FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 17, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SEA by 7 after the first quarter and won 97–93.

Final · Box score
Warriors115
Raptors120
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Pacers94
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Clippers103
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Pistons97
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +4
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards147
Lakers141
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +6
On this day · 2005–06Dec 17, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Heat), 41 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Pistons

Seattle's skid reaches four

Gilbert Arenas goes for 60 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+1+3+4DET AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2822241993
Pistons2130262097
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 26, 17, 25, 15, 14, 18, 26, 24DET24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 22, 14, 17, 12, 31, 22, 27, 21DET21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 27, 29, 15, 25, 26, 18, 10, 25SEA25 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 13, 18, 19, 10, 16, 4, 20, 21SEA21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Rockets-Clippers

Houston beats Clippers, 108–103

Houston led 79–71 after three and won by 5. Yao Ming led Houston with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over SEA4TOR over GSW5HOU over LAC5WAS over LAL6UTA over IND10Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over LAC.
Lead changes
Sonics-Pistons12
Wizards-Lakers8
Rockets-Clippers5
Warriors-Raptors5
Jazz-Pacers1
Shot of the night

Maxiell's jumper with 6.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 97-93 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Lakers combined for 288, 53 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-LakersWizards 147, Lakers 141
288
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 115, Raptors 120
235
Rockets-ClippersRockets 108, Clippers 103
211
Jazz-PacersJazz 104, Pacers 94
198
Sonics-PistonsSonics 93, Pistons 97
190
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-PistonsSonics 93, Pistons 97
+4 DET
Rockets-ClippersRockets 108, Clippers 103
+5 HOU
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 115, Raptors 120
+5 TOR
Wizards-LakersWizards 147, Lakers 141
+6 WAS
Jazz-PacersJazz 104, Pacers 94
+10 UTA
DET rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-PistonsDET won · Sonics 93, Pistons 97
7 pts
Rockets-ClippersHOU won · Rockets 108, Clippers 103
1 pt
Wilcox shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilcoxSEA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
EllisGSW · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
PietrusGSW · 18 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
RadmanovicLAL · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
YaoHOU · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 115Raptors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28292632115
Raptors34293225120
The story
T.J. Ford's 21 points and 14 assists carried Toronto past Golden State, 120-115

For Golden State, Baron Davis had 20 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 5-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-28, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+6+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 108Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26193429108
Clippers26202532103
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 108-103 behind 32 points and 10 rebounds from Yao Ming

Shaun Livingston paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

A 34-25 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−1+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 147Lakers 141
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2633313621147
Lakers2029314615141
The story
Kobe Bryant had 45 points and 10 assists in a 147-141 in OT loss to Washington

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 45 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 15-24 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+10+100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.0Season avg38.8Last 5

38.8 points a game over his last five games, against 28.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 60 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 60

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 10, 38, 38, 32, 41, 34, 27, 60Wizards-Lakers · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +32.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high60 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 52, 29, 21, 24, 34, 23, 33, 53, 45Lakers-Wizards · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 27, 14, 21, 38, 26, 38, 35, 32Rockets-Clippers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 20, 13, 20, 18, 11, 26, 11, 31Pacers-Jazz · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 11, 19, 16, 12, 16, 17, 24, 28Warriors-Raptors · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 21, 14, 10, 20, 17, 26, 30, 27Wizards-Lakers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddy CurryNYK+5.8 23.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.4 34.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+5.0 13.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Sean MayCHA+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jannero PargoNOK+4.6 12.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Emeka OkaforCHA−4.4 11.0 last 10 · 15.4 season
Kevin MartinSAC−4.4 16.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Sam CassellLAC−3.6 10.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Fred JonesTOR−3.3 5.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Michael ReddMIL−3.1 25.0 last 10 · 28.1 season