FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 11, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by Raptors (vs Hawks) and Warriors (vs Spurs).

Final · Box score
Raptors100
Hawks88
Q1 Raptors -2; Q2 Raptors +11; Q3 Raptors +1; Q4 Raptors +12
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Cavs118
Q1 Cavs +21; Q2 Cavs +16; Q3 Cavs +23; Q4 Cavs +13
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Wizards102
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 Wizards +10; Q3 Wizards +14; Q4 Wizards +14
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Nets82
Q1 Clippers +2; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 Clippers +4; Q4 Clippers +9
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Grizzlies103
Q1 Pistons +15; Q2 Pistons +13; Q3 Pistons +16; Q4 Pistons +10
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Bulls123
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls +18; Q3 Bulls +24; Q4 Bulls +27
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Jazz89
Q1 Blazers +2; Q2 Blazers +9; Q3 Blazers +12; Q4 Blazers +8
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Warriors96
Q1 Warriors -2; Q2 Warriors +16; Q3 Warriors +15; Q4 Warriors +12
On this day · 2006–07Dec 11, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Grizzlies), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Toronto beats Atlanta, 100–88

Chauncey Billups goes for 28 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+11+1+12Raptors AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors19351531100
Hawks2122252088
Who led
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 29, 13, 2, 4, 27, 12, 3, 26Raptors26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 11, 31, 22, 41, 16, 10, 21, 20Raptors20 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 17, 15, 5, 21, 17, 24, 23Hawks23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 7, 18, 16, 11, 20, 17, 12, 23Hawks23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Warriors

Golden State upsets San Antonio

Golden State (11–9) beat San Antonio (17–3) 96–84. Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Blazers over Jazz8Clippers over Nets9Pistons over Grizzlies10Raptors over Hawks12Warriors over Spurs12Cavs over Pacers13Wizards over Wolves14Bulls over Sonics27Final margin, points. Pink = Warriors over Spurs.
Lead changes
Clippers-Nets10
Blazers-Jazz7
Raptors-Hawks4
Wolves-Wizards4
Pacers-Cavs2
Sonics-Bulls2
Spurs-Warriors1
Pistons-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 223, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 105, Cavs 118
223
Sonics-BullsSonics 96, Bulls 123
219
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 113, Grizzlies 103
216
Wolves-WizardsWolves 88, Wizards 102
190
Raptors-HawksRaptors 100, Hawks 88
188
Blazers-JazzBlazers 97, Jazz 89
186
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 84, Warriors 96
180
Clippers-NetsClippers 91, Nets 82
173
Blazers won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 97, Jazz 89
+8 Blazers
Clippers-NetsClippers 91, Nets 82
+9 Clippers
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 113, Grizzlies 103
+10 Pistons
Raptors-HawksRaptors 100, Hawks 88
+12 Raptors
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 84, Warriors 96
+12 Warriors
Pacers-CavsPacers 105, Cavs 118
+13 Cavs
Wolves-WizardsWolves 88, Wizards 102
+14 Wizards
Sonics-BullsSonics 96, Bulls 123
+27 Bulls
Raptors rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HawksRaptors won · Raptors 100, Hawks 88
2 pts
Spurs-WarriorsWarriors won · Spurs 84, Warriors 96
2 pts
Joe Smith shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithBulls · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
HughesCavs · 36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
76% (13-17)
T.J. FordRaptors · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
WebsterBlazers · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
HamiltonPistons · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Clippers-Nets
Clippers 91Nets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2323212491
Nets2125171982
The story
Chris Kaman had 18 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat New Jersey 91-82

Josh Boone led New Jersey with 14 REB, 7 PTS 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the fourth 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +20+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd led the game in fantasy with 46.0 FPTS (11 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB)

Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 113Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons37242923113
Grizzlies22262629103
The story
Richard Hamilton's 27 points carried Detroit past Memphis, 113-103

For Memphis, Rudy Gay had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-22, was where the Pistons built it.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +15+13+16+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 105Cavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers16332531105
Cavs37283221118
The story
Cleveland beat Indiana 118-105 behind 36 points from Larry Hughes

Troy Murphy paced Indiana: 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 13-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 37-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
300 +21+16+23+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg11.6Last 3

11.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Craig Smith leads the day with 36

Craig SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 10, 17, 10, 6, 13, 20, 16, 36Wolves-Wizards · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 8 games: 7, 9, 6, 12, 3, 4, 22, 36Cavs-Pacers · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 36, 30, 26, 24, 19, 28, 24, 29Jazz-Blazers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 7, 18, 18, 10, 18, 27, 20, 28Pistons-Grizzlies · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 17, 21, 34, 10, 13, 11, 13, 27Bulls-Sonics · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 18, 8, 19, 14, 21, 24, 18, 27Pistons-Grizzlies · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deron WilliamsJazz+3.5 24.3 last 10 · 20.8 season
Travis OutlawBlazers+3.5 14.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyPacers+3.4 18.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Monta EllisWarriors+3.3 19.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Juan Carlos NavarroGrizzlies+2.7 12.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSonics−4.4 8.5 last 10 · 12.9 season
Leandro BarbosaSuns−3.0 14.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Al HarringtonWarriors−2.5 11.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Rashard LewisMagic−2.4 16.7 last 10 · 19.1 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCavs−2.4 11.0 last 10 · 13.4 season