FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 31, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by LAC (vs MIN) and CHA (vs IND).

Final · OT · Box score
Pacers103
Bobcats107
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -11; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +4
Final · OT · Box score
Magic112
Bulls110
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Bucks69
Pistons114
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +29; Q4 DET +45
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Rockets95
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Hornets92
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Jazz111
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Clippers91
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC -11; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Sonics90
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +8
On this day · 2006–07Dec 31, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Grizzlies), 38 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bobcats

Gerald Wallace scores 36, Charlotte rallies past Indiana

Dwight Howard goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4-6-110+4CHA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers242924179103
Bobcats2819192813107
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 24, 26, 27, 15, 32, 14, 23, 36CHA36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 11, 24, 17, 30, 27, 25, 34, 28CHA28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 22, 19, 8, 18, 16, 25, 20, 20IND20 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 36, 19, 30, 11, 11, 9, 18, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

ORL over CHI2CHA over IND4TOR over NOH5PHI over SEA8LAC over MIN9UTA over POR10GSW over HOU17DET over MIL45Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Magic-Bulls13
Warriors-Rockets13
Pacers-Bobcats10
Blazers-Jazz4
Raptors-Hornets4
Sixers-Sonics4
Wolves-Clippers2
Bucks-Pistons0
Shot of the night

Turkoglu's jumper with 0.7 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 112-110 final

The night in charts
Magic-Bulls combined for 222, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BullsMagic 112, Bulls 110
222
Blazers-JazzBlazers 101, Jazz 111
212
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 103, Bobcats 107
210
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 112, Rockets 95
207
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 97, Hornets 92
189
Sixers-SonicsSixers 98, Sonics 90
188
Bucks-PistonsBucks 69, Pistons 114
183
Wolves-ClippersWolves 82, Clippers 91
173
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-BullsMagic 112, Bulls 110
+2 ORL
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 103, Bobcats 107
+4 CHA
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 97, Hornets 92
+5 TOR
Sixers-SonicsSixers 98, Sonics 90
+8 PHI
Wolves-ClippersWolves 82, Clippers 91
+9 LAC
Blazers-JazzBlazers 101, Jazz 111
+10 UTA
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 112, Rockets 95
+17 GSW
Bucks-PistonsBucks 69, Pistons 114
+45 DET
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 82, Clippers 91
11 pts
Pacers-BobcatsCHA won · Pacers 103, Bobcats 107
11 pts
Magic-BullsORL won · Magic 112, Bulls 110
7 pts
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 101, Jazz 111
6 pts
Warriors-RocketsGSW won · Warriors 112, Rockets 95
5 pts
Hamilton shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HamiltonDET · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
Anthony ParkerTOR · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
EllisGSW · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WestNOH · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
71% (15-21)
AldridgePOR · 36 PTS, 3 REB
71% (12-17)
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 112Bulls 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2919291916112
Bulls3025202114110
The story
Rashard Lewis' 19 points carried Orlando past Chicago, 112-110 in OT

For Chicago, Kirk Hinrich had 10 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 29-20.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1−7+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Bobcats
Pacers 103Bobcats 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers242924179103
Bobcats2819192813107
The story
Jason Richardson had 28 points as Charlotte beat Indiana 107-103 in OT

Troy Murphy led Indiana with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Bobcats took the fourth 28-17.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4−6−110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 82Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2323241282
Clippers2120183291
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 91-82 behind 16 points and 16 rebounds from Chris Kaman

Al Jefferson paced Minnesota: 23 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

A 32-12 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −2−5−11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 39

Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 8, 22, 19, 18, 18, 31, 25, 39Bulls-Magic · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 24, 26, 27, 15, 32, 14, 23, 36Bobcats-Pacers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 14, 24, 15, 18, 2, 21, 8, 36Blazers-Jazz · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 15, 21, 17, 22, 20, 20, 27, 33Hornets-Raptors · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 17, 24, 18, 26, 42, 10, 19, 29Raptors-Hornets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 11, 24, 17, 30, 27, 25, 34, 28Bobcats-Pacers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael FinleySAS+4.3 14.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA+3.8 15.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+3.8 23.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
DeShawn StevensonWAS+3.6 12.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Bonzi WellsHOU+3.5 13.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−3.9 7.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Eddy CurryNYK−3.7 10.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.4 6.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Andres NocioniCHI−3.4 10.0 last 10 · 13.4 season