FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 6, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed NJN by 8 at halftime and won 106–97.

Final · Box score
Nets97
Knicks106
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Bucks86
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Pistons98
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Heat115
Kings102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Suns88
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +20
On this day · 2008–09Dec 6, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Thunder), 38 points.
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The lead · Nets-Knicks

New York climbs out of an 8-point hole against New Jersey

Dwyane Wade goes for 34 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8+7+9NYK AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3031181897
Knicks26273320106
Who led
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 5, 17, 41, 9, 22, 14, 27, 26NYK26 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 6, 4, 16, 6, 11, 5, 16, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris Douglas-RobertsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 24, 4, 18, 21, 5, 24, 8, 26NJN26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 12, 19, 6, 25, 16, 17, 16, 19NJN19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Wizards-Pistons

Detroit never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 98–94. Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over WAS4NYK over NJN9MIA over SAC13CLE over MIL15LAL over PHX20Final margin, points. Pink = DET over WAS.
Lead changes
Nets-Knicks16
Wizards-Pistons3
Heat-Kings3
Cavs-Bucks1
Suns-Lakers0
The night in charts
Heat-Kings combined for 217, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-KingsHeat 115, Kings 102
217
Nets-KnicksNets 97, Knicks 106
203
Suns-LakersSuns 88, Lakers 108
196
Wizards-PistonsWizards 94, Pistons 98
192
Cavs-BucksCavs 101, Bucks 86
187
DET won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wizards-PistonsWizards 94, Pistons 98
+4 DET
Nets-KnicksNets 97, Knicks 106
+9 NYK
Heat-KingsHeat 115, Kings 102
+13 MIA
Cavs-BucksCavs 101, Bucks 86
+15 CLE
Suns-LakersSuns 88, Lakers 108
+20 LAL
Beasley shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BeasleyMIA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Dorell WrightMIA · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
David LeeNYK · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Douglas-RobertsNJN · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
63% (12-19)
D WadeMIA · 34 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 4 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 94Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1930202594
Pistons2428192798
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 25 points carried Detroit past Washington, 98-94

For Washington, Caron Butler had 20 PTS, 10 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-19, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+3+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 97Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3031181897
Knicks26273320106
The story
New York beat New Jersey 106-97 behind 26 points and 14 rebounds from Al Harrington

Chris Douglas-Roberts paced New Jersey: 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4−8+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 115Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat30292927115
Kings25193325102
The story
Dorell Wright had 19 points as Miami beat Sacramento 115-102

Donte Greene led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 9-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the second 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+15+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 34

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 31, 24, 18, 27, 22, 25, 26, 34Heat-Kings · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 29, 28, 19, 21, 14, 26, 21, 30Kings-Heat · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 5, 17, 41, 9, 22, 14, 27, 26Knicks-Nets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 21, 26, 34, 20, 30, 18, 33, 26Lakers-Suns · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris Douglas-RobertsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 24, 4, 18, 21, 5, 24, 8, 26Nets-Knicks · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 6, 4, 16, 6, 11, 5, 16, 25Knicks-Nets · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al ThorntonLAC+5.1 18.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Michael BeasleyMIA+2.8 18.2 last 10 · 15.4 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
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
Dwyane WadeMIA−1.9 25.2 last 10 · 27.1 season