FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 5, 2004Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed BOS by 18 after the first quarter and won 119–105.

Final
PHX121
POR99
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +22
Final
BOS105
SAC119
Q1 SAC -18; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +14
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2003–04Dec 5, 2003: 12 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ ORL), 47 points.
The lead · BOS @ SAC

Sacramento storms back from 18 down to beat Boston

The Kings trailed by 18 after one and won 119–105. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-8+13+14SAC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS36271725105
SAC18373826119
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 21, 22, 26, 22, 29, 20, 10, 27SAC27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 16, 13, 9, 10, 12, 24, 17, 22SAC22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 12, 8, 19, 6, 7, 16, 22, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 20, 22, 25, 17, 24, 23, 20, 16BOS16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · PHX @ POR

Phoenix routs Portland by 22

Phoenix led by 12 at halftime and won 121–99. Quentin Richardson led Phoenix with 37 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · PHX vs POR
Quentin Richardson · PHXZach Randolph · PORPTS3724REB411AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Season avg26.1Last 3

26.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Quentin Richardson leads the day with 37

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 11, 4, 20, 21, 18, 21, 12, 37PHX @ POR · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 21, 22, 26, 22, 29, 20, 10, 27SAC vs BOS · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 28, 24, 27, 16, 23, 19, 16, 24POR vs PHX · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 16, 13, 9, 10, 12, 24, 17, 22SAC vs BOS · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 38, 33, 33, 21, 16, 14, 29, 21, 28, 19PHX @ POR · W
25.6 PPG season to date · −7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 18, 11, 22, 25, 22, 12, 29, 18SAC vs BOS · W
19.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST