FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 29, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MIN by 9 after the first quarter and won 109–90.

Final · Box score
Hawks84
Mavs97
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Pacers92
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Magic104
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Heat74
Wizards96
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +27; Q4 WAS +22
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Hornets86
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +10
Final · Box score
Raptors79
Rockets91
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Nets97
Bucks95
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Jazz98
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Sonics109
Q1 SEA -9; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +25; Q4 SEA +19
On this day · 2006–07Dec 29, 2006: 13 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Bobcats), 58 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Sonics

Seattle rallies from 9 down to beat Minnesota

Chris Paul goes for 20 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+11+25+19SEA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3016133190
Sonics21362725109
Who led
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 12, 7, 24, 13, 23, 19, 14, 18SEA18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 17, 6, 2, 4, 10, 5, 4, 18SEA18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 22, 24, 29, 11, 20, 22, 17MIN17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Sebastian TelfairPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 7, 17, 6, 27, 9, 12, 4, 12MIN12 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Washington by 22.

NJN over MIL2DET over IND6BOS over UTA6ORL over CHA9NOH over CLE10HOU over TOR12DAL over ATL13SEA over MIN19WAS over MIA22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Magic20
Celtics-Jazz13
Nets-Bucks11
Pistons-Pacers10
Raptors-Rockets10
Wolves-Sonics5
Cavs-Hornets1
Hawks-Mavs0
Heat-Wizards0
The night in charts
Celtics-Jazz combined for 202, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-JazzCeltics 104, Jazz 98
202
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 95, Magic 104
199
Wolves-SonicsWolves 90, Sonics 109
199
Nets-BucksNets 97, Bucks 95
192
Pistons-PacersPistons 98, Pacers 92
190
Hawks-MavsHawks 84, Mavs 97
181
Heat-WizardsHeat 74, Wizards 96
170
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 79, Rockets 91
170
Cavs-HornetsCavs 76, Hornets 86
162
NJN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nets-BucksNets 97, Bucks 95
+2 NJN
Celtics-JazzCeltics 104, Jazz 98
+6 BOS
Pistons-PacersPistons 98, Pacers 92
+6 DET
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 95, Magic 104
+9 ORL
Cavs-HornetsCavs 76, Hornets 86
+10 NOH
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 79, Rockets 91
+12 HOU
Hawks-MavsHawks 84, Mavs 97
+13 DAL
Wolves-SonicsWolves 90, Sonics 109
+19 SEA
Heat-WizardsHeat 74, Wizards 96
+22 WAS
SEA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SonicsSEA won · Wolves 90, Sonics 109
9 pts
Celtics-JazzBOS won · Celtics 104, Jazz 98
7 pts
Nets-BucksNJN won · Nets 97, Bucks 95
6 pts
Bobcats-MagicORL won · Bobcats 95, Magic 104
1 pt
Boozer shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
Mo WilliamsMIL · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
WilcoxSEA · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
GrangerIND · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 97Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1924223297
Bucks2518203295
The story
Jason Kidd had 17 points and 15 assists as New Jersey beat Milwaukee 97-95

Mo Williams led Milwaukee with 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB · 6-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Nets took the second 24-18.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −60+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 98Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2527242298
Pacers2526192292
The story
Chauncey Billups' 17 points carried Detroit past Indiana, 98-92

For Indiana, Mike Dunleavy had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-19, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 0+1+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 47.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Final · Celtics-Jazz
Celtics 104Jazz 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28212728104
Jazz2927222098
The story
Boston beat Utah 104-98 behind 23 points from Ray Allen

Mehmet Okur paced Utah: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1−7−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 35

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 7, 32, 22, 27, 27, 9, 34, 35Bucks-Nets · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 15, 11, 24, 17, 30, 27, 25, 34Bobcats-Magic · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 24, 26, 13, 27, 19, 26, 22, 28Magic-Bobcats · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 7, 15, 21, 17, 22, 20, 20, 27Hornets-Cavs · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 21, 28, 19, 26, 18, 12, 22, 25Rockets-Raptors · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 14, 19, 18, 17, 22, 28, 11, 24Bucks-Nets · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael FinleySAS+3.9 13.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Andrew BynumLAL+3.7 16.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
DeShawn StevensonWAS+3.6 12.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Anthony JohnsonATL+3.5 10.3 last 10 · 6.8 season
Allen IversonDEN+3.4 30.2 last 10 · 26.8 season
Cold
Andrea BargnaniTOR−4.8 4.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Eddy CurryNYK−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.2 7.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.0 7.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−3.4 19.4 last 10 · 22.8 season