FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 18, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 13 after three quarters and won 114–107.

Final · OT
HOU100
CHA101
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA -11; Q4 CHA 0; OT1 CHA +1
Final
DEN95
ORL117
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +22
Final · OT
BOS114
CLE107
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -13; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final
POR75
DET74
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +1
Final
IND71
CHI85
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +14
Final
ATL68
DAL90
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +23; Q3 DAL +32; Q4 DAL +22
Final
PHI116
MIL97
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +19
Final
GSW85
SAS104
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +19
Final
WAS96
PHX110
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +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 18, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (MIN vs DAL), 35 points.
The lead · BOS @ CLE

Paul Pierce scores 34, Boston rallies past Cleveland

Boston trailed by 13 after three and won 114–107.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-3-130+7BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
BOS2727202812114
CLE273030155107
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 16, 26, 6, 22, 33, 31, 13, 34BOS34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 9, 12, 14, 21, 15, 11, 27, 21BOS21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 27, 27, 19, 23, 31, 25, 11, 31CLE31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 21, 19, 13, 14, 11, 6, 12, 21CLE21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Orlando by 22.

CHA over HOU1POR over DET1BOS over CLE7CHI over IND14PHX over WAS14PHI over MIL19SAS over GSW19ORL over DEN22DAL over ATL22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 54

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 20, 36, 14, 22, 40, 31, 24, 54PHI @ MIL · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high54 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 16, 23, 19, 20, 19, 16, 22, 36PHX vs WAS · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 16, 26, 6, 22, 33, 31, 13, 34BOS @ CLE · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 20, 16, 22, 21, 18, 29, 22, 33IND @ CHI · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 27, 27, 19, 23, 31, 25, 11, 31CLE vs BOS · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 48, 17, 18, 33, 15, 25, 27, 29HOU @ CHA · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Eric WilliamsNJN+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Matt HarpringUTA+4.0 16.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Quentin RichardsonPHX+4.0 18.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.2 18.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Andre MillerDEN+2.9 17.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.9 6.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.7 7.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−3.4 9.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−3.1 5.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−2.9 7.0 last 10 · 9.9 season