FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 20, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed ATL by 21 after three quarters and won 112–106.

Final · Box score
Jazz112
Hawks106
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -21; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Magic86
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Sixers93
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Celtics95
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bobcats109
Knicks111
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -11; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Heat95
Bucks121
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +26
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Wolves94
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -10; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Nets113
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Blazers89
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Clippers96
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Sonics95
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -11; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +8
On this day · 2005–06Dec 20, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Mavs), 62 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Hawks

Mehmet Okur drops 30 in 21-point comeback win over Atlanta

Josh Smith goes for 23 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-1-21+6UTA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22311940112
Hawks20343913106
Who led
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 17, 18, 9, 18, 17, 17, 19, 30UTA30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 7, 17, 10, 4, 8, 15, 10, 18UTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 36, 31, 33, 34, 27, 30, 23, 27ATL27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 15, 17, 8, 21, 8, 16, 14, 23ATL23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one Bucks rout

Six of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat Miami by 26.

GSW over BOS1NYK over CHA2NJN over CLE2POR over HOU2TOR over LAC2ORL over NOK3UTA over ATL6SAS over MEM7IND over PHI8DAL over SEA8LAL over MIN17MIL over MIA26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Celtics18
Cavs-Nets16
Hornets-Magic13
Lakers-Wolves11
Raptors-Clippers10
Bobcats-Knicks10
Jazz-Hawks9
Heat-Bucks9
Rockets-Blazers9
Grizzlies-Spurs7
Pacers-Sixers3
Mavs-Sonics2
Shot of the night

Lee's tip-in at the buzzer of 2OT breaks the tie, 111-109 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Nets combined for 224, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NetsCavs 111, Nets 113
224
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 109, Knicks 111
220
Jazz-HawksJazz 112, Hawks 106
218
Heat-BucksHeat 95, Bucks 121
216
Lakers-WolvesLakers 111, Wolves 94
205
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 98, Spurs 105
203
Mavs-SonicsMavs 103, Sonics 95
198
Pacers-SixersPacers 101, Sixers 93
194
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 98, Clippers 96
194
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 96, Celtics 95
191
Rockets-BlazersRockets 87, Blazers 89
176
Hornets-MagicHornets 83, Magic 86
169
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 96, Celtics 95
+1 GSW
Rockets-BlazersRockets 87, Blazers 89
+2 POR
Cavs-NetsCavs 111, Nets 113
+2 NJN
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 109, Knicks 111
+2 NYK
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 98, Clippers 96
+2 TOR
Hornets-MagicHornets 83, Magic 86
+3 ORL
Jazz-HawksJazz 112, Hawks 106
+6 UTA
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 98, Spurs 105
+7 SAS
Mavs-SonicsMavs 103, Sonics 95
+8 DAL
Pacers-SixersPacers 101, Sixers 93
+8 IND
Lakers-WolvesLakers 111, Wolves 94
+17 LAL
Heat-BucksHeat 95, Bucks 121
+26 MIL
UTA erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 112, Hawks 106
21 pts
Bobcats-KnicksNYK won · Bobcats 109, Knicks 111
11 pts
Mavs-SonicsDAL won · Mavs 103, Sonics 95
11 pts
Lakers-WolvesLAL won · Lakers 111, Wolves 94
10 pts
Hornets-MagicORL won · Hornets 83, Magic 86
4 pts
Krstic shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KrsticNJN · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
CurryNYK · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
FinleySAS · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Baron DavisGSW · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
OkurUTA · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Bobcats-Knicks
Bobcats 109Knicks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bobcats3528161677109
Knicks282434979111
The story
Channing Frye had 30 points as New York beat Charlotte 111-109 in OT

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 16 AST, 13 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 14-26 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Knicks took the third 34-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−11+700+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace led the game in fantasy with 54.2 FPTS (28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 87Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2014262787
Blazers2024261989
The story
Portland beat Houston 89-87 behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Rafer Alston paced Houston: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+10+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Yao Ming topped the game at 57.8 FPTS: 34 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Jazz-Hawks
Jazz 112Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22311940112
Hawks20343913106
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 12 points carried Utah past Atlanta, 112-106

For Atlanta, Speedy Claxton had 12 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 21 going into the fourth, then won it 40-13.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2−1−21+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 5 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 38

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 31, 19, 37, 36, 12, 12, 11, 38Nets-Cavs · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 21, 26, 27, 15, 22, 22, 29, 37Cavs-Nets · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 13, 20, 18, 11, 26, 11, 31, 34Pacers-Sixers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 14, 21, 38, 26, 38, 35, 32, 34Rockets-Blazers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 16, 28, 14, 34, 19, 20, 25, 31Warriors-Celtics · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 17, 18, 9, 18, 17, 17, 19, 30Jazz-Hawks · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasual ButlerNOK+7.1 16.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Sean MayCHA+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Eddy CurryNYK+4.6 22.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+4.5 33.6 last 10 · 29.1 season
Damien WilkinsSEA+4.0 12.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−5.1 9.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kevin MartinSAC−4.4 16.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Michael ReddMIL−4.0 24.1 last 10 · 28.1 season
Emeka OkaforCHA−3.7 11.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Sebastian TelfairBOS−3.2 5.3 last 10 · 8.5 season