FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 22, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 8 at halftime and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Warriors81
Magic113
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +32
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Nets91
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Grizzlies96
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Kings85
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Clippers75
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +22
On this day · 2007–08Dec 22, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Raptors-Suns), 42 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

Kobe Bryant scores 36, Lakers rally past Memphis

Yao Ming goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-8-3+9LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25242828105
Grizzlies2532231696
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 28, 18, 32, 26, 28, 28, 41, 36LAL36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 12, 25, 28, 18, 18, 13, 11, 15LAL15 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 6, 20, 22, 29, 18, 28, 17, 23MEM23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 18, 18, 18, 14, 28, 20, 7, 22MEM22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Blazers-Nuggets

Denver never trails at a break against Portland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 97–89. Chauncey Billups led Denver with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over POR8LAL over MEM9SAS over SAC16TOR over LAC22HOU over NJN23ORL over GSW32Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over POR.
Lead changes
Blazers-Nuggets16
Lakers-Grizzlies15
Kings-Spurs5
Warriors-Magic0
Rockets-Nets0
Raptors-Clippers0
The night in charts
Rockets-Nets combined for 205, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NetsRockets 114, Nets 91
205
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 105, Grizzlies 96
201
Warriors-MagicWarriors 81, Magic 113
194
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 89, Nuggets 97
186
Kings-SpursKings 85, Spurs 101
186
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 97, Clippers 75
172
DEN won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 89, Nuggets 97
+8 DEN
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 105, Grizzlies 96
+9 LAL
Kings-SpursKings 85, Spurs 101
+16 SAS
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 97, Clippers 75
+22 TOR
Rockets-NetsRockets 114, Nets 91
+23 HOU
Warriors-MagicWarriors 81, Magic 113
+32 ORL
Lewis shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LewisORL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HilarioDEN · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
YaoHOU · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
KobeLAL · 36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
61% (14-23)
BoshTOR · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 105Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25242828105
Grizzlies2532231696
The story
Pau Gasol had 15 points as Los Angeles beat Memphis 105-96

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 28-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−8−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 114Nets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29322528114
Nets1327252691
The story
Houston beat New Jersey 114-91 behind 22 points from Aaron Brooks

Keyon Dooling paced New Jersey: 17 PTS, 5 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +16+21+21+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 81Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1629211581
Magic25283426113
The story
Jameer Nelson's 22 points on 9-of-9 shooting carried Orlando past Golden State, 113-81

For Golden State, Anthony Randolph had 12 REB, 11 PTS 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-9 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-21, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +9+8+21+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg16.2Last 3

16.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 28, 18, 32, 26, 28, 28, 41, 36Lakers-Grizzlies · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 21, 18, 25, 17, 12, 22, 17, 31Raptors-Clippers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 14, 24, 19, 24, 32, 30, 18, 24Rockets-Nets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 10, 7, 19, 14, 19, 5, 24, 23Raptors-Clippers · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 6, 20, 22, 29, 18, 28, 17, 23Grizzlies-Lakers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 15, 21, 16, 17, 32, 24, 27, 22Magic-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul MillsapUTA+4.8 19.9 last 10 · 15.1 season
Yao MingHOU+4.0 24.2 last 10 · 20.2 season
Kendrick PerkinsBOS+3.7 12.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+3.5 29.7 last 10 · 26.2 season
Brandon RoyPOR+3.4 26.2 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−5.9 6.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Chris BoshTOR−4.5 19.1 last 10 · 23.6 season
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.0 14.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.5 6.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.4 6.2 last 10 · 9.6 season