FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 17, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed NJN by 20 after the first quarter and won 103–92.

Final · Box score
Celtics88
Hawks85
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Warriors120
Pacers127
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Sixers93
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Raptors86
Q1 DAL -12; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Wizards74
Pistons88
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Nets92
Q1 UTA -20; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Wolves70
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +23
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers109
Bulls115
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Hornets90
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH -7; Q4 NOH +7
On this day · 2007–08Dec 17, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Jazz-Hawks), 39 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Nets

Utah storms back from 20 down to beat New Jersey

Danny Granger goes for 41 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-8-6+11UTA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz7243240103
Nets2712302392
Who led
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 6, 21, 12, 21, 27, 12, 13, 23UTA23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 20, 17, 20, 15, 17, 14, 32, 18UTA18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 16, 18, 14, 18, 3, 39, 20, 32NJN32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 47, 18, 16, 27, 32, 14, 22, 20, 21NJN21 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 23.

BOS over ATL3PHI over MIL5CHI over LAC6IND over GSW7NOH over SAS7DAL over TOR10UTA over NJN11DET over WAS14CLE over MIN23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Spurs-Hornets20
Warriors-Pacers13
Clippers-Bulls13
Celtics-Hawks10
Mavs-Raptors7
Jazz-Nets3
Bucks-Sixers1
Wizards-Pistons1
Cavs-Wolves1
The night in charts
Warriors-Pacers combined for 247, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PacersWarriors 120, Pacers 127
247
Clippers-BullsClippers 109, Bulls 115
224
Jazz-NetsJazz 103, Nets 92
195
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 96, Raptors 86
182
Bucks-SixersBucks 88, Sixers 93
181
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 83, Hornets 90
173
Celtics-HawksCeltics 88, Hawks 85
173
Cavs-WolvesCavs 93, Wolves 70
163
Wizards-PistonsWizards 74, Pistons 88
162
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 88, Hawks 85
+3 BOS
Bucks-SixersBucks 88, Sixers 93
+5 PHI
Clippers-BullsClippers 109, Bulls 115
+6 CHI
Warriors-PacersWarriors 120, Pacers 127
+7 IND
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 83, Hornets 90
+7 NOH
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 96, Raptors 86
+10 DAL
Jazz-NetsJazz 103, Nets 92
+11 UTA
Wizards-PistonsWizards 74, Pistons 88
+14 DET
Cavs-WolvesCavs 93, Wolves 70
+23 CLE
UTA erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-NetsUTA won · Jazz 103, Nets 92
20 pts
Mavs-RaptorsDAL won · Mavs 96, Raptors 86
12 pts
Bucks-SixersPHI won · Bucks 88, Sixers 93
7 pts
Spurs-HornetsNOH won · Spurs 83, Hornets 90
7 pts
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 88, Hawks 85
3 pts
LeBron shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
Andre MillerPHI · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
MillsapUTA · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
TerryDAL · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB
63% (10-16)
AIDET · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 88Hawks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2220172988
Hawks2122192385
The story
Rajon Rondo's 15 points carried Boston past Atlanta, 88-85

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1−1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bulls
Clippers 109Bulls 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers262133263109
Bulls263021299115
The story
Andres Nocioni had 22 points as Chicago beat Los Angeles 115-109 in OT

Zach Randolph led Los Angeles with 30 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the second 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+9−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby led the game in fantasy with 67.4 FPTS (27 REB, 19 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 120Pacers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29333127120
Pacers40282732127
The story
Indiana beat Golden State 127-120 behind 23 points from Marquis Daniels

Jamal Crawford paced Golden State: 29 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 11-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 40-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +11+6+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg31.4Today

31 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 41

Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 20, 4, 20, 22, 42, 14, 27, 41Pacers-Warriors · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 21, 11, 25, 31, 29, 28, 33, 32Cavs-Wolves · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 16, 18, 14, 18, 3, 39, 20, 32Nets-Jazz · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 23, 21, 21, 21, 38, 30, 22, 30Clippers-Bulls · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 22, 12, 19, 4, 4, 25, 16, 29Warriors-Pacers · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 9, 19, 17, 17, 13, 17, 20, 28Pistons-Wizards · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Emeka OkaforCHA+4.1 16.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Paul MillsapUTA+4.1 18.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Zach RandolphLAC+3.6 26.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
JR SmithDEN+3.1 16.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jeff GreenOKC+3.0 18.5 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Chris BoshTOR−6.1 17.5 last 10 · 23.6 season
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.1 8.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.0 14.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.6 6.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI−3.1 9.9 last 10 · 13.0 season