FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 9, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed HOU by 11 at halftime and won 93–80.

Final · Box score
Rockets80
Raptors93
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR -11; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Heat100
Clippers94
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats85
Pistons104
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +19
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks113
Blazers117
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +8; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +4
Final · Box score
Sonics88
Hornets91
Q1 NOH +6; Q2 NOH +11; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Nets89
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Lakers123
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2006–07Dec 9, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Rockets), 41 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Raptors

Toronto handles Houston by 13

Mo Williams goes for 33 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11+6+13TOR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2223112480
Raptors1618283193
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 22, 11, 31, 22, 41, 16, 10, 21TOR21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 4, 6, 2, 0, 17, 8, 4, 16TOR16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 35, 36, 18, 11, 40, 17, 24, 23HOU23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 22, 14, 31, 10, 29, 24, 25, 15HOU15 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Detroit by 19.

NOH over SEA3POR over MIL4MIA over LAC6LAL over GSW10TOR over HOU13WAS over NJN15DET over CHA19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Wizards16
Warriors-Lakers12
Heat-Clippers10
Bucks-Blazers9
Bobcats-Pistons4
Sonics-Hornets2
Rockets-Raptors1
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 236, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 113, Lakers 123
236
Bucks-BlazersBucks 113, Blazers 117
230
Heat-ClippersHeat 100, Clippers 94
194
Nets-WizardsNets 89, Wizards 104
193
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 85, Pistons 104
189
Sonics-HornetsSonics 88, Hornets 91
179
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 80, Raptors 93
173
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-HornetsSonics 88, Hornets 91
+3 NOH
Bucks-BlazersBucks 113, Blazers 117
+4 POR
Heat-ClippersHeat 100, Clippers 94
+6 MIA
Warriors-LakersWarriors 113, Lakers 123
+10 LAL
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 80, Raptors 93
+13 TOR
Nets-WizardsNets 89, Wizards 104
+15 WAS
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 85, Pistons 104
+19 DET
TOR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-RaptorsTOR won · Rockets 80, Raptors 93
11 pts
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 89, Wizards 104
6 pts
Roy shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoyPOR · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
VillanuevaMIL · 19 PTS, 9 REB
70% (7-10)
AldridgePOR · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
VinceNJN · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
65% (11-17)
BynumLAL · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Sonics-Hornets
Sonics 88Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1724242388
Hornets2329152491
The story
Chris Paul had 29 points and 10 assists as New Orleans beat Seattle 91-88

Kevin Durant led Seattle with 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 10 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 23-17, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +6+11+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Blazers
Bucks 113Blazers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks272425298113
Blazers3027272112117
The story
Brandon Roy's 26 points and 9 assists carried Portland past Milwaukee, 117-113 in OT

For Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 21 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 11-13 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Trail Blazers took it 12-8.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+6+80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 80Raptors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2223112480
Raptors1618283193
The story
Toronto beat Houston 93-80 behind 16 points from Kris Humphries

Yao Ming paced Houston: 15 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 28-11 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −6−11+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 6.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 33

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 32, 13, 10, 13, 26, 21, 33, 33Heat-Clippers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 14, 23, 13, 10, 8, 10, 13, 33Bucks-Blazers · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 19, 32, 24, 22, 19, 19, 32, 30Nets-Wizards · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 15, 11, 31, 20, 33, 14, 43, 29Hornets-Sonics · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 31, 35, 24, 28, 28, 20, 25, 28Lakers-Warriors · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 27, 35, 16, 20, 29, 27, 12, 28Wizards-Nets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deron WilliamsUTA+4.0 25.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Monta EllisGSW+3.3 19.8 last 10 · 16.5 season
Carlos DelfinoTOR+3.3 13.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+3.2 18.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Travis OutlawPOR+3.2 14.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.4 8.7 last 10 · 13.1 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