FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 17, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by MIA (vs MIN) and ATL (vs UTA).

Final · Box score
Jazz111
Hawks116
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +5
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bucks99
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs 0; OT2 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Heat91
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Knicks92
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +27
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Grizzlies117
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Magic108
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Suns100
Spurs95
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Blazers88
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +12
On this day · 2006–07Dec 17, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Lakers), 60 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Heat

Minnesota's skid reaches five

Tim Duncan goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-6-4+4MIA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2423172387
Heat2714193191
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 26, 21, 33, 33, 31, 17, 24, 30MIA30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 9, 15, 10, 17, 21, 19, 24, 18MIA18 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 12, 17, 32, 14, 22, 22, 23, 22MIN22 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 14, 11, 10, 8, 15, 17, 12, 19MIN19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat New York by 27, the widest margin of 8 games.

DAL over ORL3MIA over MIN4ATL over UTA5CLE over MIL5PHX over SAS5GSW over MEM8POR over NOH12IND over NYK27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Spurs23
Bucks-Cavs21
Jazz-Hawks19
Pacers-Knicks12
Hornets-Blazers8
Wolves-Heat8
Magic-Mavs4
Warriors-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 242, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 125, Grizzlies 117
242
Jazz-HawksJazz 111, Hawks 116
227
Magic-MavsMagic 108, Mavs 111
219
Pacers-KnicksPacers 119, Knicks 92
211
Bucks-CavsBucks 99, Cavs 104
203
Suns-SpursSuns 100, Spurs 95
195
Wolves-HeatWolves 87, Heat 91
178
Hornets-BlazersHornets 76, Blazers 88
164
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-MavsMagic 108, Mavs 111
+3 DAL
Wolves-HeatWolves 87, Heat 91
+4 MIA
Bucks-CavsBucks 99, Cavs 104
+5 CLE
Suns-SpursSuns 100, Spurs 95
+5 PHX
Jazz-HawksJazz 111, Hawks 116
+5 ATL
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 125, Grizzlies 117
+8 GSW
Hornets-BlazersHornets 76, Blazers 88
+12 POR
Pacers-KnicksPacers 119, Knicks 92
+27 IND
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HeatMIA won · Wolves 87, Heat 91
6 pts
Jazz-HawksATL won · Jazz 111, Hawks 116
6 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 99, Cavs 104
3 pts
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 76, Blazers 88
2 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesGSW won · Warriors 125, Grizzlies 117
2 pts
Brewer shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrewerUTA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
HorfordATL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DunleavyIND · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
TurkogluORL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
VaughnSAS · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Mavs
Magic 108Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27272529108
Mavs29282727111
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Dallas past Orlando, 111-108

For Orlando, Hedo Turkoglu had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 12-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-27, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 52.1 FPTS on 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 99Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bucks242019228699
Cavs26201425811104
The story
LeBron James had 31 points as Cleveland beat Milwaukee 104-99 in OT

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 22 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 31 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-25 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second overtime 11-6.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+2−300+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led the game in fantasy with 51.7 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB)

Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 100Spurs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26252326100
Spurs2030172895
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 100-95 behind 22 points from Grant Hill

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 26-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+1+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 39

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 19, 28, 24, 29, 24, 22, 21, 39Jazz-Hawks · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 28, 26, 15, 16, 20, 2, 8, 36Spurs-Suns · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 17, 22, 12, 23, 17, 23, 6, 36Pacers-Knicks · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 30, 17, 31, 17, 20, 12, 32, 32Grizzlies-Warriors · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 15, 32, 16, 36, 13, 7, 20, 31Mavs-Magic · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 45, 37, 30, 38, 15, 17, 29, 21, 31Cavs-Bucks · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris PaulNOH+4.4 25.4 last 10 · 21.0 season
Travis OutlawPOR+4.2 16.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Craig SmithMIN+3.8 15.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jerry StackhouseDAL+3.5 13.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Allen IversonDEN+3.3 29.2 last 10 · 25.9 season
Cold
Eddy CurryNYK−4.1 10.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−3.7 8.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
Devin HarrisDAL−3.7 9.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Steve NashPHX−3.5 14.0 last 10 · 17.5 season
Baron DavisGSW−3.4 18.5 last 10 · 21.9 season