FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 28, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Suns99
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +14
On this day · 2005–06Dec 28, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Grizzlies), 45 points.
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The lead · Suns-Mavs

Jason Terry scores 35, Dallas holds off Phoenix

Allen Iverson goes for 44 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+3+2+2DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2029272399
Mavs30222623101
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 26, 18, 12, 22, 17, 15, 4, 35DAL35 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 23, 13, 20, 29, 6, 20, 23, 27DAL27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 30, 12, 25, 20, 28, 16, 12, 25PHX25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 18, 18, 16, 16, 10, 42, 9, 24PHX24 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Sonics-Nuggets

Denver leads Seattle wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 112–98. Best quarter: the first, 35–27. Allen Iverson led Denver with 44 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over PHX2DEN over SEA14SAS over UTA23Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over SEA.
Lead changes
Suns-Mavs7
Jazz-Spurs5
Sonics-Nuggets5
Shot of the night

Dirk's jumper with 1.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Nuggets combined for 210, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 98, Nuggets 112
210
Suns-MavsSuns 99, Mavs 101
200
Jazz-SpursJazz 83, Spurs 106
189
DAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Suns-MavsSuns 99, Mavs 101
+2 DAL
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 98, Nuggets 112
+14 DEN
Jazz-SpursJazz 83, Spurs 106
+23 SAS
Nash shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 24 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
TerryDAL · 35 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
ParkerSAS · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
AIDEN · 44 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
59% (17-29)
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 99Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2029272399
Mavs30222623101
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat Phoenix 101-99

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 25 PTS, 13 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +10+3+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 98Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2729202298
Nuggets35252527112
The story
Earl Boykins' 24 points carried Denver past Seattle, 112-98

For Seattle, Luke Ridnour had 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-27, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +8+4+9+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 83Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2419172383
Spurs29292919106
The story
San Antonio beat Utah 106-83 behind 20 points from Tim Duncan

Tony Parker backed him with 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +5+15+27+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg24.2Last 3

24.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 44

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 46, 31, 45, 37, 26, 25, 22, 28, 44Nuggets-Sonics · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 26, 18, 12, 22, 17, 15, 4, 35Mavs-Suns · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 23, 13, 20, 29, 6, 20, 23, 27Mavs-Suns · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Damien WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 16, 8, 13, 7, 11, 5, 2, 26Sonics-Nuggets · L
8.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 30, 12, 25, 20, 28, 16, 12, 25Suns-Mavs · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 18, 18, 16, 16, 10, 42, 9, 24Suns-Mavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gilbert ArenasWAS+6.6 37.1 last 10 · 30.5 season
Tony AllenBOS+5.9 14.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Matt BarnesGSW+5.5 15.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+5.1 22.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Ben GordonCHI+5.0 25.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−3.4 11.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Michael ReddMIL−3.2 24.7 last 10 · 27.9 season
Leandro BarbosaPHX−3.0 13.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Raja BellPHX−3.0 12.1 last 10 · 15.1 season