FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 13, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by CHI (vs NJN) and ORL (vs UTA).

Final · Box score
Cavs92
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Bobcats86
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Sixers104
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Nets104
Bulls113
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -10; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Mavs103
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Bucks121
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Magic103
Jazz94
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Kings90
Q1 NYK +22; Q2 NYK +24; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Rockets82
Clippers95
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +13
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The lead · Nets-Bulls

Chicago fights back from 10 down against New Jersey

LeBron James goes for 33 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-5+9CHI AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31292024104
Bulls22282538113
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 23, 21, 18, 22, 21, 17, 26, 29CHI29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 10, 18, 24, 18, 15, 15, 12, 22CHI22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 22, 28, 16, 18, 14, 18, 3, 39NJN39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 34, 47, 18, 16, 27, 32, 14, 22NJN22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Magic-Jazz

Orlando turns it around against Utah

From 10 down at the half to a 9-point win: 103–94. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Jazz
Rashard Lewis · ORLDeron Williams · UTAPTS2717REB94AST311Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks11
Thunder-Mavs11
Rockets-Clippers9
Nets-Bulls7
Pacers-Bucks5
Magic-Jazz4
Wizards-Sixers2
Pistons-Bobcats0
Warriors-Nuggets0
Knicks-Kings0
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 228, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 105, Nuggets 123
228
Pacers-BucksPacers 103, Bucks 121
224
Nets-BullsNets 104, Bulls 113
217
Knicks-KingsKnicks 114, Kings 90
204
Thunder-MavsThunder 99, Mavs 103
202
Magic-JazzMagic 103, Jazz 94
197
Wizards-SixersWizards 89, Sixers 104
193
Cavs-HawksCavs 92, Hawks 97
189
Rockets-ClippersRockets 82, Clippers 95
177
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 90, Bobcats 86
176
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 90, Bobcats 86
+4 DET
Thunder-MavsThunder 99, Mavs 103
+4 DAL
Cavs-HawksCavs 92, Hawks 97
+5 ATL
Nets-BullsNets 104, Bulls 113
+9 CHI
Magic-JazzMagic 103, Jazz 94
+9 ORL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 82, Clippers 95
+13 LAC
Wizards-SixersWizards 89, Sixers 104
+15 PHI
Pacers-BucksPacers 103, Bucks 121
+18 MIL
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 105, Nuggets 123
+18 DEN
Knicks-KingsKnicks 114, Kings 90
+24 NYK
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BullsCHI won · Nets 104, Bulls 113
10 pts
Magic-JazzORL won · Magic 103, Jazz 94
10 pts
Thunder-MavsDAL won · Thunder 99, Mavs 103
5 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 82, Clippers 95
3 pts
Kurz shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KurzGSW · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
BrandPHI · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Jeff GreenOKC · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
TerryDAL · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
VillanuevaMIL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 99Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2826261999
Mavs23272924103
The story
Jason Terry's 28 points carried Dallas past Oklahoma City, 103-99

For Oklahoma City, Jeff Green had 25 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 13-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 24-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5−4−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 92Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2414282692
Hawks3116212997
The story
Atlanta beat Cleveland 97-92 behind 24 points from Mike Bibby

Mo Williams paced Cleveland: 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+9+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 104Bulls 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31292024104
Bulls22282538113
The story
Ben Gordon had 29 points as Chicago beat New Jersey 113-104

Devin Harris led New Jersey with 22 PTS, 7 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 12-21 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 38-24.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −9−10−5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter led the game in fantasy with 60.2 FPTS (39 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.3Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.6Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 4.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 46

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 19, 19, 29, 39, 24, 35, 23, 46Mavs-Thunder · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high46 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 22, 28, 16, 18, 14, 18, 3, 39Nets-Bulls · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 32, 21, 11, 25, 31, 29, 28, 33Cavs-Hawks · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 36, 16, 20, 27, 18, 28, 39, 33Knicks-Kings · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 27, 27, 23, 21, 21, 21, 38, 30Clippers-Rockets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 23, 21, 18, 22, 21, 17, 26, 29Bulls-Nets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+4.7 12.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.6 16.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Randy FoyeMIN+3.5 17.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Paul MillsapUTA+3.4 17.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Ray AllenBOS+3.2 22.1 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.7 14.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.3 7.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−3.2 9.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Chris BoshTOR−3.0 21.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Ramon SessionsMIL−3.0 10.2 last 10 · 13.2 season