FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 30, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed WAS by 3 at halftime and won 119–102.

Final · Box score
Bobcats113
Pacers102
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Heat68
Magic97
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +29
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Nets100
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +21; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Mavs94
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Bucks119
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Jazz96
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Kings119
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +31; Q3 SAC +32; Q4 SAC +23
On this day · 2005–06Dec 30, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Heat), 47 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Bucks

Milwaukee handles Washington by 17

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-3-3+17MIL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards23283417102
Bucks23253437119
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 32, 28, 28, 29, 21, 36, 20, 24, 28MIL28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 21, 4, 6, 2, 13, 19, 17, 21MIL21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 26, 23, 34, 19, 25, 20, 29WAS29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 60, 23, 30, 54, 31, 39, 36, 19WAS19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Miami by 29, the widest margin of 9 games.

MEM over TOR6CHI over CLE7NJN over MIN8UTA over POR10CHA over IND11DAL over NOK14MIL over WAS17SAC over GSW23ORL over MIA29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Pacers9
Blazers-Jazz7
Wolves-Nets6
Raptors-Grizzlies5
Cavs-Bulls5
Hornets-Mavs5
Wizards-Bucks5
Warriors-Kings3
Heat-Magic1
The night in charts
Wizards-Bucks combined for 221, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BucksWizards 102, Bucks 119
221
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 113, Pacers 102
215
Warriors-KingsWarriors 96, Kings 119
215
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 104, Grizzlies 110
214
Cavs-BullsCavs 96, Bulls 103
199
Wolves-NetsWolves 92, Nets 100
192
Blazers-JazzBlazers 86, Jazz 96
182
Hornets-MavsHornets 80, Mavs 94
174
Heat-MagicHeat 68, Magic 97
165
MEM won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 104, Grizzlies 110
+6 MEM
Cavs-BullsCavs 96, Bulls 103
+7 CHI
Wolves-NetsWolves 92, Nets 100
+8 NJN
Blazers-JazzBlazers 86, Jazz 96
+10 UTA
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 113, Pacers 102
+11 CHA
Hornets-MavsHornets 80, Mavs 94
+14 DAL
Wizards-BucksWizards 102, Bucks 119
+17 MIL
Warriors-KingsWarriors 96, Kings 119
+23 SAC
Heat-MagicHeat 68, Magic 97
+29 ORL
MIL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BucksMIL won · Wizards 102, Bucks 119
3 pts
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 86, Jazz 96
1 pt
Deng shot 15-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DengCHI · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (15-19)
BlountMIN · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
OkurUTA · 20 PTS, 7 REB
69% (9-13)
PattersonMIL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
DoubySAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Grizzlies
Raptors 104Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors18322826104
Grizzlies39252224110
The story
Pau Gasol had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis beat Toronto 110-104

Morris Peterson led Toronto with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 39-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
300 +21+14+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 92Nets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1630202692
Nets21312028100
The story
Jason Kidd's 19 points and 8 assists carried New Jersey past Minnesota, 100-92

For Minnesota, Ricky Davis had 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 6-9 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-16, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +5+6+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Pacers
Bobcats 113Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats29252534113
Pacers25252725102
The story
Charlotte beat Indiana 113-102 behind 19 points and 14 rebounds from Emeka Okafor

Jamaal Tinsley paced Indiana: 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 34-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4+4+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Zach Randolph leads the day with 34

Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 21, 26, 24, 20, 18, 26, 13, 34Blazers-Jazz · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 22, 29, 37, 26, 32, 27, 32, 33Cavs-Bulls · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 19, 23, 20, 10, 16, 8, 25, 32Bulls-Cavs · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Adam MorrisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 16, 14, 4, 6, 17, 17, 5, 30Bobcats-Pacers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 26, 23, 34, 19, 25, 20, 29Wizards-Bucks · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 32, 28, 28, 29, 21, 36, 20, 24, 28Bucks-Wizards · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Earl BoykinsDEN+5.8 19.8 last 10 · 14.0 season
Tony AllenBOS+5.7 15.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Caron ButlerWAS+5.4 25.9 last 10 · 20.5 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.3 18.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Vince CarterNJN−5.3 20.1 last 10 · 25.4 season
Sam CassellLAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−3.7 10.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Metta World PeaceSAC−3.3 11.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Antoine WalkerMIA−3.2 4.7 last 10 · 7.9 season