FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 15, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nets trailed Raptors by 8 after the first quarter and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Bobcats79
Hawks83
Q1 Hawks -4; Q2 Hawks -6; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 Hawks +4
Final · Box score
Nets94
Raptors87
Q1 Nets -8; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 Nets -7; Q4 Nets +7
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Wizards98
Q1 Pacers +6; Q2 Pacers +14; Q3 Pacers +4; Q4 Pacers +20
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Celtics100
Q1 Celtics +12; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 Celtics +4; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Heat83
Q1 Bucks +9; Q2 Bucks +20; Q3 Bucks +12; Q4 Bucks +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Mavs88
Q1 Nuggets +12; Q2 Nuggets +13; Q3 Nuggets +4; Q4 Nuggets +10
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Suns111
Q1 Suns +11; Q2 Suns +11; Q3 Suns +10; Q4 Suns +8
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Kings118
Q1 Kings -6; Q2 Kings +3; Q3 Kings +19; Q4 Kings +15
Final · Box score
Magic109
Warriors98
Q1 Magic +1; Q2 Magic +6; Q3 Magic +10; Q4 Magic +11
On this day · 2007–08Dec 15, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Wolves), 32 points.
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The lead · Nets-Raptors

New Jersey climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Danny Granger goes for 27 points

Game flow · Nets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80-7+7Nets AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2026173194
Raptors2818241787
Who led
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 8, 5, 5, 8, 5, 0, 3, 21Nets21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 28, 16, 18, 14, 18, 3, 39, 20Nets20 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 24, 18, 19, 9, 21, 18, 25, 17Raptors17 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jason KaponoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 0, 5, 10, 7, 25, 16, 7, 17Raptors17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Hawks

Atlanta makes it three straight

Atlanta beat Charlotte 83–79 and moved to 15–9. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · Hawks
L@ Raptors88–93W@ Wizards102–98Wvs Grizzlies105–95Wvs Knicks98–95L@ Mavs98–100L@ Rockets84–92L@ Spurs89–95W@ Heat87–73Wvs Cavs97–92Wvs Bobcats83–79
Lead changes
Magic-Warriors9
Pacers-Wizards8
Nets-Raptors5
Knicks-Suns5
Jazz-Celtics3
Wolves-Kings3
Bobcats-Hawks1
Bucks-Heat0
Nuggets-Mavs0
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 221, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 103, Kings 118
221
Pacers-WizardsPacers 118, Wizards 98
216
Knicks-SunsKnicks 103, Suns 111
214
Magic-WarriorsMagic 109, Warriors 98
207
Jazz-CelticsJazz 91, Celtics 100
191
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 98, Mavs 88
186
Nets-RaptorsNets 94, Raptors 87
181
Bucks-HeatBucks 98, Heat 83
181
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 79, Hawks 83
162
Hawks won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 79, Hawks 83
+4 Hawks
Nets-RaptorsNets 94, Raptors 87
+7 Nets
Knicks-SunsKnicks 103, Suns 111
+8 Suns
Jazz-CelticsJazz 91, Celtics 100
+9 Celtics
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 98, Mavs 88
+10 Nuggets
Magic-WarriorsMagic 109, Warriors 98
+11 Magic
Bucks-HeatBucks 98, Heat 83
+15 Bucks
Wolves-KingsWolves 103, Kings 118
+15 Kings
Pacers-WizardsPacers 118, Wizards 98
+20 Pacers
Nets rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-RaptorsNets won · Nets 94, Raptors 87
8 pts
Wolves-KingsKings won · Wolves 103, Kings 118
6 pts
Bobcats-HawksHawks won · Bobcats 79, Hawks 83
6 pts
Bogut shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogutBucks · 20 PTS, 11 REB
83% (10-12)
BiedrinsWarriors · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
MillsapJazz · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
JR SmithNuggets · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
KGCeltics · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Bobcats-Hawks
Bobcats 79Hawks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2721201179
Hawks2319261583
The story
Joe Johnson had 28 points and 8 assists as Atlanta beat Charlotte 83-79

Boris Diaw led Charlotte with 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 11-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Hawks took the third 26-20.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 −4−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Celtics
Jazz 91Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1627222691
Celtics28152631100
The story
Boston beat Utah 100-91 behind 25 points and 8 assists from Rajon Rondo

Deron Williams paced Utah: 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 28-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +120+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 118Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33292531118
Wizards2721351598
The story
Marquis Daniels' 20 points carried Indiana past Washington, 118-98

For Washington, Caron Butler had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-15, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +6+14+4+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 16 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
Nick YoungWizards
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg9.1Last 3

9.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Paul Millsap leads the day with 32

Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 13, 20, 17, 20, 15, 17, 14, 32Jazz-Celtics · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 21, 8, 15, 15, 21, 16, 17, 32Magic-Warriors · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 26, 17, 32, 22, 29, 21, 17, 28Hawks-Bobcats · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 32, 20, 4, 20, 22, 42, 14, 27Pacers-Wizards · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 8, 14, 19, 27, 4, 4, 19, 27Knicks-Suns · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 19, 29, 39, 24, 35, 23, 46, 27Mavs-Nuggets · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonClippers+4.7 12.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Paul MillsapJazz+3.5 17.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Randy FoyeWolves+3.4 17.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Emeka OkaforBobcats+3.3 15.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jason TerryMavs+3.1 23.8 last 10 · 20.7 season
Cold
Chris BoshRaptors−4.8 19.3 last 10 · 24.1 season
Stephen JacksonWarriors−4.4 14.2 last 10 · 18.6 season
Kelenna AzubuikeWarriors−3.8 9.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Nick YoungWizards−3.5 6.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Jason ThompsonKings−3.4 6.5 last 10 · 9.9 season