FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 11, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by POR (vs PHI) and NOK (vs CLE).

Final · Box score
Suns103
Magic89
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Sixers79
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Raptors77
Heat99
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Nets105
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Knicks90
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Hornets95
Q1 NOK -4; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOK -1; Q4 NOK +6
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +17; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Mavs79
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Clippers81
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +22
On this day · 2005–06Dec 11, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sixers

Portland takes over late to edge Philadelphia

Vince Carter goes for 37 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+6-4+2POR AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1924142481
Sixers1324241879
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 18, 30, 28, 30, 31, 20, 29, 18POR18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 12, 2, 1, 6, 0, 17, 16, 17POR17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 17, 15, 11, 12, 13, 13, 19, 27PHI27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 19, 9, 6, 7, 13, 20, 16, 10PHI10 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Cavs-Hornets

New Orleans/Oklahoma City takes care of Cleveland

A 6-point win, 95–89. Chris Paul led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over PHI2NOK over CLE6BOS over NYK7NJN over MEM13PHX over ORL14CHI over IND15MIA over TOR22UTA over DAL22SAS over LAC22Final margin, points. Pink = NOK over CLE.
Lead changes
Suns-Magic19
Cavs-Hornets15
Blazers-Sixers5
Raptors-Heat4
Pacers-Bulls2
Mavs-Jazz0
Spurs-Clippers0
Grizzlies-Nets0
Celtics-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Randolph's layup with 2.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 81-79 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Bulls combined for 197
Points by game
Pacers-BullsPacers 91, Bulls 106
197
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 92, Nets 105
197
Suns-MagicSuns 103, Magic 89
192
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 97, Knicks 90
187
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 103, Clippers 81
184
Cavs-HornetsCavs 89, Hornets 95
184
Mavs-JazzMavs 79, Jazz 101
180
Raptors-HeatRaptors 77, Heat 99
176
Blazers-SixersBlazers 81, Sixers 79
160
POR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Blazers-SixersBlazers 81, Sixers 79
+2 POR
Cavs-HornetsCavs 89, Hornets 95
+6 NOK
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 97, Knicks 90
+7 BOS
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 92, Nets 105
+13 NJN
Suns-MagicSuns 103, Magic 89
+14 PHX
Pacers-BullsPacers 91, Bulls 106
+15 CHI
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 103, Clippers 81
+22 SAS
Raptors-HeatRaptors 77, Heat 99
+22 MIA
Mavs-JazzMavs 79, Jazz 101
+22 UTA
POR rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SixersPOR won · Blazers 81, Sixers 79
4 pts
Cavs-HornetsNOK won · Cavs 89, Hornets 95
4 pts
Suns-MagicPHX won · Suns 103, Magic 89
1 pt
Barry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrySAS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
DengCHI · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Paul DavisLAC · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
VarejaoCLE · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 81Sixers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1924142481
Sixers1324241879
The story
Juan Dixon had 17 points as Portland beat Philadelphia 81-79

Zach Randolph added 18 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 19-13, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6+6−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala led the game in fantasy with 40.9 FPTS (27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 89Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2526221689
Hornets2130212395
The story
New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Cleveland 95-89 behind 30 points and 11 assists from Chris Paul

LeBron James paced Cleveland: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 11-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

NOK lead by quarter
200 −40−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 92Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1028282692
Nets25273221105
The story
Jason Kidd's a 12-10-13 triple-double carried New Jersey past Memphis, 105-92

For Memphis, Chucky Atkins had 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 13 AST, 12 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL · 4-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-10, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +15+14+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 9 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.2Season avg25.1Today

25 minutes today, against 5.2 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 37

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 21, 25, 23, 41, 20, 31, 19, 37Nets-Grizzlies · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 35, 33, 21, 23, 33, 32, 21, 37Heat-Raptors · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 4, 21, 23, 26, 24, 30, 8, 31Jazz-Mavs · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 34, 31, 19, 8, 25, 36, 17, 31Celtics-Knicks · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 18, 12, 16, 25, 26, 16, 11, 30Hornets-Cavs · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 24, 24, 24, 27, 26, 22, 36, 30Knicks-Celtics · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddy CurryNYK+7.1 25.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Dahntay JonesMEM+3.5 11.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Andres NocioniCHI+3.5 19.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+3.5 11.2 last 10 · 7.7 season
Alonzo MourningMIA+3.0 11.9 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Emeka OkaforCHA−4.3 11.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL−2.9 9.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jason TerryDAL−2.8 12.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−2.7 12.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Fred JonesTOR−2.7 7.0 last 10 · 9.7 season