FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 8, 2008Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAC by 9 after three quarters and won 95–88.

Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Heat100
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Thunder102
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Magic95
Clippers88
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +7
On this day · 2007–08Dec 8, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Josh Howard (Mavs-Jazz), 47 points.
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The lead · Magic-Clippers

Orlando fights back late to top Clippers

Dwight Howard goes for 23 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-6-9+7ORL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2616242995
Clippers1929271388
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 24, 21, 26, 32, 14, 23, 21, 23ORL23 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 22, 19, 17, 24, 30, 23, 11, 18ORL18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 19, 18, 15, 22, 13, 23, 27, 27LAC27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 18, 7, 27, 27, 23, 21, 21, 21LAC21 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Heat

Miami makes it four straight

Miami beat Charlotte 100–96 and moved to 12–9. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Lvs TOR95–101Wvs IND109–100Lvs HOU98–107L@ POR68–106W@ PHX107–92L@ LAC96–97W@ GSW130–129W@ UTA93–89Wvs OKC105–99Wvs CHA100–96
Lead changes
Bobcats-Heat9
Magic-Clippers6
Warriors-Thunder0
Rockets-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Warriors-Thunder combined for 214, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 112, Thunder 102
214
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 97, Grizzlies 109
206
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 96, Heat 100
196
Magic-ClippersMagic 95, Clippers 88
183
MIA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 96, Heat 100
+4 MIA
Magic-ClippersMagic 95, Clippers 88
+7 ORL
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 112, Thunder 102
+10 GSW
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 97, Grizzlies 109
+12 MEM
ORL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-ClippersORL won · Magic 95, Clippers 88
9 pts
Bobcats-HeatMIA won · Bobcats 96, Heat 100
3 pts
Okafor shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
NelsonORL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CollisonOKC · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
WaferHOU · 15 PTS, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
GayMEM · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Bobcats-Heat
Bobcats 96Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2523202896
Heat22291534100
The story
Dwyane Wade had 41 points as Miami beat Charlotte 100-96

Emeka Okafor led Charlotte with 19 PTS, 12 REB 41 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 12-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Heat took the second 29-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3+3−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 95Clippers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2616242995
Clippers1929271388
The story
Orlando beat Los Angeles 95-88 behind 18 points from Rashard Lewis

Zach Randolph paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 5-12 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 29-13 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7−6−9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 112Thunder 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29322526112
Thunder23192634102
The story
Andris Biedrins' 21 rebounds and 17 points carried Golden State past Oklahoma City, 112-102

For Oklahoma City, Nick Collison had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 REB, 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 32-19, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+19+18+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 29, 13, 22, 30, 24, 16, 18, 41Thunder-Warriors · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 40, 38, 23, 12, 43, 26, 37, 23, 38, 41Heat-Bobcats · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 19, 18, 15, 22, 13, 23, 27, 27Clippers-Magic · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 23, 21, 22, 25, 18, 20, 9, 24Bobcats-Heat · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 24, 21, 26, 32, 14, 23, 21, 23Magic-Clippers · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 18, 7, 27, 27, 23, 21, 21, 21Clippers-Magic · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+4.2 11.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Chris DuhonNYK+3.0 15.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Rajon RondoBOS+3.0 13.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
David LeeNYK+3.0 17.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−3.4 14.8 last 10 · 18.2 season
LeBron JamesCLE−3.3 23.2 last 10 · 26.5 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI−2.9 10.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Luc Mbah a MouteMIL−2.4 6.2 last 10 · 8.6 season
Daequan CookMIA−2.2 5.9 last 10 · 8.1 season