FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 29, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MEM by 7 at halftime and won 108–98.

Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Magic82
Pistons88
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Bulls100
Nets87
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +13
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies98
Wolves108
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Suns110
Thunder102
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Rockets87
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Warriors117
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +6
On this day · 2007–08Dec 29, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Al Jefferson scores 38, Minnesota wins in overtime

Stephen Jackson goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5-7-40+10MIN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Grizzlies19202624998
Wolves248292819108
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 20, 22, 20, 34, 28, 21, 16, 38MIN38 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 2, 7, 0, 0, 1, 3, 5, 17MIN17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 28, 20, 7, 22, 7, 18, 29, 23MEM23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 18, 28, 17, 23, 16, 13, 13, 19MEM19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Nets

Chicago handles New Jersey by 13

The Bulls won the first quarter 32–20. Final: 100–87. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over HOU2DET over ORL6GSW over TOR6PHX over OKC8MIN over MEM10CHI over NJN13UTA over PHI17ATL over DEN18Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over NJN.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Hawks16
Wizards-Rockets16
Grizzlies-Wolves10
Raptors-Warriors9
Sixers-Jazz7
Bulls-Nets5
Suns-Thunder3
Magic-Pistons2
The night in charts
Raptors-Warriors combined for 228, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 111, Warriors 117
228
Suns-ThunderSuns 110, Thunder 102
212
Sixers-JazzSixers 95, Jazz 112
207
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 98, Wolves 108
206
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 91, Hawks 109
200
Bulls-NetsBulls 100, Nets 87
187
Wizards-RocketsWizards 89, Rockets 87
176
Magic-PistonsMagic 82, Pistons 88
170
WAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wizards-RocketsWizards 89, Rockets 87
+2 WAS
Magic-PistonsMagic 82, Pistons 88
+6 DET
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 111, Warriors 117
+6 GSW
Suns-ThunderSuns 110, Thunder 102
+8 PHX
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 98, Wolves 108
+10 MIN
Bulls-NetsBulls 100, Nets 87
+13 CHI
Sixers-JazzSixers 95, Jazz 112
+17 UTA
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 91, Hawks 109
+18 ATL
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 98, Wolves 108
7 pts
Bulls-NetsCHI won · Bulls 100, Nets 87
2 pts
Raptors-WarriorsGSW won · Raptors 111, Warriors 117
1 pt
Wizards-RocketsWAS won · Wizards 89, Rockets 87
1 pt
Shaq shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqPHX · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
AzubuikeGSW · 18 PTS, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
WestbrookOKC · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
75% (12-16)
BibbyATL · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
JeffersonMIN · 38 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST
64% (16-25)
Final · Wizards-Rockets
Wizards 89Rockets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2124271789
Rockets2214262587
The story
Antawn Jamison had 30 points and 12 rebounds as Washington beat Houston 89-87

Tracy McGrady led Houston with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Wizards took the second 24-14.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1+9+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 98Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies19202624998
Wolves248292819108
The story
Randy Foye's 15 points carried Minnesota past Memphis, 108-98 in OT

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Timberwolves took it 19-9.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5−7−40+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 100Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls32221630100
Nets2029231587
The story
Chicago beat New Jersey 100-87 behind 21 points and 13 assists from Derrick Rose

Devin Harris paced New Jersey: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 9-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-15 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +12+5−2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 38

Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 20, 22, 20, 34, 28, 21, 16, 38Wolves-Grizzlies · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 2, 11, 19, 24, 11, 14, 10, 31Thunder-Suns · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 39, 20, 32, 34, 21, 10, 38, 19, 28, 31Nets-Bulls · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 17, 12, 22, 17, 31, 13, 29, 30Raptors-Warriors · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 26, 14, 23, 22, 14, 28, 29, 30Wizards-Rockets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 21, 8, 4, 12, 20, 28, 9, 30Warriors-Raptors · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marco BelinelliGSW+7.5 17.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Lou WilliamsPHI+5.9 18.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+5.3 17.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.8 27.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Paul MillsapUTA+4.0 19.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.0 8.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.7 5.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
George HillSAS−3.5 4.8 last 10 · 8.2 season
Yi JianlianNJN−3.4 6.2 last 10 · 9.6 season
Roger Mason Jr.SAS−3.2 9.0 last 10 · 12.2 season