FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 16, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NYK by 15 at halftime and won 116–114.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls101
Bobcats110
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Grizzlies84
Q1 NOH +15; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Thunder88
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Kings77
Blazers109
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +21; Q4 POR +32
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Lakers116
Q1 LAL -11; Q2 LAL -15; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2007–08Dec 16, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Nuggets-Blazers), 38 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Lakers

Lakers erase 15-point lead, steal one from New York

Tracy McGrady posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-15-4+2LAL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks37282326114
Lakers26243432116
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 32, 23, 20, 28, 18, 32, 26, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 9, 3, 3, 11, 6, 9, 6, 17LAL17 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 14, 19, 27, 4, 4, 19, 27, 33NYK33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 37, 19, 16, 15, 12, 11, 10, 17, 15, 18NYK18 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Sacramento by 32, the widest margin of 6 games.

LAL over NYK2NOH over MEM7CHA over CHI9LAC over OKC10HOU over DEN12POR over SAC32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Lakers9
Hornets-Grizzlies8
Bulls-Bobcats7
Kings-Blazers7
Clippers-Thunder6
Nuggets-Rockets6
The night in charts
Knicks-Lakers combined for 230, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-LakersKnicks 114, Lakers 116
230
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 101, Bobcats 110
211
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 96, Rockets 108
204
Clippers-ThunderClippers 98, Thunder 88
186
Kings-BlazersKings 77, Blazers 109
186
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 91, Grizzlies 84
175
LAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Knicks-LakersKnicks 114, Lakers 116
+2 LAL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 91, Grizzlies 84
+7 NOH
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 101, Bobcats 110
+9 CHA
Clippers-ThunderClippers 98, Thunder 88
+10 LAC
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 96, Rockets 108
+12 HOU
Kings-BlazersKings 77, Blazers 109
+32 POR
LAL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-LakersLAL won · Knicks 114, Lakers 116
15 pts
Bulls-BobcatsCHA won · Bulls 101, Bobcats 110
9 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 96, Rockets 108
5 pts
Yao shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
Eric GordonLAC · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
GoodenCHI · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
MayoMEM · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
CambyLAC · 15 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 114Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks37282326114
Lakers26243432116
The story
Kobe Bryant had 28 points as Los Angeles beat New York 116-114

David Lee led New York with 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 12-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Lakers took the third 34-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −11−15−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bobcats
Bulls 101Bobcats 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls252018317101
Bobcats1626252716110
The story
Emeka Okafor's 20 points and 13 rebounds carried Charlotte past Chicago, 110-101 in OT

For Chicago, Tyrus Thomas had 22 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 7-12 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Bobcats took it 16-7.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −9−3+40+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 96Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2536181796
Rockets30262923108
The story
Houston beat Denver 108-96 behind 32 points from Yao Ming

JR Smith paced Denver: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 13-19 FG

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5−5+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.0Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg42.3Today

42 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Nate Robinson leads the day with 33

Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 14, 19, 27, 4, 4, 19, 27, 33Knicks-Lakers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 18, 24, 33, 14, 24, 19, 24, 32Rockets-Nuggets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 13, 17, 14, 28, 9, 18, 9, 29Bobcats-Bulls · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 23, 22, 12, 15, 30, 33, 38, 29Blazers-Kings · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 32, 23, 20, 28, 18, 32, 26, 28Lakers-Knicks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 16, 25, 6, 20, 22, 29, 18, 28Grizzlies-Hornets · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Emeka OkaforCHA+4.1 16.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Eric GordonLAC+3.8 12.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Paul MillsapUTA+3.5 17.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Randy FoyeMIN+3.4 17.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
JR SmithDEN+3.1 16.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Chris BoshTOR−4.8 19.3 last 10 · 24.1 season
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.4 14.2 last 10 · 18.6 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−3.8 9.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.5 6.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Flip MurrayATL−3.3 5.4 last 10 · 8.8 season