FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 8, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHX by 4 after the first quarter and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies78
Hawks86
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Bobcats96
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Knicks77
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +28
Final · Box score
Suns93
Wolves100
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Bulls81
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Jazz117
Mavs125
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Kings97
Nuggets101
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +4
On this day · 2006–07Dec 8, 2006: 12 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Nuggets-Heat), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Wolves

Al Jefferson posts 32 and 20 as Minnesota beats Phoenix

Josh Howard goes for 47 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1+7+7MIN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3224241393
Wolves28273213100
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 23, 14, 31, 23, 9, 12, 17, 32MIN32 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 9, 14, 20, 21, 12, 4, 18, 19MIN19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 10, 18, 17, 15, 14, 10, 12, 18PHX18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 16, 4, 17, 15, 4, 35, 20, 17PHX17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Cavs-Bobcats

Charlotte holds off Cleveland, 96–93

Charlotte led 69–68 after three and held on to win by three. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over CLE3DEN over SAC4MIN over PHX7ATL over MEM8DAL over UTA8BOS over CHI11PHI over NYK28Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over CLE.
Lead changes
Suns-Wolves20
Kings-Nuggets13
Cavs-Bobcats8
Celtics-Bulls7
Jazz-Mavs2
Sixers-Knicks2
Grizzlies-Hawks1
The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 242, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 117, Mavs 125
242
Kings-NuggetsKings 97, Nuggets 101
198
Suns-WolvesSuns 93, Wolves 100
193
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 93, Bobcats 96
189
Sixers-KnicksSixers 105, Knicks 77
182
Celtics-BullsCeltics 92, Bulls 81
173
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 78, Hawks 86
164
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 93, Bobcats 96
+3 CHA
Kings-NuggetsKings 97, Nuggets 101
+4 DEN
Suns-WolvesSuns 93, Wolves 100
+7 MIN
Jazz-MavsJazz 117, Mavs 125
+8 DAL
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 78, Hawks 86
+8 ATL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 92, Bulls 81
+11 BOS
Sixers-KnicksSixers 105, Knicks 77
+28 PHI
MIN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 93, Wolves 100
4 pts
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 97, Nuggets 101
1 pt
Cavs-BobcatsCHA won · Cavs 93, Bobcats 96
1 pt
Willie Green shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Willie GreenPHI · 18 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
HowardDAL · 47 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
74% (14-19)
BoozerUTA · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
73% (11-15)
KGBOS · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Cavs-Bobcats
Cavs 93Bobcats 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2625172593
Bobcats2526182796
The story
Gerald Wallace had 22 points as Charlotte beat Cleveland 96-93

Larry Hughes led Cleveland with 22 PTS 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 4 STL, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Bobcats won the fourth 27-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −10+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 97Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3413311997
Nuggets34251824101
The story
Denver beat Sacramento 101-97 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Kenyon Martin

Beno Udrih paced Sacramento: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

A 25-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+12−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 117Mavs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23253435117
Mavs28303235125
The story
Deron Williams had 41 points, but Dallas won 125-117

For Dallas, Devin Harris had 12 AST, 10 PTS 41 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 13-20 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-23, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+10+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
21.22006–07 avg8.5Last 2

8.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.2 in 2006–07 (60 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Josh Howard leads the day with 47

Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 17, 12, 23, 19, 27, 22, 20, 47Mavs-Jazz · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +26.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 21, 26, 15, 35, 24, 30, 28, 41Jazz-Mavs · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 23, 14, 31, 23, 9, 12, 17, 32Wolves-Suns · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 16, 12, 10, 16, 22, 13, 28, 25Hawks-Grizzlies · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 21, 2, 12, 4, 13, 21, 10, 25Kings-Nuggets · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 0, 9, 2, 8, 11, 7, 2, 25Knicks-Sixers · L
8.7 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deron WilliamsUTA+4.0 25.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+3.2 18.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tony ParkerSAS+2.4 23.0 last 10 · 20.6 season
Carlos DelfinoTOR+2.2 12.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Juan Carlos NavarroMEM+2.0 12.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−3.2 10.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−3.0 10.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Leandro BarbosaPHX−2.6 15.2 last 10 · 17.8 season
Jason TerryDAL−2.4 14.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Rashard LewisORL−2.2 17.1 last 10 · 19.3 season