FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 25, 2004Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed LAL by 4 after three quarters and won 104–102.

Final
DET98
IND93
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +5
Final · OT
MIA104
LAL102
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +2
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 25, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs CLE), 41 points.
The lead · MIA @ LAL

Miami needs overtime to survive Lakers

Tied 94–94 after regulation. Miami won the final period 10–8 for a 104–102 win. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 42 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-2-40+2MIA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIA3222192110104
LAL312521178102
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22, 33, 22, 29MIA29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27, 25, 24MIA24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 37, 23, 35, 31, 36, 11, 29, 42LAL42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 19, 15, 8, 22, 15, 14, 10, 24LAL24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · DET @ IND

Indiana's skid reaches three

Detroit won 98–93; the Pacers fall to 12–13. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · IND
L@ SAC87–113L@ GSW96–104Lvs MIL86–89L@ MIL86–95Lvs SAC92–97W@ ATL108–97Wvs TOR89–86L@ CHI71–85Lvs PHI90–102Lvs DET93–98IND: last 10 games through Dec 25, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 37, 23, 35, 31, 36, 11, 29, 42LAL vs MIA · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22, 33, 22, 29MIA @ LAL · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 19, 24, 18, 29, 21, 11, 12, 25DET @ IND · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 19, 15, 8, 22, 15, 14, 10, 24LAL vs MIA · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27, 25, 24MIA @ LAL · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 9 games: 23, 32, 17, 13, 19, 12, 4, 30, 24IND vs DET · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 3 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
Andre MillerDEN+4.7 19.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Allen IversonPHI+4.5 33.2 last 10 · 28.7 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+4.5 20.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.0 27.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Quentin RichardsonPHX+4.0 18.9 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Chris WilcoxLAC−4.6 6.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−4.1 5.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Bonzi WellsMEM−3.9 6.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Earl BoykinsDEN−3.2 8.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−3.1 4.9 last 10 · 8.0 season