FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 28, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIA by 9 after three quarters and won 93–86.

Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Knicks110
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Clippers76
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +22
Final · Box score
Heat86
Cavs93
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Pacers103
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH -7; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Kings63
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +36; Q4 BOS +45
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Lakers130
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2007–08Dec 28, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Magic), 48 points.
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The lead · Heat-Cavs

Cleveland fights back late to top Miami

Josh Howard goes for 29 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+2-9+7CLE AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2220251986
Cavs2222143593
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 28, 33, 32, 33, 31, 27, 18, 33CLE33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 14, 26, 6, 8, 20, 23, 24, 20CLE20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 38, 41, 21, 17, 15, 35, 43, 32, 28, 29MIA29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 6, 8, 2, 6, 6, 16, 6, 15MIA15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Sacramento by 45, the widest margin of 6 games.

NOH over IND2DEN over NYK7CLE over MIA7LAL over GSW17DAL over LAC22BOS over SAC45Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Knicks14
Hornets-Pacers12
Warriors-Lakers6
Heat-Cavs5
Celtics-Kings2
Mavs-Clippers0
Shot of the night

West's jumper with 2.5 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 243, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 113, Lakers 130
243
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 117, Knicks 110
227
Hornets-PacersHornets 105, Pacers 103
208
Heat-CavsHeat 86, Cavs 93
179
Mavs-ClippersMavs 98, Clippers 76
174
Celtics-KingsCeltics 108, Kings 63
171
NOH won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hornets-PacersHornets 105, Pacers 103
+2 NOH
Heat-CavsHeat 86, Cavs 93
+7 CLE
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 117, Knicks 110
+7 DEN
Warriors-LakersWarriors 113, Lakers 130
+17 LAL
Mavs-ClippersMavs 98, Clippers 76
+22 DAL
Celtics-KingsCeltics 108, Kings 63
+45 BOS
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 86, Cavs 93
9 pts
Hornets-PacersNOH won · Hornets 105, Pacers 103
7 pts
KG shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
FisherLAL · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MeloDEN · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
HaslemMIA · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
LeBronCLE · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 105Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27222729105
Pacers29271928103
The story
Chris Paul had 19 points and 12 assists as New Orleans beat Indiana 105-103

Troy Murphy led Indiana with 16 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Hornets took the third 27-19.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −2−7+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 86Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2220251986
Cavs2222143593
The story
Cleveland beat Miami 93-86 behind 33 points and 9 assists from LeBron James

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 12-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-19 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+2−9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 98Clippers 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2421312298
Clippers1321271576
The story
J.J. Barea's 17 points carried Dallas past Los Angeles, 98-76

For Los Angeles, Eric Gordon had 12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-13, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +11+11+15+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg37.3Today

37 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 34

Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 22, 42, 14, 27, 41, 26, 26, 34Pacers-Hornets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 28, 33, 32, 33, 31, 27, 18, 33Cavs-Heat · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 16, 45, 27, 23, 22, 13, 10, 32Nuggets-Knicks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 26, 28, 28, 41, 36, 26, 27, 31Lakers-Warriors · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 7, 20, 12, 17, 14, 15, 18, 29Mavs-Clippers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 38, 41, 21, 17, 15, 35, 43, 32, 28, 29Heat-Cavs · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 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−4.4 14.2 last 10 · 18.6 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