FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 30, 2007Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MEM by 10 after the first quarter and won 111–87.

Final · Box score
Bulls100
Knicks83
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Sixers72
Blazers97
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +25
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Nuggets95
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Spurs111
Q1 SAS -10; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Suns117
Kings102
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Lakers91
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +19
On this day · 2006–07Dec 30, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (Blazers-Jazz), 34 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Spurs

San Antonio climbs out of a 10-point hole against Memphis

Tim Duncan goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+22+24SAS AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3214182387
Spurs22263825111
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 2, 8, 36, 16, 34, 8, 16, 24SAS24 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 27, 23, 16, 11, 18, 28, 15, 24SAS24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 26, 13, 18, 10, 31, 8, 23, 19MEM19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 32, 32, 23, 18, 19, 19, 8, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Philadelphia by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

GSW over DEN10PHX over SAC15CHI over NYK17BOS over LAL19SAS over MEM24POR over PHI25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Nuggets9
Bulls-Knicks8
Grizzlies-Spurs7
Sixers-Blazers4
Suns-Kings2
Celtics-Lakers1
The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 219, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 117, Kings 102
219
Celtics-LakersCeltics 110, Lakers 91
201
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 105, Nuggets 95
200
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 87, Spurs 111
198
Bulls-KnicksBulls 100, Knicks 83
183
Sixers-BlazersSixers 72, Blazers 97
169
GSW won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 105, Nuggets 95
+10 GSW
Suns-KingsSuns 117, Kings 102
+15 PHX
Bulls-KnicksBulls 100, Knicks 83
+17 CHI
Celtics-LakersCeltics 110, Lakers 91
+19 BOS
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 87, Spurs 111
+24 SAS
Sixers-BlazersSixers 72, Blazers 97
+25 POR
SAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 87, Spurs 111
10 pts
Sixers-BlazersPOR won · Sixers 72, Blazers 97
9 pts
Ben Gordon shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ben GordonCHI · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Mikki MooreSAC · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
KGBOS · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
FinleySAS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MarionPHX · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 105Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26292030105
Nuggets2130212395
The story
Golden State beat Denver 105-95 behind 28 points and 8 assists from Baron Davis

Marcus Camby paced Denver: 15 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

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

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+4+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 110Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32212928110
Lakers2322212591
The story
Kevin Garnett's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Boston past Los Angeles, 110-91

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 14 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 9-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+8+16+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 87Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3214182387
Spurs22263825111
The story
Tony Parker had 24 points and 9 assists as San Antonio beat Memphis 111-87

Pau Gasol led Memphis with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the third 38-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
300 −10+2+22+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 33

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 18, 11, 22, 24, 16, 37, 24, 33Celtics-Lakers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 16, 17, 25, 28, 19, 30, 28, 31Suns-Kings · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 8, 11, 24, 7, 12, 12, 8, 30Kings-Suns · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 2, 22, 18, 15, 27, 27, 29, 28Warriors-Nuggets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 15, 19, 37, 34, 30, 29, 30, 26Nuggets-Warriors · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 11, 8, 22, 19, 18, 18, 31, 25Bulls-Knicks · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael FinleySAS+4.3 14.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
DeShawn StevensonWAS+3.6 12.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Anthony JohnsonATL+3.5 10.3 last 10 · 6.8 season
Bonzi WellsHOU+3.2 12.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Brad MillerSAC+3.1 15.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−5.0 5.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−4.8 4.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Andres NocioniCHI−4.3 8.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.2 7.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eddy CurryNYK−3.7 10.0 last 10 · 13.7 season