FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 25, 2006Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
LAL85
MIA101
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +16
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 25, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ MIA), 37 points.
The lead · LAL @ MIA

Dwyane Wade scores 40 as Miami beats Lakers

Miami won 101–85. Dwyane Wade: 40 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+7+10+16MIA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL1624242185
MIA30172727101
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 32, 21, 37, 41, 29, 27, 18, 40MIA40 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Jason KaponoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 7, 13, 5, 13, 6, 11, 27, 11MIA11 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 23, 33, 53, 45, 19, 24, 21, 16LAL16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ronny TuriafPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 2, 5, 0, 4, 4, 0, 0, 13LAL13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 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
7.6Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 40

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: 23, 33, 32, 21, 37, 41, 29, 27, 18, 40MIA vs LAL · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 23, 33, 53, 45, 19, 24, 21, 16LAL @ MIA · L
27.3 PPG season to date · −11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ronny TuriafPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 2, 5, 0, 4, 4, 0, 0, 13LAL @ MIA · L
4.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jason KaponoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 7, 13, 5, 13, 6, 11, 27, 11MIA vs LAL · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
11 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 2, 10, 2, 10, 6, 14, 2, 10MIA vs LAL · W
6.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
10 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luke WaltonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 18, 13, 8, 15, 9, 9, 4, 10LAL @ MIA · L
12.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
10 PTS · 4 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
Gilbert ArenasWAS+7.6 37.7 last 10 · 30.1 season
Tony AllenBOS+5.3 13.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+4.9 14.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Sean MayCHA+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+4.3 21.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Adam MorrisonCHA−4.3 8.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Kirk HinrichCHI−3.1 11.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Sebastian TelfairBOS−3.1 5.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
Michael ReddMIL−3.0 24.9 last 10 · 27.9 season