FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 5, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DET by 10 at halftime and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Thunder89
Magic98
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Wizards104
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers73
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +24
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Nets113
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +29
Final · Box score
Blazers78
Celtics93
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Pistons91
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Clippers81
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Rockets131
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Bucks101
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +27
On this day · 2007–08Dec 5, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Nuggets-Lakers), 51 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Pistons

Philadelphia rallies from 10 down to beat Detroit

Dwight Howard goes for 23 rebounds

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10-9+5PHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1919203896
Pistons2523192491
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 9, 10, 8, 12, 15, 28, 26, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 7, 14, 13, 15, 2, 5, 15, 16PHI16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 15, 12, 7, 17, 12, 18, 16, 19DET19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 23, 16, 9, 16, 17, 9, 19, 17DET17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Bucks21
Warriors-Rockets17
Knicks-Hawks11
Pacers-Cavs10
Blazers-Celtics6
Sixers-Pistons6
Thunder-Magic4
Wolves-Nets4
Clippers-Grizzlies3
Raptors-Jazz1
Lakers-Wizards0
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 243, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 112, Rockets 131
243
Lakers-WizardsLakers 106, Wizards 104
210
Raptors-JazzRaptors 87, Jazz 114
201
Wolves-NetsWolves 84, Nets 113
197
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 96, Bucks 101
197
Knicks-HawksKnicks 95, Hawks 98
193
Sixers-PistonsSixers 96, Pistons 91
187
Thunder-MagicThunder 89, Magic 98
187
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 81, Grizzlies 93
174
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 78, Celtics 93
171
Pacers-CavsPacers 73, Cavs 97
170
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WizardsLakers 106, Wizards 104
+2 LAL
Knicks-HawksKnicks 95, Hawks 98
+3 ATL
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 96, Bucks 101
+5 MIL
Sixers-PistonsSixers 96, Pistons 91
+5 PHI
Thunder-MagicThunder 89, Magic 98
+9 ORL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 81, Grizzlies 93
+12 MEM
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 78, Celtics 93
+15 BOS
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 112, Rockets 131
+19 HOU
Pacers-CavsPacers 73, Cavs 97
+24 CLE
Raptors-JazzRaptors 87, Jazz 114
+27 UTA
Wolves-NetsWolves 84, Nets 113
+29 NJN
PHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 96, Pistons 91
10 pts
Warriors-RocketsHOU won · Warriors 112, Rockets 131
2 pts
Bobcats-BucksMIL won · Bobcats 96, Bucks 101
2 pts
Clippers-GrizzliesMEM won · Clippers 81, Grizzlies 93
1 pt
Okafor shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
BynumLAL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
OkurUTA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
YaoHOU · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PauLAL · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 106Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35232919106
Wizards24291932104
The story
Andrew Bynum's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Washington, 106-104

For Washington, Andray Blatche had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-24, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+5+15+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Caron Butler was the fantasy play: 48.8 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 95Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3025162495
Hawks3126172498
The story
Atlanta beat New York 98-95 behind 16 points from Josh Smith

Chris Duhon paced New York: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1+2+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Harrington topped the game at 40.4 FPTS: 27 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 96Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1919203896
Pistons2523192491
The story
Andre Miller had 19 points as Philadelphia beat Detroit 96-91

Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 38-24.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6−10−9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

New Jersey posts the night's biggest win

New Jersey beat Minnesota by 29, the widest margin of 11 games.

LAL over WAS2ATL over NYK3PHI over DET5MIL over CHA5ORL over OKC9MEM over LAC12BOS over POR15HOU over GSW19CLE over IND24UTA over TOR27NJN over MIN29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 33

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 18, 22, 28, 19, 12, 18, 24, 33Rockets-Warriors · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 14, 11, 20, 19, 16, 13, 19, 28Rockets-Warriors · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 6, 3, 13, 25, 36, 16, 20, 27Knicks-Hawks · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 12, 23, 35, 25, 21, 22, 16, 26Wizards-Lakers · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 20, 32, 12, 16, 30, 11, 8, 26Warriors-Rockets · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 7 games: 30, 20, 19, 16, 20, 13, 25Bucks-Bobcats · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.3 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
Rajon RondoBOS+3.7 14.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kendrick PerkinsBOS+2.6 10.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
CJ MilesUTA+2.6 13.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Ronnie BrewerUTA+2.6 15.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Rashard LewisORL+2.2 20.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−3.0 15.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Rudy FernandezPOR−2.6 8.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Luc Mbah a MouteMIL−2.5 5.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI−2.4 11.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−1.5 8.7 last 10 · 10.2 season