FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 27, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed TOR by 8 at halftime and won 102–89.

Final · Box score
Bulls117
Hawks129
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +12
Final · OT · Box score
Nets114
Bobcats103
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Thunder95
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Magic118
Wolves94
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +24
Final · 2OT · Box score
Jazz115
Rockets120
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets 0; OT2 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Bucks76
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +11
Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies103
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 Spurs 0; OT2 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Blazers102
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2007–08Dec 27, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Sonics), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Blazers

Portland rallies from 8 down to beat Toronto

Joe Johnson goes for 41 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8+2+13POR AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2829102289
Blazers26232033102
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 33, 38, 29, 52, 8, 19, 22, 32POR32 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 22, 22, 15, 16, 20, 22, 12, 21POR21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 25, 17, 12, 22, 17, 31, 13, 29TOR29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 19, 14, 19, 5, 24, 23, 36, 17TOR17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Orlando by 24.

SAS over MEM3HOU over UTA5WAS over OKC9NJN over CHA11DET over MIL11ATL over CHI12POR over TOR13ORL over MIN24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Spurs19
Pistons-Bucks12
Thunder-Wizards11
Nets-Bobcats10
Magic-Wolves8
Jazz-Rockets5
Bulls-Hawks4
Raptors-Blazers4
The night in charts
Bulls-Hawks combined for 246, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HawksBulls 117, Hawks 129
246
Jazz-RocketsJazz 115, Rockets 120
235
Nets-BobcatsNets 114, Bobcats 103
217
Magic-WolvesMagic 118, Wolves 94
212
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 103, Spurs 106
209
Thunder-WizardsThunder 95, Wizards 104
199
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 89, Blazers 102
191
Pistons-BucksPistons 87, Bucks 76
163
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 103, Spurs 106
+3 SAS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 115, Rockets 120
+5 HOU
Thunder-WizardsThunder 95, Wizards 104
+9 WAS
Nets-BobcatsNets 114, Bobcats 103
+11 NJN
Pistons-BucksPistons 87, Bucks 76
+11 DET
Bulls-HawksBulls 117, Hawks 129
+12 ATL
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 89, Blazers 102
+13 POR
Magic-WolvesMagic 118, Wolves 94
+24 ORL
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BlazersPOR won · Raptors 89, Blazers 102
8 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 103, Spurs 106
7 pts
Nets-BobcatsNJN won · Nets 114, Bobcats 103
4 pts
Bulls-HawksATL won · Bulls 117, Hawks 129
3 pts
Magic-WolvesORL won · Magic 118, Wolves 94
2 pts
Roy shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoyPOR · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
74% (14-19)
BellCHA · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
VinceNJN · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
TurkogluORL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 103Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies1831172494103
Spurs2319242497106
The story
Tony Parker had 32 points as San Antonio beat Memphis 106-103 in OT

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 13-26 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Spurs took the third 24-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5−7000+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 115Rockets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Jazz24192726514115
Rockets34222416519120
The story
Yao Ming's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Utah, 120-115 in OT

For Utah, Ronnie Brewer had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 9-23 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-24, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10+13+1000+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko was the fantasy play: 54.5 FPTS on 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Nets-Bobcats
Nets 114Bobcats 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2225252418114
Bobcats262119307103
The story
New Jersey beat Charlotte 114-103 in OT behind 26 points from Devin Harris

Emeka Okafor paced Charlotte: 16 PTS, 10 REB 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets settled it in overtime, 18-7.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −40+60+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace topped the game at 58.3 FPTS: 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 41

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 21, 17, 28, 20, 19, 19, 20, 41Hawks-Bulls · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 29, 25, 22, 10, 26, 18, 15, 33Bulls-Hawks · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 1, 22, 11, 22, 26, 16, 16, 32Bobcats-Nets · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 33, 38, 29, 52, 8, 19, 22, 32Blazers-Raptors · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 22, 20, 9, 24, 18, 36, 27, 32Spurs-Grizzlies · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 25, 17, 12, 22, 17, 31, 13, 29Raptors-Blazers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsPHI+6.1 18.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.8 27.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.2 16.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Paul MillsapUTA+4.0 19.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kevin DurantOKC+3.8 27.5 last 10 · 23.7 season
Cold
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.6 14.4 last 10 · 19.0 season
Nick YoungWAS−4.0 5.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.0 8.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Maurice EvansATL−3.6 3.8 last 10 · 7.4 season
George HillSAS−3.5 4.8 last 10 · 8.2 season