FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 5, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NOH by 10 after the first quarter and won 91–76.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Bobcats82
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Sixers103
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Suns136
Raptors123
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Nets93
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Hornets76
Q1 DET -10; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Spurs97
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Nuggets107
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +30
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Sonics95
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +7
On this day · 2006–07Dec 5, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Sonics), 34 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Hornets

Detroit fights back from 10 down against New Orleans

Allen Iverson goes for 51 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+6+15DET AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1628222591
Hornets2616181676
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 12, 11, 17, 18, 8, 19, 14, 21DET21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 25, 11, 15, 7, 18, 18, 10, 18DET18 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 21, 17, 3, 22, 17, 4, 22, 19NOH19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 12, 4, 12, 12, 9, 6, 21, 17NOH17 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Milwaukee by 30, the widest margin of 11 games.

SAS over DAL2LAL over DEN4NYK over NJN7SEA over LAC7CHI over CHA9BOS over PHI10PHX over TOR13HOU over MEM13DET over NOH15WAS over CLE19GSW over MIL30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Celtics-Sixers17
Clippers-Sonics8
Grizzlies-Rockets7
Lakers-Nuggets6
Bucks-Warriors5
Suns-Raptors4
Cavs-Wizards3
Mavs-Spurs3
Pistons-Hornets1
Bulls-Bobcats1
Knicks-Nets1
The night in charts
Suns-Raptors combined for 259, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RaptorsSuns 136, Raptors 123
259
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 111, Nuggets 107
218
Celtics-SixersCeltics 113, Sixers 103
216
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 90, Warriors 120
210
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 92, Rockets 105
197
Knicks-NetsKnicks 100, Nets 93
193
Mavs-SpursMavs 95, Spurs 97
192
Cavs-WizardsCavs 86, Wizards 105
191
Clippers-SonicsClippers 88, Sonics 95
183
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 91, Bobcats 82
173
Pistons-HornetsPistons 91, Hornets 76
167
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 95, Spurs 97
+2 SAS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 111, Nuggets 107
+4 LAL
Knicks-NetsKnicks 100, Nets 93
+7 NYK
Clippers-SonicsClippers 88, Sonics 95
+7 SEA
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 91, Bobcats 82
+9 CHI
Celtics-SixersCeltics 113, Sixers 103
+10 BOS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 92, Rockets 105
+13 HOU
Suns-RaptorsSuns 136, Raptors 123
+13 PHX
Pistons-HornetsPistons 91, Hornets 76
+15 DET
Cavs-WizardsCavs 86, Wizards 105
+19 WAS
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 90, Warriors 120
+30 GSW
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HornetsDET won · Pistons 91, Hornets 76
10 pts
Bulls-BobcatsCHI won · Bulls 91, Bobcats 82
7 pts
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 95, Spurs 97
7 pts
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 113, Sixers 103
6 pts
Amar'e shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
WellsHOU · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
AIDEN · 51 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (18-27)
RandolphNYK · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
KGBOS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 95Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2425172995
Spurs1824312497
The story
Manu Ginobili's 37 points carried San Antonio past Dallas, 97-95

For Dallas, Josh Howard had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 12-24 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 31-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6−7+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 111Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29332623111
Nuggets24343019107
The story
Kobe Bryant had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 111-107

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 92Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2022292192
Rockets24313020105
The story
Houston beat Memphis 105-92 behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from Yao Ming

Pau Gasol paced Memphis: 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 31-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+13+14+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady topped the game at 59.5 FPTS: 17 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.8Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 51

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 29, 13, 18, 26, 21, 26, 20, 51Nuggets-Lakers · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +27.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 27, 11, 22, 9, 19, 31, 11, 37Spurs-Mavs · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 18, 6, 16, 4, 17, 15, 4, 35Suns-Raptors · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27, 23, 21, 36, 31Nets-Knicks · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 5, 23, 10, 21, 22, 29, 11, 30Bulls-Bobcats · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 15, 16, 6, 22, 8, 25, 10, 29Knicks-Nets · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST