FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 18, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed LAC by 8 at halftime and won 80–77.

Final · Box score
Kings106
Nets101
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Bulls91
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Raptors80
Clippers77
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +3
On this day · 2006–07Dec 18, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Rashard Lewis (Sonics-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Clippers

Toronto turns it around against Clippers

John Salmons goes for 31 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8+5+3TOR AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1922241580
Clippers2326111777
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 41, 16, 10, 21, 20, 17, 22, 17, 24TOR24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jamario MoonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 8, 2, 4, 9, 4, 2, 13, 16TOR16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 23, 18, 24, 13, 23, 23, 27, 22LAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Richie FrahmPoints, last 3 games: 2, 5, 13LAC13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Nets

Sacramento handles New Jersey by 5

The Kings won the fourth quarter 29–23. Final: 106–101. John Salmons led Sacramento with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over LAC3SAC over NJN5LAL over CHI12Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over NJN.
Lead changes
Kings-Nets13
Raptors-Clippers5
Lakers-Bulls1
The night in charts
Kings-Nets combined for 207, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NetsKings 106, Nets 101
207
Lakers-BullsLakers 103, Bulls 91
194
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 80, Clippers 77
157
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 80, Clippers 77
+3 TOR
Kings-NetsKings 106, Nets 101
+5 SAC
Lakers-BullsLakers 103, Bulls 91
+12 LAL
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-ClippersTOR won · Raptors 80, Clippers 77
8 pts
Kings-NetsSAC won · Kings 106, Nets 101
1 pt
Salmons shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SalmonsSAC · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
72% (13-18)
MoonTOR · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
JeffersonNJN · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
VujacicLAL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Antoine WrightNJN · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 80Clippers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1922241580
Clippers2326111777
The story
Chris Bosh had 24 points as Toronto beat Los Angeles 80-77

Corey Maggette led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 6-22 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Raptors took the third 24-11.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4−8+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nets
Kings 106Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28242529106
Nets25252823101
The story
Brad Miller's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Sacramento past New Jersey, 106-101

For New Jersey, Jason Kidd had 11 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+2−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 103Bulls 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21282430103
Bulls1530232391
The story
Los Angeles beat Chicago 103-91 behind 18 points from Kobe Bryant

Luol Deng paced Chicago: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+4+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom topped the game at 42.2 FPTS: 17 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Richard Jefferson leads the day with 36

Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 36, 31, 29, 9, 21, 24, 14, 36Nets-Kings · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 21, 10, 25, 22, 10, 19, 10, 31Kings-Nets · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 11, 30, 17, 15, 20, 15, 29, 26Bulls-Lakers · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 41, 16, 10, 21, 20, 17, 22, 17, 24Raptors-Clippers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 10, 9, 21, 15, 10, 8, 11, 24Kings-Nets · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 13, 11, 7, 17, 14, 25, 21, 23Kings-Nets · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 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