FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 31, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Thunder trailed Warriors by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–100.

Final · Box score
Magic113
Bulls94
Q1 Magic +16; Q2 Magic +27; Q3 Magic +28; Q4 Magic +19
Final · Box score
Nets75
Pistons83
Q1 Pistons +4; Q2 Pistons +11; Q3 Pistons +10; Q4 Pistons +8
Final · Box score
Bucks81
Rockets85
Q1 Rockets +5; Q2 Rockets +11; Q3 Rockets +5; Q4 Rockets +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Raptors107
Q1 Nuggets -2; Q2 Nuggets +3; Q3 Nuggets +8; Q4 Nuggets +7
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Thunder107
Q1 Thunder -6; Q2 Thunder -4; Q3 Thunder +8; Q4 Thunder +7
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Clippers92
Q1 Sixers -1; Q2 Sixers +3; Q3 Sixers +4; Q4 Sixers +8
On this day · 2007–08Dec 31, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Thunder

Thunder beats Golden State, 107–100

Andrea Bargnani goes for 26 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-4+8+7Thunder AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28271530100
Thunder22292729107
Who led
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 13, 13, 16, 18, 11, 23, 22, 26Thunder26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 25, 26, 26, 28, 26, 25, 18, 25Thunder25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 13, 21, 8, 16, 10, 12, 18, 24Warriors24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 8, 4, 12, 20, 28, 9, 30, 17Warriors17 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Raptors

Toronto's skid reaches three

Denver won 114–107; the Raptors fall to 12–20. Nene Hilario led Denver with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · Raptors
Lvs Hornets91–99Lvs Nets87–94Lvs Mavs86–96L@ Thunder83–91L@ Spurs97–107W@ Clippers97–75W@ Kings107–101L@ Blazers89–102L@ Warriors111–117Lvs Nuggets107–114
Lead changes
Sixers-Clippers22
Nuggets-Raptors16
Warriors-Thunder15
Nets-Pistons8
Bucks-Rockets2
Magic-Bulls0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Raptors combined for 221, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 114, Raptors 107
221
Magic-BullsMagic 113, Bulls 94
207
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 100, Thunder 107
207
Sixers-ClippersSixers 100, Clippers 92
192
Bucks-RocketsBucks 81, Rockets 85
166
Nets-PistonsNets 75, Pistons 83
158
Rockets won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bucks-RocketsBucks 81, Rockets 85
+4 Rockets
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 114, Raptors 107
+7 Nuggets
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 100, Thunder 107
+7 Thunder
Nets-PistonsNets 75, Pistons 83
+8 Pistons
Sixers-ClippersSixers 100, Clippers 92
+8 Sixers
Magic-BullsMagic 113, Bulls 94
+19 Magic
Thunder rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-ThunderThunder won · Warriors 100, Thunder 107
6 pts
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets won · Nuggets 114, Raptors 107
2 pts
Sixers-ClippersSixers won · Sixers 100, Clippers 92
1 pt
Thaddeus Young shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungSixers · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
HilarioNuggets · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
AzubuikeWarriors · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Brook LopezNets · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
WilcoxThunder · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
Final · Bucks-Rockets
Bucks 81Rockets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2214242181
Rockets2720182085
The story
Yao Ming had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat Milwaukee 85-81

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the second 20-14, their biggest quarter edge.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +5+11+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luke Ridnour led the game in fantasy with 42.4 FPTS (11 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 114Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29243229114
Raptors31192730107
The story
Nene Hilario's 21 points carried Denver past Toronto, 114-107

For Toronto, Jose Calderon had 18 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 24-19.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −2+3+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Clippers
Sixers 100Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26241931100
Clippers2720182792
The story
Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 100-92 behind 20 points from Thaddeus Young

Al Thornton paced Los Angeles: 24 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 24-20 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −1+3+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Andre Iguodala leads the day with 28

Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 14, 4, 18, 26, 14, 24, 17, 28Sixers-Clippers · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 13, 13, 16, 18, 11, 23, 22, 26Thunder-Warriors · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 3, 16, 2, 3, 14, 13, 7, 26Raptors-Nuggets · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 25, 26, 26, 28, 26, 25, 18, 25Thunder-Warriors · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 12, 22, 17, 31, 13, 29, 30, 24Raptors-Nuggets · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 12, 20, 25, 20, 5, 16, 8, 24Clippers-Sixers · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marco BelinelliWarriors+6.6 16.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Eric GordonClippers+5.7 16.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Rodney StuckeyPistons+5.4 17.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Lou WilliamsSixers+5.3 17.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Brandon RoyBlazers+4.8 27.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsBucks−5.0 6.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Kevin LoveWolves−3.7 3.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Dwight HowardMagic−3.6 16.1 last 10 · 19.7 season
Stephen JacksonWarriors−3.5 15.5 last 10 · 19.0 season
Nick YoungWizards−3.3 5.9 last 10 · 9.2 season