FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 9, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Wolves by 11 at halftime and won 97–96.

Final · Box score
Bulls83
Hawks118
Q1 Hawks +1; Q2 Hawks +14; Q3 Hawks +30; Q4 Hawks +35
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Pacers91
Q1 Blazers +7; Q2 Blazers +7; Q3 Blazers +2; Q4 Blazers +11
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Sixers86
Q1 Pistons +2; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 Pistons +4; Q4 Pistons +4
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Nets89
Q1 Warriors -7; Q2 Warriors +10; Q3 Warriors +11; Q4 Warriors +16
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Bucks117
Q1 Bucks +7; Q2 Bucks +12; Q3 Bucks +9; Q4 Bucks +22
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Wolves96
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets -11; Q3 Hornets -5; Q4 Hornets +1
Final · Box score
Cavs85
Rockets95
Q1 Rockets +14; Q2 Rockets +13; Q3 Rockets +10; Q4 Rockets +10
Final · Box score
Kings106
Spurs118
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +9; Q3 Spurs +7; Q4 Spurs +12
Final · Box score
Jazz77
Lakers101
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 Lakers -4; Q3 Lakers +2; Q4 Lakers +24
On this day · 2008–09Dec 9, 2008: 9 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Wolves

New Orleans climbs back to beat Minnesota

Kobe Bryant goes for 27 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-11-5+1Hornets AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2924251997
Wolves2935191396
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 25, 15, 25, 17, 14, 10, 8, 14, 21Hornets21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 21, 24, 4, 10, 9, 4, 8, 20Hornets20 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 5, 3, 27, 20, 15, 23, 16, 21Wolves21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 14, 20, 14, 12, 20, 15, 12, 17Wolves17 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Sixers21
Raptors-Bucks11
Hornets-Wolves9
Jazz-Lakers8
Bulls-Hawks5
Warriors-Nets4
Kings-Spurs4
Blazers-Pacers2
Cavs-Rockets2
Shot of the night

CP3's layup with 1.4 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 97-96 final

The night in charts
Kings-Spurs combined for 224, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SpursKings 106, Spurs 118
224
Raptors-BucksRaptors 95, Bucks 117
212
Bulls-HawksBulls 83, Hawks 118
201
Warriors-NetsWarriors 105, Nets 89
194
Hornets-WolvesHornets 97, Wolves 96
193
Blazers-PacersBlazers 102, Pacers 91
193
Cavs-RocketsCavs 85, Rockets 95
180
Jazz-LakersJazz 77, Lakers 101
178
Pistons-SixersPistons 90, Sixers 86
176
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-WolvesHornets 97, Wolves 96
+1 Hornets
Pistons-SixersPistons 90, Sixers 86
+4 Pistons
Cavs-RocketsCavs 85, Rockets 95
+10 Rockets
Blazers-PacersBlazers 102, Pacers 91
+11 Blazers
Kings-SpursKings 106, Spurs 118
+12 Spurs
Warriors-NetsWarriors 105, Nets 89
+16 Warriors
Raptors-BucksRaptors 95, Bucks 117
+22 Bucks
Jazz-LakersJazz 77, Lakers 101
+24 Lakers
Bulls-HawksBulls 83, Hawks 118
+35 Hawks
Hornets erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WolvesHornets won · Hornets 97, Wolves 96
11 pts
Warriors-NetsWarriors won · Warriors 105, Nets 89
7 pts
Jazz-LakersLakers won · Jazz 77, Lakers 101
4 pts
Pau shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLakers · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PejaHornets · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
JeffersonMIN · 17 PTS, 16 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Mikki MooreWarriors · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
AldridgeBlazers · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 97Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2924251997
Wolves2935191396
The story
Chris Paul had 15 points and 14 assists as New Orleans beat Minnesota 97-96

Kevin Love led Minnesota with 12 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Hornets took the third 25-19.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 0−11−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson led the game in fantasy with 46.7 FPTS (17 PTS, 16 REB)

Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 90Sixers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1824252390
Sixers1626212386
The story
Detroit beat Philadelphia 90-86 behind 27 points and 8 assists from Rodney Stuckey

Elton Brand paced Philadelphia: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-19 FG

The swing

A 25-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +20+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala topped the game at 49.7 FPTS: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB

Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 106Spurs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24302824106
Spurs30332629118
The story
Tim Duncan's 17 points carried San Antonio past Sacramento, 118-106

For Sacramento, Tyreke Evans had 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +6+9+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg25.1Today

25 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Chicago by 35, the widest margin of 9 games.

Hornets over Wolves1Pistons over Sixers4Rockets over Cavs10Blazers over Pacers11Spurs over Kings12Warriors over Nets16Bucks over Raptors22Lakers over Jazz24Hawks over Bulls35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Brandon Roy leads the day with 29

Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 18, 13, 26, 19, 25, 28, 27, 29Blazers-Pacers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 20, 10, 24, 20, 16, 12, 6, 29Hawks-Bulls · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 21, 26, 34, 20, 30, 18, 33, 26, 27Lakers-Jazz · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 34, 25, 25, 12, 23, 14, 43, 27Cavs-Rockets · L
28.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 8, 25, 21, 23, 17, 19, 25, 27Pistons-Sixers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 8, 9, 12, 21, 22, 25, 6, 27Rockets-Cavs · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisWarriors+5.3 29.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Al ThorntonClippers+4.6 18.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
James HardenThunder+3.8 13.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Thaddeus YoungSixers+3.4 18.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Tyreke EvansKings+3.1 23.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsBucks−4.4 16.8 last 10 · 21.2 season
Chris KamanClippers−3.9 14.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Chris BoshRaptors−3.2 21.1 last 10 · 24.3 season
Matt BarnesMagic−3.0 3.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Andrea BargnaniRaptors−2.3 14.4 last 10 · 16.7 season