FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 16, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 11 after the first quarter and won 81–74.

Final · OT
CHI106
ATL104
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final
BOS106
CHA100
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +6
Final
CLE74
ORL81
Q1 ORL -11; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +7
Final
MEM90
MIA98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +8
Final
DEN123
NYK100
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +23
Final
DET90
NJN82
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET 0; Q4 DET +8
Final
DAL90
NOK79
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +11
Final
PHI98
SAS103
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +5
Final
MIN104
MIL108
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +4
Final
PHX105
SAC98
Q1 PHX -10; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +7
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 · 2005–06Dec 16, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs WAS), 41 points.
The lead · CLE @ ORL

Orlando climbs out of an 11-point hole against Cleveland

Down 11 after one, the Magic won the second quarter 26–8 and the game 81–74. Grant Hill led Orlando with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+7+7+7ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE238202374
ORL1226202381
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 8, 10, 16, 12, 23, 14, 3, 21ORL21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 20, 25, 28, 4, 17, 10, 14ORL14 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 31, 21, 26, 27, 15, 22, 22, 29CLE29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 13, 16, 10, 5, 0, 16, 8, 14CLE14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.3minutes, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
38.82005–06 avg17.5Last 2

17.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 38.8 in 2005–06 (80 games). Today: 11 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · PHX @ SAC

Phoenix fights back from 10 down against Sacramento

Final: 105–98, after trailing by 10 after one. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · PHX vs SAC
Amar'e Stoudemire · PHXKevin Martin · SACPTS2023REB95AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 41

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 33, 21, 23, 33, 32, 21, 37, 41MIA vs MEM · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 8, 25, 36, 17, 31, 18, 38, 35BOS @ CHA · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 35, 38, 24, 32, 18, 26, 42, 34DEN @ NYK · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 15, 16, 16, 2, 15, 13, 6, 31NYK vs DEN · L
11.5 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 12, 8, 15, 2, 6, 14, 12, 31CHA vs BOS · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 16, 25, 26, 16, 11, 30, 6, 30NOK vs DAL · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 8 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
Eddy CurryNYK+5.8 23.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+5.0 13.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Sean MayCHA+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Matt BarnesGSW+4.7 13.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Jannero PargoNOK+4.6 12.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Emeka OkaforCHA−4.4 11.0 last 10 · 15.4 season
Kevin MartinSAC−4.4 16.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Sam CassellLAC−3.6 10.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Fred JonesTOR−3.3 5.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Michael ReddMIL−3.1 25.0 last 10 · 28.1 season