FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 5, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed PHI by 8 after three quarters and won 106–105.

Final · Box score
Sixers105
Bobcats106
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Bulls78
Q1 TOR +21; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +32
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Wolves108
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Spurs99
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Mavs75
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Kings107
Suns115
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Blazers90
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Magic126
Warriors118
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers72
Clippers88
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +16
On this day · 2008–09Dec 5, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Yao Ming (Rockets-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bobcats

Charlotte rallies from 8 down to beat Philadelphia

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+1-8+1CHA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22263819105
Bobcats28212928106
Who led
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 11, 17, 5, 2, 7, 13, 4, 28CHA28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 22, 11, 31, 31, 14, 5, 13, 24CHA24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 0, 2, 18, 7, 17, 23, 14, 26PHI26 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 12, 12, 25, 16, 21, 19, 28, 22PHI22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Spurs

Denver makes it three straight

Denver beat San Antonio 106–99 and moved to 15–5. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
Wvs TOR130–112L@ LAC99–106Wvs CHI112–93Wvs NJN101–87W@ MIN124–111Wvs NYK128–125Lvs MIN100–106Wvs GSW135–107Wvs MIA114–96W@ SAS106–99
Lead changes
Rockets-Blazers28
Kings-Suns17
Jazz-Wolves15
Sixers-Bobcats14
Raptors-Bulls4
Nuggets-Spurs3
Hawks-Mavs2
Magic-Warriors2
Pacers-Clippers2
Shot of the night

Roy's layup with 3.9 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Magic-Warriors combined for 244, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WarriorsMagic 126, Warriors 118
244
Kings-SunsKings 107, Suns 115
222
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 105, Bobcats 106
211
Jazz-WolvesJazz 101, Wolves 108
209
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 106, Spurs 99
205
Raptors-BullsRaptors 110, Bulls 78
188
Rockets-BlazersRockets 89, Blazers 90
179
Pacers-ClippersPacers 72, Clippers 88
160
Hawks-MavsHawks 80, Mavs 75
155
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 89, Blazers 90
+1 POR
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 105, Bobcats 106
+1 CHA
Hawks-MavsHawks 80, Mavs 75
+5 ATL
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 106, Spurs 99
+7 DEN
Jazz-WolvesJazz 101, Wolves 108
+7 MIN
Kings-SunsKings 107, Suns 115
+8 PHX
Magic-WarriorsMagic 126, Warriors 118
+8 ORL
Pacers-ClippersPacers 72, Clippers 88
+16 LAC
Raptors-BullsRaptors 110, Bulls 78
+32 TOR
CHA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BobcatsCHA won · Sixers 105, Bobcats 106
8 pts
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 106, Spurs 99
7 pts
Rockets-BlazersPOR won · Rockets 89, Blazers 90
3 pts
Jazz-WolvesMIN won · Jazz 101, Wolves 108
3 pts
Magic-WarriorsORL won · Magic 126, Warriors 118
3 pts
Gomes shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GomesMIN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
83% (10-12)
DiawCHA · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
BoshTOR · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Willie GreenPHI · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Sixers-Bobcats
Sixers 105Bobcats 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22263819105
Bobcats28212928106
The story
Gerald Wallace had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Charlotte beat Philadelphia 106-105

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 22 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Bobcats took the fourth 28-19.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +6+1−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 89Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2325212089
Blazers2322232290
The story
Brandon Roy's 28 points carried Portland past Houston, 90-89

For Houston, Luis Scola had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 23-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−3−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carl Landry was the fantasy play: 40.8 FPTS on 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Hawks-Mavs
Hawks 80Mavs 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2714231680
Mavs1921201575
The story
Atlanta beat Dallas 80-75 behind 31 points from Joe Johnson

Erick Dampier paced Dallas: 12 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 13-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +8+1+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 30, 27, 22, 50, 32, 25, 22, 34Nuggets-Spurs · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 34, 37, 42, 18, 45, 15, 24, 33Warriors-Magic · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 28, 25, 31, 27, 28, 24, 16, 32Mavs-Hawks · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 13, 20, 11, 9, 20, 20, 14, 32Suns-Kings · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 19, 14, 22, 9, 10, 12, 29, 31Hawks-Mavs · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Anthony RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 13, 11, 15, 9, 12, 6, 12, 28Warriors-Magic · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al ThorntonLAC+5.1 18.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jarrett JackTOR+2.5 10.8 last 10 · 8.3 season
Baron DavisLAC+2.1 18.0 last 10 · 15.9 season
Carl LandryHOU+2.1 18.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Ramon SessionsMIN+2.1 10.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Chris KamanLAC−3.2 15.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
Chris BoshTOR−2.9 21.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Matt BarnesORL−2.9 4.2 last 10 · 7.1 season
JJ RedickORL−2.2 6.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Aaron BrooksHOU−1.8 14.7 last 10 · 16.5 season