FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 14, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by GSW (vs HOU) and CHA (vs ORL).

Final · Box score
Magic89
Bobcats99
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Hornets77
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Warriors109
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +2
On this day · 2005–06Dec 14, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hawks), 39 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Warriors

Baron Davis scores 34, Golden State holds off Houston

Yao Ming goes for 38 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+2-3+2GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21292829107
Warriors25272334109
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 24, 19, 8, 18, 16, 28, 14, 34GSW34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 27, 19, 11, 19, 16, 12, 16, 17GSW17 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 18, 24, 27, 14, 21, 38, 26, 38HOU38 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Luther HeadPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 14, 10, 10, 16, 8, 12, 21, 26HOU26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Magic-Bobcats

Charlotte upsets Orlando

Charlotte (5–16) beat Orlando (15–9) 99–89. Sean May led Charlotte with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over HOU2CHA over ORL10SAS over NOK26Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over ORL.
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors14
Magic-Bobcats7
Spurs-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Davis's three with 1.2 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 216, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 107, Warriors 109
216
Magic-BobcatsMagic 89, Bobcats 99
188
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 103, Hornets 77
180
GSW won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 107, Warriors 109
+2 GSW
Magic-BobcatsMagic 89, Bobcats 99
+10 CHA
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 103, Hornets 77
+26 SAS
GSW rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WarriorsGSW won · Rockets 107, Warriors 109
3 pts
Magic-BobcatsCHA won · Magic 89, Bobcats 99
3 pts
Butler shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ButlerNOK · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ParkerSAS · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
MayCHA · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
MorrisonCHA · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Baron DavisGSW · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (12-22)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 107Warriors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21292829107
Warriors25272334109
The story
Monta Ellis had 17 points as Golden State beat Houston 109-107

Luther Head led Houston with 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 34-29.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+2−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 89Bobcats 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1820262589
Bobcats1530272799
The story
Sean May's 32 points carried Charlotte past Orlando, 99-89

For Orlando, Dwight Howard had 12 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 30-20.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3+7+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 103Hornets 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29243218103
Hornets2220201577
The story
San Antonio beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 103-77 behind 24 points from Manu Ginobili

Chris Paul paced New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 12 AST, 6 PTS, 4 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +7+11+23+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 39.8 FPTS: 11 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 38

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 18, 24, 27, 14, 21, 38, 26, 38Rockets-Warriors · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 24, 19, 8, 18, 16, 28, 14, 34Warriors-Rockets · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Sean MayPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 21, 9, 17, 18, 7, 26, 15, 32Bobcats-Magic · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luther HeadPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 14, 10, 10, 16, 8, 12, 21, 26Rockets-Warriors · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 8, 6, 13, 22, 23, 18, 12, 24Spurs-Hornets · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Adam MorrisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 6, 23, 2, 4, 2, 3, 16, 22Bobcats-Magic · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 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
Sean MayCHA+3.9 16.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+3.8 11.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Alonzo MourningMIA+3.4 12.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Emeka OkaforCHA−4.8 10.7 last 10 · 15.5 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