FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 29, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed WAS by 17 at halftime and won 107–105.

Final
IND74
CHA71
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +3
Final
HOU98
CLE87
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +11
Final
MIL111
ORL105
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +6
Final
DET107
WAS105
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -17; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +2
Final
MIN87
NYK100
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +13
Final
BOS109
MEM117
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -9; Q3 MEM -11; Q4 MEM +8
Final
PHX107
NOH96
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +11
Final
TOR105
GSW111
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +6
Final
UTA90
LAC101
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +11
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 29, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (PHX @ LAC), 40 points.
The lead · DET @ WAS

Chauncey Billups drops 32 in 17-point comeback win over Washington

Washington led by 17 at the half. Final: 107–105.

Game flow · DET 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 Q3Final0-2-17-5+2DET AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET23193233107
WAS25342026105
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 9, 15, 16, 16, 32, 20, 13, 32DET32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 22, 18, 13, 17, 12, 16, 6, 23DET23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 37, 19, 29, 22, 21, 17, 34WAS34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 19, 33, 19, 25, 19, 13, 20, 30WAS30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · BOS @ MEM

Memphis fights back late to top Boston

Boston led 94–83 after three. Memphis won the fourth 34–15 and the game 117–109. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MEM vs BOS
Pau Gasol · MEMRaef LaFrentz · BOSPTS2428REB118AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 35

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.
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 15, 25, 22, 26, 24, 26, 18, 35GSW vs TOR · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 25, 27, 29, 34, 25, 21, 20, 34HOU @ CLE · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 37, 19, 29, 22, 21, 17, 34WAS vs DET · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 18, 27, 19, 12, 12, 14, 34, 32NYK vs MIN · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 9, 15, 16, 16, 32, 20, 13, 32DET @ WAS · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 3, 18, 19, 19, 17, 18, 2, 31PHX @ NOH · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 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+4.9 33.8 last 10 · 28.9 season
Corey MaggetteLAC+4.2 25.6 last 10 · 21.4 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+3.9 27.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+3.7 12.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+3.7 19.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Earl BoykinsDEN−3.7 7.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.5 7.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jarvis HayesWAS−3.1 6.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−2.9 4.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−2.8 17.9 last 10 · 20.7 season