FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 7, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAS by 8 at halftime and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Sixers83
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Knicks93
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +23; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Thunder104
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +3
On this day · 2008–09Dec 7, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Celtics-Pacers), 35 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Jazz

Utah fights back from 8 down against San Antonio

Chauncey Billups goes for 31 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+10+3UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31261925101
Jazz24253718104
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 22, 26, 28, 26, 24, 35, 21, 27UTA27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 14, 10, 21, 24, 22, 11, 18, 17UTA17 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Matt BonnerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 12, 23, 3, 2, 16, 2, 3, 28SAS28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 16, 24, 20, 21, 22, 16, 26, 23SAS23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Sixers

Philadelphia's skid reaches ten

Denver won 93–83; the 76ers fall to 5–16. Chauncey Billups led Denver with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
Lvs MEM97–102L@ CLE91–97L@ WAS107–108L@ BOS110–113Lvs ATL86–100L@ SAS89–97L@ DAL102–104L@ OKC106–117L@ CHA105–106Lvs DEN83–93
Lead changes
Spurs-Jazz10
Warriors-Thunder7
Blazers-Knicks4
Nuggets-Sixers1
Shot of the night

Williams's jumper with 22 seconds left puts the Jazz ahead, 104-101 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Jazz combined for 205, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-JazzSpurs 101, Jazz 104
205
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 88, Thunder 104
192
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 84, Knicks 93
177
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 93, Sixers 83
176
UTA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 101, Jazz 104
+3 UTA
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 84, Knicks 93
+9 NYK
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 93, Sixers 83
+10 DEN
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 88, Thunder 104
+16 OKC
UTA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-JazzUTA won · Spurs 101, Jazz 104
8 pts
Nuggets-SixersDEN won · Nuggets 93, Sixers 83
6 pts
Warriors-ThunderOKC won · Warriors 88, Thunder 104
1 pt
Bonner shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BonnerSAS · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
StephGSW · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
ParkerSAS · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BrewerUTA · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Jeff GreenOKC · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 101Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31261925101
Jazz24253718104
The story
Carlos Boozer had 27 points as Utah beat San Antonio 104-101

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Jazz took the third 37-19.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7−8+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Sixers
Nuggets 93Sixers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2021223093
Sixers2618211883
The story
Denver beat Philadelphia 93-83 behind 12 points from Ty Lawson

Samuel Dalembert paced Philadelphia: 15 REB, 8 PTS 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 4-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−3−2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 88Thunder 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2326182188
Thunder22282925104
The story
Kevin Durant's 28 points carried Oklahoma City past Golden State, 104-88

For Golden State, Monta Ellis had 31 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-18, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1+1+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 31

Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 5, 19, 32, 14, 22, 13, 18, 31Nuggets-Sixers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 12, 25, 16, 21, 19, 28, 22, 31Sixers-Nuggets · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 37, 42, 18, 45, 15, 24, 33, 31Warriors-Thunder · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 35, 19, 28, 33, 25, 33, 36, 28Thunder-Warriors · W
28.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Matt BonnerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 12, 23, 3, 2, 16, 2, 3, 28Spurs-Jazz · L
9.3 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 22, 26, 28, 26, 24, 35, 21, 27Jazz-Spurs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 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
Monta EllisGSW+5.0 29.7 last 10 · 24.7 season
James HardenOKC+3.8 13.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+3.6 24.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Michael BeasleyMIA+2.8 18.2 last 10 · 15.4 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