · 7.7 season
Alonzo MourningMIA+3.4 12.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW+3.3 14.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Emeka OkaforCHA−4.0 11.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Fred JonesTOR−3.1 6.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jameer NelsonORL−2.9 9.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Antoine WrightNJN−2.7 3.3 last 10 · 6.0 season
Antonio DanielsWAS−2.7 4.8 last 10 · 7.5 season