FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 30, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIN by 22 at halftime and won 107–100.

Final · Box score
Knicks93
Bobcats89
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Pacers104
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Heat104
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Suns101
Grizzlies89
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Hornets97
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -22; Q3 DAL -11; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Spurs98
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Blazers91
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR -5; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Kings92
Q1 SAC +15; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2007–08Dec 30, 2007: 6 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Mavs

Dallas erases 22-point lead, steals one from Minnesota

Jason Kidd goes for 16 assists

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-22-11+7DAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27352216100
Mavs20203334107
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 27, 23, 25, 17, 19, 26, 12, 29DAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 46, 27, 27, 24, 23, 21, 30, 17, 24DAL24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 22, 20, 34, 28, 21, 16, 38, 21MIN21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 14, 9, 19MIN19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Celtics-Blazers

Portland fights back from 10 down against Boston

Final: 91–86, after trailing by 10 after one. Steve Blake led Portland with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Celtics
Steve Blake · PORPaul Pierce · BOSPTS2128REB35AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hawks-Pacers12
Bucks-Spurs11
Clippers-Kings9
Wizards-Hornets6
Celtics-Blazers4
Suns-Grizzlies3
Knicks-Bobcats2
Cavs-Heat2
Wolves-Mavs2
The night in charts
Hawks-Pacers combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PacersHawks 110, Pacers 104
214
Wolves-MavsWolves 100, Mavs 107
207
Cavs-HeatCavs 95, Heat 104
199
Bucks-SpursBucks 100, Spurs 98
198
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 101, Grizzlies 89
190
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 93, Bobcats 89
182
Clippers-KingsClippers 90, Kings 92
182
Wizards-HornetsWizards 85, Hornets 97
182
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 86, Blazers 91
177
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-SpursBucks 100, Spurs 98
+2 MIL
Clippers-KingsClippers 90, Kings 92
+2 SAC
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 93, Bobcats 89
+4 NYK
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 86, Blazers 91
+5 POR
Hawks-PacersHawks 110, Pacers 104
+6 ATL
Wolves-MavsWolves 100, Mavs 107
+7 DAL
Cavs-HeatCavs 95, Heat 104
+9 MIA
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 101, Grizzlies 89
+12 PHX
Wizards-HornetsWizards 85, Hornets 97
+12 NOH
DAL erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 100, Mavs 107
22 pts
Celtics-BlazersPOR won · Celtics 86, Blazers 91
10 pts
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 101, Grizzlies 89
8 pts
Clippers-KingsSAC won · Clippers 90, Kings 92
1 pt
Finley shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FinleySAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
ButlerNOH · 21 PTS, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
GomesMIN · 19 PTS, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
BogutMIL · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
BlakePOR · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 90Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1229321790
Kings2722232092
The story
Brad Miller had 15 points and 13 rebounds as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 92-90

Paul Davis led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 5-15 FG

The swing

The Kings won the first 27-12, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +15+8−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby led the game in fantasy with 58.8 FPTS (24 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST)

Final · Bucks-Spurs
Bucks 100Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31202920100
Spurs2623252498
The story
Milwaukee beat San Antonio 100-98 behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Andrew Bogut

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 31-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5+2+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Blazers
Celtics 86Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2322192286
Blazers1327242791
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 20 points carried Portland past Boston, 91-86

For Boston, Rajon Rondo had 13 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 27-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 −10−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 31 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg18.8Last 3

18.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 33, 32, 33, 31, 27, 18, 33, 38Cavs-Heat · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 27, 23, 25, 17, 19, 26, 12, 29Mavs-Wolves · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 18, 15, 6, 12, 5, 2, 10, 28Suns-Grizzlies · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 18, 16, 17, 10, 20, 21, 13, 28Celtics-Blazers · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 28, 20, 19, 19, 20, 41, 25, 27Hawks-Pacers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 27, 21, 6, 21, 14, 27, 4, 25Bucks-Spurs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 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
Eric GordonLAC+4.9 14.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.8 27.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.6 7.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Kevin LoveMIN−3.7 3.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Yi JianlianNJN−3.4 6.2 last 10 · 9.6 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.3 5.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Dwight HowardORL−3.1 16.7 last 10 · 19.8 season