FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 15, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CLE by 8 after the first quarter and won 92–86.

Final · Box score
Bobcats84
Hawks93
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies123
Magic119
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Kings79
Wizards92
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Cavs86
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Heat103
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Nets86
Knicks94
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Suns98
Hornets101
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +13; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Rockets83
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Spurs102
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Sonics75
Jazz96
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +21
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The lead · Sixers-Cavs

Philadelphia fights back from 8 down against Cleveland

Dwight Howard goes for 31 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+5-1+6PHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1833162592
Cavs2620221886
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 18, 26, 9, 11, 17, 10, 24, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 11, 24, 15, 17, 16, 25, 15, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 34, 45, 37, 30, 38, 15, 17, 29, 21CLE21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 15, 10, 14, 13, 8, 7, 13, 21CLE21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Jazz rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Seattle by 21.

IND over MIA3NOH over PHX3MIL over MIN3MEM over ORL4PHI over CLE6NYK over NJN8ATL over CHA9SAS over DEN11WAS over SAC13DAL over HOU13UTA over SEA21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Heat27
Grizzlies-Magic23
Mavs-Rockets14
Sixers-Cavs10
Nuggets-Spurs9
Suns-Hornets6
Sonics-Jazz6
Wolves-Bucks6
Nets-Knicks5
Bobcats-Hawks4
Kings-Wizards0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Magic combined for 242, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 123, Magic 119
242
Pacers-HeatPacers 106, Heat 103
209
Suns-HornetsSuns 98, Hornets 101
199
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 91, Spurs 102
193
Wolves-BucksWolves 92, Bucks 95
187
Nets-KnicksNets 86, Knicks 94
180
Mavs-RocketsMavs 96, Rockets 83
179
Sixers-CavsSixers 92, Cavs 86
178
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 84, Hawks 93
177
Kings-WizardsKings 79, Wizards 92
171
Sonics-JazzSonics 75, Jazz 96
171
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-HornetsSuns 98, Hornets 101
+3 NOH
Wolves-BucksWolves 92, Bucks 95
+3 MIL
Pacers-HeatPacers 106, Heat 103
+3 IND
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 123, Magic 119
+4 MEM
Sixers-CavsSixers 92, Cavs 86
+6 PHI
Nets-KnicksNets 86, Knicks 94
+8 NYK
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 84, Hawks 93
+9 ATL
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 91, Spurs 102
+11 SAS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 96, Rockets 83
+13 DAL
Kings-WizardsKings 79, Wizards 92
+13 WAS
Sonics-JazzSonics 75, Jazz 96
+21 UTA
PHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CavsPHI won · Sixers 92, Cavs 86
8 pts
Sonics-JazzUTA won · Sonics 75, Jazz 96
7 pts
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 86, Knicks 94
6 pts
Nuggets-SpursSAS won · Nuggets 91, Spurs 102
5 pts
Grizzlies-MagicMEM won · Grizzlies 123, Magic 119
4 pts
Dwight shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 31 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST
91% (10-11)
ObertoSAS · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
O'NealIND · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
GoodenCLE · 21 PTS, 10 REB
73% (8-11)
HaslemMIA · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 92Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1923163492
Bucks2218262995
The story
Yi Jianlian had 22 points as Milwaukee beat Minnesota 95-92

Craig Smith led Minnesota with 30 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Bucks took the third 26-16.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3−2+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 98Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2620341898
Hornets31282121101
The story
Chris Paul's 21 points and 10 assists carried New Orleans past Phoenix, 101-98

For Phoenix, Amar'e Stoudemire had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 8-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-20, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +5+130+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill was the fantasy play: 45.4 FPTS on 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 106Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25272628106
Heat27282424103
The story
Indiana beat Miami 106-103 behind 24 points from Jermaine O'Neal

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 28-24 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−3−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg19.1Last 3

19.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 32

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 25, 24, 41, 18, 24, 27, 7, 32Bucks-Wolves · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 10, 29, 28, 6, 19, 29, 18, 32Knicks-Nets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 21, 30, 17, 31, 17, 20, 12, 32Grizzlies-Magic · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 39, 30, 17, 18, 30, 14, 20, 33, 31Magic-Grizzlies · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 15, 5, 21, 17, 24, 23, 23, 31Hawks-Bobcats · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Craig SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 6, 13, 20, 16, 36, 8, 3, 30Wolves-Bucks · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Travis OutlawPOR+5.5 17.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Craig SmithMIN+4.3 15.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Chris PaulNOH+3.9 25.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
DeShawn StevensonWAS+3.2 11.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+2.9 23.1 last 10 · 20.2 season
Cold
Eddy CurryNYK−4.8 9.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−3.7 8.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
Shaquille O'NealMIA−3.1 11.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Devin HarrisDAL−2.9 10.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Chris WilcoxSEA−2.7 11.3 last 10 · 14.0 season