FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 11, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CHA by 1 at halftime and won 95–90.

Final · Box score
Celtics122
Wizards88
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +34
Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Mavs95
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +9
On this day · 2007–08Dec 11, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Craig Smith (Wolves-Wizards), 36 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Mavs

Dallas takes care of Charlotte

Emeka Okafor goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-10+5DAL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2628201690
Mavs2627212195
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 29, 29, 24, 26, 19, 19, 19, 26DAL26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 24, 19, 19, 29, 39, 24, 35, 23DAL23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 9, 24, 25, 19, 9, 19, 5, 27CHA27 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 31, 4, 14, 8, 19, 15, 8, 6, 16CHA16 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Blazers-Jazz

Utah leads Portland wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 97–88. Best quarter: the first, 29–27. Mehmet Okur led Utah with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over CHA5UTA over POR9BOS over WAS34Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over POR.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Mavs16
Celtics-Wizards5
Blazers-Jazz4
The night in charts
Celtics-Wizards combined for 210, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 122, Wizards 88
210
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 90, Mavs 95
185
Blazers-JazzBlazers 88, Jazz 97
185
DAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 90, Mavs 95
+5 DAL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 88, Jazz 97
+9 UTA
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 122, Wizards 88
+34 BOS
Okafor shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 27 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
OkurUTA · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Ray AllenBOS · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
AldridgePOR · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
RoyPOR · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
55% (12-22)
Final · Bobcats-Mavs
Bobcats 90Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2628201690
Mavs2627212195
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Dallas beat Charlotte 95-90

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the fourth 21-16, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 88Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2719202288
Jazz2928211997
The story
Utah beat Portland 97-88 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Mehmet Okur

LaMarcus Aldridge paced Portland: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+11+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 122Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics36272633122
Wizards2118351488
The story
Paul Pierce's 22 points and 8 assists carried Boston past Washington, 122-88

For Washington, Juan Dixon had 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 5-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-14, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +15+24+15+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg20.8Last 3

20.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Roy leads the day with 33

Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 25, 19, 23, 22, 12, 15, 30, 33Blazers-Jazz · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 9, 24, 25, 19, 9, 19, 5, 27Bobcats-Mavs · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 20, 10, 9, 6, 21, 12, 21, 27Jazz-Blazers · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 29, 29, 24, 26, 19, 19, 19, 26Mavs-Bobcats · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 24, 19, 19, 29, 39, 24, 35, 23Mavs-Bobcats · W
25.4 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 21, 6, 19, 24, 16, 13, 17, 22Celtics-Wizards · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+4.2 11.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
Randy FoyeMIN+4.1 18.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+4.1 16.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Paul MillsapUTA+4.1 17.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jason TerryDAL+3.7 24.2 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
Thaddeus YoungPHI−3.6 9.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
LeBron JamesCLE−3.2 23.6 last 10 · 26.8 season
Flip MurrayATL−2.9 6.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Luc Mbah a MouteMIL−2.8 5.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA−2.7 9.3 last 10 · 12.0 season