FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 22, 2005Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHI by 8 after three quarters and won 108–100.

Final
CLE108
CHI100
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 CLE +8
Final
DAL105
SAC95
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +10
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 · 2004–05Dec 22, 2004: 12 games. Top scorer: Richard Jefferson (NJN vs CLE), 42 points.
The lead · CLE @ CHI

LeBron James scores 37, Cleveland rallies past Chicago

Cleveland trailed by 8 after three and won 108–100.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+4-8+8CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE31261437108
CHI26272621100
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 30, 32, 52, 39, 26, 41, 25, 37CLE37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 20, 14, 22, 20, 16, 11, 18, 25CLE25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 26, 11, 9, 10, 2, 13, 11, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 4, 13, 5, 12, 6, 16, 11, 21CHI21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DAL @ SAC

Dallas leads Sacramento wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 105–95. Best quarter: the first, 33–21. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DAL vs SAC
Dirk Nowitzki · DALMike Bibby · SACPTS3722REB102AST40Top 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
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg36.3Today

36 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki 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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 35, 24, 27, 29, 31, 19, 18, 37DAL @ SAC · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 30, 32, 52, 39, 26, 41, 25, 37CLE @ CHI · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 20, 14, 22, 20, 16, 11, 18, 25CLE @ CHI · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 26, 11, 9, 10, 2, 13, 11, 22CHI vs CLE · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 24, 24, 17, 17, 14, 21, 23, 22SAC vs DAL · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 4, 13, 5, 12, 6, 16, 11, 21CHI vs CLE · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 10 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
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+5.3 24.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+4.9 28.5 last 10 · 23.6 season
Baron DavisGSW+4.0 21.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Brevin KnightCHA+3.9 16.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
LeBron JamesCLE+3.6 34.6 last 10 · 31.0 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWAS−4.5 13.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Raef LaFrentzBOS−3.7 5.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jalen RoseTOR−3.0 6.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Steven HunterPHI−2.9 3.1 last 10 · 6.0 season
John SalmonsPHI−2.6 5.8 last 10 · 8.4 season