FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 23, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed GSW by 3 after the first quarter and won 96–88.

Final · Box score
Thunder88
Hawks99
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Wizards72
Bobcats80
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Nets108
Pacers107
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Heat96
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Pistons104
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Bucks94
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Hornets87
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Mavs100
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Blazers101
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +9
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The lead · Warriors-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 32 in Miami win over Golden State

Emeka Okafor goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+11+8MIA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2417153288
Heat2126202996
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 38, 41, 21, 17, 15, 35, 43, 32MIA32 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Daequan CookPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 2, 0, 13, 9, 13, 14, 17, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
C.J. WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 19, 17, 8, 7, 3, 5, 4, 18GSW18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 11, 9, 6, 18, 13, 21, 8, 16GSW16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nets-Pacers

New Jersey holds off Indiana, 108–107

New Jersey led 83–81 after three and held on to win by one. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 38 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over IND1DET over CHI6SAS over MIN6CHA over WAS8MIA over GSW8MIL over UTA8CLE over HOU9POR over DEN9ATL over OKC11LAL over NOH13DAL over MEM18BOS over PHI19Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over IND.
Lead changes
Nets-Pacers28
Nuggets-Blazers16
Rockets-Cavs12
Thunder-Hawks10
Warriors-Heat9
Lakers-Hornets9
Wizards-Bobcats6
Jazz-Bucks2
Sixers-Celtics1
Grizzlies-Mavs1
Bulls-Pistons0
Wolves-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Harris's jumper at the buzzer puts the Nets ahead, 108-107 final

The night in charts
Nets-Pacers combined for 215, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PacersNets 108, Pacers 107
215
Bulls-PistonsBulls 98, Pistons 104
202
Sixers-CelticsSixers 91, Celtics 110
201
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 92, Blazers 101
193
Wolves-SpursWolves 93, Spurs 99
192
Rockets-CavsRockets 90, Cavs 99
189
Thunder-HawksThunder 88, Hawks 99
187
Lakers-HornetsLakers 100, Hornets 87
187
Warriors-HeatWarriors 88, Heat 96
184
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 82, Mavs 100
182
Jazz-BucksJazz 86, Bucks 94
180
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 72, Bobcats 80
152
NJN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-PacersNets 108, Pacers 107
+1 NJN
Wolves-SpursWolves 93, Spurs 99
+6 SAS
Bulls-PistonsBulls 98, Pistons 104
+6 DET
Jazz-BucksJazz 86, Bucks 94
+8 MIL
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 72, Bobcats 80
+8 CHA
Warriors-HeatWarriors 88, Heat 96
+8 MIA
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 92, Blazers 101
+9 POR
Rockets-CavsRockets 90, Cavs 99
+9 CLE
Thunder-HawksThunder 88, Hawks 99
+11 ATL
Lakers-HornetsLakers 100, Hornets 87
+13 LAL
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 82, Mavs 100
+18 DAL
Sixers-CelticsSixers 91, Celtics 110
+19 BOS
MIA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-HeatMIA won · Warriors 88, Heat 96
3 pts
Thunder-HawksATL won · Thunder 88, Hawks 99
1 pt
Nets-PacersNJN won · Nets 108, Pacers 107
1 pt
Pau shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
ParkerSAS · 36 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
76% (13-17)
HaslemMIA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
AlstonHOU · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
NocioniCHI · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 108Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30262725108
Pacers30272426107
The story
Vince Carter's 38 points carried New Jersey past Indiana, 108-107

For Indiana, Brandon Rush had 22 PTS, 8 REB 38 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 12-25 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 27-24.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0−1+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 98Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1926242998
Pistons32262224104
The story
Tayshaun Prince had 14 points and 11 rebounds as Detroit beat Chicago 104-98

Larry Hughes led Chicago with 19 PTS, 5 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 4-11 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +13+13+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 93Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2119272693
Spurs3018351699
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 99-93 behind 36 points and 8 assists from Tony Parker

Randy Foye paced Minnesota: 26 PTS, 16 REB 36 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 13-17 FG

The swing

A 30-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+8+16+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 57.9 FPTS: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Rodney Stuckey leads the day with 40

Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 6, 10, 21, 13, 18, 7, 20, 40Pistons-Bulls · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +29.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 3, 39, 20, 32, 34, 21, 10, 38Nets-Pacers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 6, 17, 22, 20, 9, 24, 18, 36Spurs-Wolves · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 38, 41, 21, 17, 15, 35, 43, 32Heat-Warriors · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 33, 19, 15, 26, 5, 20, 18, 31Wizards-Bobcats · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 5, 27, 10, 10, 20, 25, 12, 29Bobcats-Wizards · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsPHI+5.1 17.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.2 16.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Paul MillsapUTA+4.0 19.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kendrick PerkinsBOS+3.7 12.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Yao MingHOU+3.6 23.7 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.9 7.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Chris BoshTOR−4.5 19.1 last 10 · 23.6 season
Maurice EvansATL−4.0 3.5 last 10 · 7.5 season
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.0 14.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.9 5.5 last 10 · 9.4 season