FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 19, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAL by 6 at halftime and won 94–89.

Final · Box score
Lakers89
Bulls94
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Suns115
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +17
On this day · 2005–06Dec 19, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Pau Gasol (Grizzlies-Pistons), 32 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bulls

Chicago makes it five straight

Luol Deng goes for 23 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-60+5CHI AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2622221989
Bulls2319282494
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 25, 10, 22, 13, 8, 19, 23CHI23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 31, 13, 21, 23, 27, 18, 23, 22CHI22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 52, 29, 21, 24, 34, 23, 33, 53, 45, 19LAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 9, 13, 11, 12, 5, 7, 3, 18LAL18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Suns

Phoenix leads Toronto wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 115–98. Best quarter: the third, 37–26. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Raptors
Amar'e Stoudemire · PHXT.J. Ford · TORPTS2819REB105AST09Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Bulls6
Raptors-Suns0
The night in charts
Raptors-Suns combined for 213, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SunsRaptors 98, Suns 115
213
Lakers-BullsLakers 89, Bulls 94
183
CHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-BullsLakers 89, Bulls 94
+5 CHI
Raptors-SunsRaptors 98, Suns 115
+17 PHX
Amar'e shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
Smush ParkerLAL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Kwame BrownLAL · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
DengCHI · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Ben GordonCHI · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 89Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2622221989
Bulls2319282494
The story
Ben Gordon had 22 points as Chicago beat Los Angeles 94-89

Smush Parker led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Bulls took the third 28-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 98Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2519262898
Suns33203725115
The story
Steve Nash's 15 assists and 10 points carried Phoenix past Toronto, 115-98

For Toronto, T.J. Ford had 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 15 AST, 10 PTS, 5 REB · 3-9 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-26, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+9+20+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.7Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 28

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 23, 13, 22, 30, 12, 25, 20, 28Suns-Raptors · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 25, 10, 22, 13, 8, 19, 23Bulls-Lakers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 31, 13, 21, 23, 27, 18, 23, 22Bulls-Lakers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 8, 12, 19, 10, 14, 17, 21, 19Raptors-Suns · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 52, 29, 21, 24, 34, 23, 33, 53, 45, 19Lakers-Bulls · L
28.3 PPG season to date · −9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 9, 13, 11, 12, 5, 7, 3, 18Lakers-Bulls · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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+5.0 33.3 last 10 · 28.3 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
Michael ReddMIL−3.1 25.0 last 10 · 28.1 season
Fred JonesTOR−3.1 5.9 last 10 · 9.0 season