FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 4, 2007Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed LAC by 13 at halftime and won 87–78.

Final · Box score
Pistons106
Hawks95
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Nets100
Cavs79
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +21
Final · Box score
Suns121
Pacers117
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Wolves95
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +21
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Kings117
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Clippers78
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -13; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +9
On this day · 2006–07Dec 4, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Mavs), 38 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Clippers

Milwaukee rallies from 13 down to beat Clippers

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 42 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-130+9MIL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1818282387
Clippers2623151478
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 34, 26, 27, 17, 24, 27, 11, 25MIL25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 12, 13, 16, 6, 18, 10, 10, 19MIL19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 19, 25, 13, 22, 21, 26, 19, 20LAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 14, 13, 11, 13, 15, 13, 13, 16LAC16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Jazz-Kings

Sacramento climbs back to beat Utah

Utah led by 8 after one. Sacramento won it 117–107. Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Jazz
Kevin Martin · SACDeron Williams · UTAPTS2530REB33AST17Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Jazz-Kings18
Suns-Pacers10
Nets-Cavs6
Bucks-Clippers5
Lakers-Wolves2
Pistons-Hawks0
The night in charts
Suns-Pacers combined for 238, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PacersSuns 121, Pacers 117
238
Jazz-KingsJazz 107, Kings 117
224
Lakers-WolvesLakers 116, Wolves 95
211
Pistons-HawksPistons 106, Hawks 95
201
Nets-CavsNets 100, Cavs 79
179
Bucks-ClippersBucks 87, Clippers 78
165
PHX won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Suns-PacersSuns 121, Pacers 117
+4 PHX
Bucks-ClippersBucks 87, Clippers 78
+9 MIL
Jazz-KingsJazz 107, Kings 117
+10 SAC
Pistons-HawksPistons 106, Hawks 95
+11 DET
Nets-CavsNets 100, Cavs 79
+21 NJN
Lakers-WolvesLakers 116, Wolves 95
+21 LAL
MIL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-ClippersMIL won · Bucks 87, Clippers 78
13 pts
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 107, Kings 117
8 pts
Nets-CavsNJN won · Nets 100, Cavs 79
3 pts
Bogut shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogutMIL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
PrinceDET · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
O'NealIND · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
70% (14-20)
HayesDET · 17 PTS, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Amar'ePHX · 42 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (15-24)
Final · Suns-Pacers
Suns 121Pacers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns38312725121
Pacers29352627117
The story
Steve Nash had 18 points and 17 assists as Phoenix beat Indiana 121-117

Jamaal Tinsley led Indiana with 19 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 17 AST, 6 REB · 6-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 38-29, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+5+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Clippers
Bucks 87Clippers 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1818282387
Clippers2623151478
The story
Andrew Bogut's 19 points and 12 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Los Angeles, 87-78

For Los Angeles, Chris Kaman had 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 28-15.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8−130+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 107Kings 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz35212130107
Kings27262143117
The story
Sacramento beat Utah 117-107 behind 23 points from Metta World Peace

Carlos Boozer paced Utah: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 43-30 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8−3−3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deron Williams topped the game at 47.6 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 42

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 26, 13, 29, 17, 25, 19, 28, 42Suns-Pacers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27, 23, 21, 36Nets-Cavs · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 10, 17, 14, 8, 14, 12, 20, 30Pacers-Suns · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 20, 12, 21, 26, 15, 35, 24, 30Jazz-Kings · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 34, 26, 27, 17, 24, 27, 11, 25Bucks-Clippers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 43, 19, 15, 19, 21, 10, 28, 26, 25Kings-Jazz · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST