FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 28, 2007Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by NJN (vs WAS) and CHI (vs MIL).

Final · Box score
Hornets99
Bobcats85
Q1 NOH +14; Q2 NOH +19; Q3 NOH +19; Q4 NOH +14
Final · OT · Box score
Magic121
Heat114
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Nets109
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Pistons114
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Grizzlies83
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Spurs73
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Suns94
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Blazers109
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Kings80
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Warriors120
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Lakers123
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +27; Q3 LAL +32; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2006–07Dec 28, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Nuggets-Sonics), 44 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Nets

New Jersey holds off Washington, 109–106

Dwyane Wade goes for 48 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-6+1+3NJN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27322720106
Nets30233422109
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 21, 24, 14, 36, 29, 31, 18, 26NJN26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 16, 32, 24, 15, 31, 23, 21, 24NJN24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 28, 20, 19, 12, 29, 13, 25, 28WAS28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 22, 16, 16, 24, 30, 29, 26, 27WAS27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 20.

NJN over WAS3CHI over MIL4DEN over GSW4PHX over LAC6ORL over MIA7TOR over SAS10POR over MIN11PHI over SAC12DET over IND13NOH over CHA14LAL over UTA14HOU over MEM20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wizards-Nets17
Bucks-Bulls14
Magic-Heat10
Wolves-Blazers6
Sixers-Kings5
Clippers-Suns4
Rockets-Grizzlies3
Nuggets-Warriors3
Jazz-Lakers3
Raptors-Spurs3
Pacers-Pistons3
Hornets-Bobcats0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 244, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 124, Warriors 120
244
Magic-HeatMagic 121, Heat 114
235
Jazz-LakersJazz 109, Lakers 123
232
Pacers-PistonsPacers 101, Pistons 114
215
Wizards-NetsWizards 106, Nets 109
215
Wolves-BlazersWolves 98, Blazers 109
207
Bucks-BullsBucks 99, Bulls 103
202
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 103, Grizzlies 83
186
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 99, Bobcats 85
184
Clippers-SunsClippers 88, Suns 94
182
Sixers-KingsSixers 92, Kings 80
172
Raptors-SpursRaptors 83, Spurs 73
156
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-NetsWizards 106, Nets 109
+3 NJN
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 124, Warriors 120
+4 DEN
Bucks-BullsBucks 99, Bulls 103
+4 CHI
Clippers-SunsClippers 88, Suns 94
+6 PHX
Magic-HeatMagic 121, Heat 114
+7 ORL
Raptors-SpursRaptors 83, Spurs 73
+10 TOR
Wolves-BlazersWolves 98, Blazers 109
+11 POR
Sixers-KingsSixers 92, Kings 80
+12 PHI
Pacers-PistonsPacers 101, Pistons 114
+13 DET
Jazz-LakersJazz 109, Lakers 123
+14 LAL
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 99, Bobcats 85
+14 NOH
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 103, Grizzlies 83
+20 HOU
NJN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-NetsNJN won · Wizards 106, Nets 109
6 pts
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 99, Bulls 103
6 pts
Magic-HeatORL won · Magic 121, Heat 114
4 pts
Amar'e shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
D WadeMIA · 48 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
76% (16-21)
UdrihSAC · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DalembertPHI · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BiedrinsGSW · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 106Nets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27322720106
Nets30233422109
The story
Jason Kidd's 20 points and 12 assists carried New Jersey past Washington, 109-106

For Washington, Caron Butler had 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 6-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 34-27.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +3−6+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 124Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets39323122124
Warriors32323323120
The story
Denver beat Golden State 124-120 behind 39 points from Allen Iverson

Stephen Jackson paced Golden State: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 39 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 12-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 39-32 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+7+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis topped the game at 64.0 FPTS: 29 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB

Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 121Heat 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2822282914121
Heat262821327114
The story
Dwight Howard had 29 points and 21 rebounds as Orlando beat Miami 121-114 in OT

Dorell Wright led Miami with 14 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 21 REB · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Magic took the third 28-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2−4+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.1Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 48

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 24, 30, 36, 41, 20, 22, 27, 48Heat-Magic · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high48 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 22, 30, 38, 36, 34, 21, 24, 39Nuggets-Warriors · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 27, 7, 32, 22, 27, 27, 9, 34Bucks-Bulls · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 20, 13, 28, 20, 21, 29, 19, 32Warriors-Nuggets · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 21, 32, 18, 21, 19, 39, 38, 31Lakers-Jazz · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 18, 11, 8, 22, 19, 18, 18, 31Bulls-Bucks · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.3 29.6 last 10 · 25.3 season
Michael FinleySAS+3.9 13.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chris PaulNOH+3.8 25.3 last 10 · 21.5 season
Andrew BynumLAL+3.7 16.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Anthony JohnsonATL+3.5 10.5 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.9 6.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−4.8 4.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Eddy CurryNYK−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.0 7.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−4.0 15.4 last 10 · 19.4 season