FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 2, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 104–97.

Final · Box score
Cavs70
Celtics80
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Clippers95
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Nets95
Pistons118
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Suns115
Knicks104
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Heat89
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +20; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +28; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Sonics96
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Magic104
Lakers97
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +7
On this day · 2006–07Dec 2, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Sixers), 41 points.
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The lead · Magic-Lakers

Orlando handles Lakers by 7

Chris Kaman goes for 22 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+8+2+7ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24391427104
Lakers3025202297
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 19, 12, 12, 19, 20, 9, 18, 18ORL18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 24, 34, 34, 17, 9, 39, 30, 17ORL17 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 32, 27, 28, 31, 35, 24, 28, 28LAL28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 10, 8, 4, 16, 20, 12, 7, 19LAL19 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Denver by 26.

IND over LAC6ORL over LAL7BOS over CLE10PHX over NYK11GSW over SEA13SAS over POR21DET over NJN23DEN over MIA26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Lakers13
Pacers-Clippers8
Suns-Knicks8
Cavs-Celtics6
Nets-Pistons5
Blazers-Spurs2
Heat-Nuggets0
Warriors-Sonics0
The night in charts
Suns-Knicks combined for 219, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KnicksSuns 115, Knicks 104
219
Nets-PistonsNets 95, Pistons 118
213
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 109, Sonics 96
205
Heat-NuggetsHeat 89, Nuggets 115
204
Magic-LakersMagic 104, Lakers 97
201
Pacers-ClippersPacers 101, Clippers 95
196
Blazers-SpursBlazers 79, Spurs 100
179
Cavs-CelticsCavs 70, Celtics 80
150
IND won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pacers-ClippersPacers 101, Clippers 95
+6 IND
Magic-LakersMagic 104, Lakers 97
+7 ORL
Cavs-CelticsCavs 70, Celtics 80
+10 BOS
Suns-KnicksSuns 115, Knicks 104
+11 PHX
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 109, Sonics 96
+13 GSW
Blazers-SpursBlazers 79, Spurs 100
+21 SAS
Nets-PistonsNets 95, Pistons 118
+23 DET
Heat-NuggetsHeat 89, Nuggets 115
+26 DEN
ORL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-LakersORL won · Magic 104, Lakers 97
6 pts
Cavs-CelticsBOS won · Cavs 70, Celtics 80
2 pts
Pacers-ClippersIND won · Pacers 101, Clippers 95
1 pt
Curry shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryNYK · 21 PTS, 8 REB
77% (10-13)
Grant HillPHX · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
76% (13-17)
BiedrinsGSW · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ParkerSAS · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
73% (11-15)
Amar'ePHX · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 101Clippers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers32182724101
Clippers1932251995
The story
Jamaal Tinsley had 29 points as Indiana beat Los Angeles 101-95

Corey Maggette led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +13−1+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Knicks
Suns 115Knicks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns37242430115
Knicks29282720104
The story
Grant Hill's 28 points carried Phoenix past New York, 115-104

For New York, Quentin Richardson had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 13-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-20, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+4+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 89Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1725222589
Nuggets37223323115
The story
Denver beat Miami 115-89 behind 20 points from Kenyon Martin

Allen Iverson backed him with 20 PTS, 5 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 37-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +20+17+28+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby topped the game at 50.2 FPTS: 21 REB, 7 PTS, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 30

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 26, 24, 31, 17, 25, 23, 24, 30Nuggets-Heat · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 10, 18, 24, 24, 15, 15, 6, 29Pacers-Clippers · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 21, 26, 13, 29, 17, 25, 19, 28Suns-Knicks · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 18, 19, 15, 19, 17, 7, 15, 28Suns-Knicks · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 32, 27, 28, 31, 35, 24, 28, 28Lakers-Magic · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 31, 32, 21, 22, 12, 29, 17, 27Spurs-Blazers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST