FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 3, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed WAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 98–92.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Hawks105
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Bobcats103
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Cavs118
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +26; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +36
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Magic100
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Sixers102
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Wizards92
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Bucks97
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Suns91
Hornets104
Q1 NOH +14; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +13; Q4 NOH +13
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Rockets103
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Heat93
Jazz89
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +4
On this day · 2007–08Dec 3, 2007: 6 games. Top scorer: Rudy Gay (Grizzlies-Blazers), 30 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wizards

Portland extends win streak to 6

Kevin Garnett goes for 26 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+2+5+6POR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1926322198
Wizards2617292092
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 26, 28, 8, 25, 19, 23, 22POR22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 19, 14, 10, 16, 17, 27, 17, 16POR16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 18, 27, 29, 25, 17, 26, 22, 22WAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 32, 12, 23, 35, 25, 21, 22, 16WAS16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Jazz

Miami handles Utah by 4

The Heat won the second quarter 28–21. Final: 93–89. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over UTA4CHA over OKC6POR over WAS6MIL over CHI7HOU over LAC7ATL over MEM10ORL over MIN11LAL over PHI12NOH over PHX13BOS over IND18CLE over NYK36Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over UTA.
Lead changes
Thunder-Bobcats9
Suns-Hornets9
Blazers-Wizards8
Pacers-Celtics8
Bulls-Bucks7
Wolves-Magic6
Heat-Jazz5
Grizzlies-Hawks2
Knicks-Cavs2
Clippers-Rockets2
Lakers-Sixers1
The night in charts
Lakers-Sixers combined for 216, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SixersLakers 114, Sixers 102
216
Pacers-CelticsPacers 96, Celtics 114
210
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 95, Hawks 105
200
Knicks-CavsKnicks 82, Cavs 118
200
Thunder-BobcatsThunder 97, Bobcats 103
200
Clippers-RocketsClippers 96, Rockets 103
199
Suns-HornetsSuns 91, Hornets 104
195
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 98, Wizards 92
190
Wolves-MagicWolves 89, Magic 100
189
Bulls-BucksBulls 90, Bucks 97
187
Heat-JazzHeat 93, Jazz 89
182
MIA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-JazzHeat 93, Jazz 89
+4 MIA
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 98, Wizards 92
+6 POR
Thunder-BobcatsThunder 97, Bobcats 103
+6 CHA
Clippers-RocketsClippers 96, Rockets 103
+7 HOU
Bulls-BucksBulls 90, Bucks 97
+7 MIL
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 95, Hawks 105
+10 ATL
Wolves-MagicWolves 89, Magic 100
+11 ORL
Lakers-SixersLakers 114, Sixers 102
+12 LAL
Suns-HornetsSuns 91, Hornets 104
+13 NOH
Pacers-CelticsPacers 96, Celtics 114
+18 BOS
Knicks-CavsKnicks 82, Cavs 118
+36 CLE
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WizardsPOR won · Blazers 98, Wizards 92
7 pts
Heat-JazzMIA won · Heat 93, Jazz 89
5 pts
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 90, Bucks 97
1 pt
Courtney Lee shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Courtney LeeORL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
KGBOS · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
79% (11-14)
KDOKC · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
OkaforCHA · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DwightORL · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 93Jazz 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1928271993
Jazz2421202489
The story
Dwyane Wade's 23 points carried Miami past Utah, 93-89

For Utah, Paul Millsap had 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 28-21.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5+2+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bobcats
Thunder 97Bobcats 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2124272597
Bobcats24252925103
The story
Charlotte beat Oklahoma City 103-97 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Emeka Okafor

Jeff Green paced Oklahoma City: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 24-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3+4+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 96Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2724222396
Celtics28293126114
The story
Rajon Rondo had a 16-13-17 triple-double as Boston beat Indiana 114-96

Danny Granger led Indiana with 20 PTS, 5 AST 17 AST, 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL · 5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+6+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
36.32007–08 avg26.0Last 3

26.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.3 in 2007–08 (80 games). Today: 5 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 24, 29, 24, 12, 35, 23, 28, 32Lakers-Sixers · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 12, 11, 21, 25, 23, 15, 21, 31Celtics-Pacers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 15, 17, 15, 21, 16, 10, 15, 26Celtics-Pacers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 13, 9, 10, 8, 12, 15, 28, 26Sixers-Lakers · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 25, 19, 30, 4, 15, 18, 18, 26Hawks-Grizzlies · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 30, 21, 17, 22, 16, 14, 25, 26Suns-Hornets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
CJ MilesUTA+3.8 14.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Rajon RondoBOS+2.5 12.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ronnie BrewerUTA+2.0 15.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Kendrick PerkinsBOS+1.8 9.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Steve BlakePOR+1.8 13.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Rudy FernandezPOR−2.1 9.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Paul PierceBOS−1.8 16.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Luc Mbah a MouteMIL−1.5 7.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−1.5 8.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR−0.8 15.1 last 10 · 15.9 season