FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 6, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIN by 6 after three quarters and won 90–89.

Final · Box score
Wolves89
Hawks90
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Mavs109
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Heat106
Blazers112
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2006–07Dec 6, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Knicks), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Hawks

Atlanta wins a tight one over Minnesota

Allen Iverson goes for 35 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+13-6+1ATL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1525272289
Hawks292482990
Who led
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 38, 11, 16, 16, 12, 10, 16, 22, 13, 28ATL28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 22, 25, 21, 21, 17, 15, 5, 21ATL21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Craig SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 7, 7, 10, 17, 10, 6, 13, 20MIN20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 9, 9, 14, 20, 21, 12, 4, 18MIN18 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Heat-Blazers

Portland leads Miami wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 112–106. Best quarter: the fourth, 35–33. Brandon Roy led Portland with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over MIN1POR over MIA6DEN over DAL13Final margin, points. Pink = POR over MIA.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Mavs7
Wolves-Hawks6
Heat-Blazers4
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 0.9 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Mavs combined for 231, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 122, Mavs 109
231
Heat-BlazersHeat 106, Blazers 112
218
Wolves-HawksWolves 89, Hawks 90
179
ATL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Wolves-HawksWolves 89, Hawks 90
+1 ATL
Heat-BlazersHeat 106, Blazers 112
+6 POR
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 122, Mavs 109
+13 DEN
Cook shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CookMIA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
AIDEN · 35 PTS, 12 AST, 6 STL, 1 REB
63% (12-19)
Craig SmithMIN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
AldridgePOR · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Wolves-Hawks
Wolves 89Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1525272289
Hawks292482990
The story
Josh Smith had 28 points as Atlanta beat Minnesota 90-89

Corey Brewer led Minnesota with 18 REB, 6 PTS, 5 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 BLK, 2 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the first 29-15, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +14+13−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Blazers
Heat 106Blazers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat25173133106
Blazers30262135112
The story
Brandon Roy's 25 points carried Portland past Miami, 112-106

For Miami, Ricky Davis had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-17, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+14+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 21 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST

Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 122Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets39253424122
Mavs32243617109
The story
Denver beat Dallas 122-109 behind 23 points from Carmelo Anthony

Jerry Stackhouse paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-30 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 39-32 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+8+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 35

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 13, 18, 26, 21, 26, 20, 51, 35Nuggets-Mavs · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 20, 31, 27, 11, 19, 25, 15, 32Mavs-Nuggets · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 38, 11, 16, 16, 12, 10, 16, 22, 13, 28Hawks-Wolves · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 25, 13, 12, 10, 8, 4, 26, 25Blazers-Heat · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 2, 6, 10, 2, 18, 9, 8, 23Mavs-Nuggets · L
9.5 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 31, 17, 25, 23, 24, 30, 26, 23Nuggets-Mavs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dwight HowardORL+1.4 24.6 last 10 · 23.2 season
Daniel GibsonCLE+1.0 13.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Eduardo NajeraDEN+0.7 7.4 last 10 · 6.7 season
Hedo TurkogluORL+0.7 19.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Allen IversonDEN+0.7 26.1 last 10 · 25.4 season
Cold
Jason TerryDAL−3.6 13.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−2.5 11.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Rashard LewisORL−2.2 16.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
DeSagana DiopDAL−1.0 3.2 last 10 · 4.2 season
Marcus CambyDEN−0.6 8.2 last 10 · 8.8 season