FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 27, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NJN by 10 at halftime and won 100–90.

Final
NOH82
IND100
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +18
Final
NYK119
ORL111
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +8
Final
CHA87
WAS106
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +19
Final · OT
NJN90
DET100
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +10
Final
ATL102
MIA116
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +14
Final
LAC76
MEM96
Q1 MEM +17; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +20
Final
SEA98
UTA88
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA 0; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +10
Final
PHI111
POR104
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +7
Final
DEN101
GSW104
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +3
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 27, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Jamal Crawford (CHI vs WAS), 42 points.
The lead · NJN @ DET

Richard Hamilton scores 37, Detroit rallies past New Jersey

Detroit trailed by 10 at the half and won 100–90.

Game flow · DET 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.Final0+3-10-50+10DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NJN21271821390
DET2414232613100
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 24, 18, 29, 21, 11, 12, 25, 37DET37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 14, 6, 14, 7, 15, 6, 18, 18DET18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 24, 21, 22, 26, 38, 28, 42, 27NJN27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 19, 26, 5, 21, 12, 22, 5, 23NJN23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Memphis by 20.

GSW over DEN3PHI over POR7NYK over ORL8DET over NJN10SEA over UTA10MIA over ATL14IND over NOH18WAS over CHA19MEM over LAC20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.7Season avg39.4Last 5

39.4 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton 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.
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 24, 18, 29, 21, 11, 12, 25, 37DET vs NJN · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 12, 18, 27, 19, 12, 12, 14, 34NYK @ ORL · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 20, 40, 13, 20, 27, 25, 24, 31MIA vs ATL · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 10, 17, 21, 20, 13, 13, 14, 28POR vs PHI · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 14, 22, 40, 31, 24, 54, 51, 40, 28PHI @ POR · W
28.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 15, 17, 22, 9, 21, 18, 18, 28NOH @ IND · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 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
Allen IversonPHI+5.3 34.0 last 10 · 28.7 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+4.5 28.1 last 10 · 23.6 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+3.8 19.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Corey MaggetteLAC+3.7 25.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Matt HarpringUTA+3.6 16.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Earl BoykinsDEN−3.7 7.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 7.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.4 6.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−3.1 4.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
Bonzi WellsMEM−3.0 7.9 last 10 · 10.9 season