FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 18, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed UTA by 14 after the first quarter and won 97–96.

Final · Box score
Hornets99
Heat101
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Nets105
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN -6; Q4 NJN +8
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz96
Knicks97
Q1 NYK -14; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Sonics126
Grizzlies134
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +20; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Kings91
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +18
On this day · 2005–06Dec 18, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Hawks), 37 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Knicks

New York needs overtime to survive Utah

Marcus Camby goes for 25 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14+2+50+1NYK AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz341017241196
Knicks202620191297
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 16, 16, 2, 15, 13, 6, 31, 29NYK29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 4, 9, 25, 13, 9, 29, 2, 18NYK18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 24, 30, 8, 31, 28, 14, 18, 23UTA23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 18, 11, 21, 18, 28, 15, 17, 23UTA23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Sonics-Grizzlies13
Warriors-Nets10
Jazz-Knicks8
Hornets-Heat3
Wizards-Nuggets0
Mavs-Kings0
Shot of the night

Marbury's layup at the buzzer of OT puts the Knicks ahead, 97-96 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Grizzlies combined for 260, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 126, Grizzlies 134
260
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 108, Nuggets 117
225
Warriors-NetsWarriors 97, Nets 105
202
Hornets-HeatHornets 99, Heat 101
200
Mavs-KingsMavs 109, Kings 91
200
Jazz-KnicksJazz 96, Knicks 97
193
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-KnicksJazz 96, Knicks 97
+1 NYK
Hornets-HeatHornets 99, Heat 101
+2 MIA
Warriors-NetsWarriors 97, Nets 105
+8 NJN
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 126, Grizzlies 134
+8 MEM
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 108, Nuggets 117
+9 DEN
Mavs-KingsMavs 109, Kings 91
+18 DAL
NYK erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KnicksNYK won · Jazz 96, Knicks 97
14 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 99, Heat 101
9 pts
Warriors-NetsNJN won · Warriors 97, Nets 105
6 pts
Sonics-GrizzliesMEM won · Sonics 126, Grizzlies 134
5 pts
Howard shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardDAL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
DirkDAL · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
CambyDEN · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 7 BLK, 5 AST
69% (9-13)
KrsticNJN · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Mike MillerMEM · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Jazz-Knicks
Jazz 96Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz341017241196
Knicks202620191297
The story
Stephon Marbury had 29 points and 8 assists as New York beat Utah 97-96 in OT

Deron Williams led Utah with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Knicks took the second 26-10.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −14+2+50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

David Lee led the game in fantasy with 49.5 FPTS (20 REB, 17 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 99Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2637191799
Heat33212522101
The story
Dwyane Wade's 29 points and 9 assists carried Miami past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 101-99

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 26 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 12-25 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-26, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7−9−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 126Grizzlies 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Sonics262632151611126
Grizzlies252529201619134
The story
Memphis beat Seattle 134-126 in OT behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Mike Miller

Luke Ridnour paced Seattle: 22 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 10-15 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies settled it in second overtime, 19-11.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1−2−500+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.4Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 29.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
38.82005–06 avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.8 in 2005–06 (80 games). Today: 15 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

NYK over UTA1MIA over NOK2NJN over GSW8MEM over SEA8DEN over WAS9DAL over SAC18Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Rashard Lewis leads the day with 36

Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 29, 15, 25, 26, 18, 10, 25, 36Sonics-Grizzlies · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 12, 9, 19, 0, 20, 11, 20, 29Grizzlies-Sonics · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 26, 29, 25, 26, 23, 13, 20, 29Mavs-Kings · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 21, 23, 33, 32, 21, 37, 41, 29Heat-Hornets · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 10, 8, 10, 19, 11, 14, 12, 29Nuggets-Wizards · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 16, 16, 2, 15, 13, 6, 31, 29Knicks-Jazz · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasual ButlerNOK+6.2 15.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.4 34.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
Sean MayCHA+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Eddy CurryNYK+4.5 22.2 last 10 · 17.7 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+4.5 33.6 last 10 · 29.1 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