FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 10, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed ORL by 13 after the first quarter and won 120–111.

Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Pistons101
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Wizards102
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Magic111
Jazz120
Q1 UTA -13; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +9
On this day · 2008–09Dec 10, 2008: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Wolves), 45 points.
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The lead · Magic-Jazz

Deron Williams scores 32 in Utah win over Orlando

Carmelo Anthony goes for 40 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-8+9+9UTA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35252130111
Jazz22303830120
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 21, 24, 22, 11, 18, 17, 17, 32UTA32 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 5 games: 0, 8, 10, 14, 22UTA22 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 22, 21, 25, 23, 10, 27, 13, 34ORL34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 12, 22, 25, 24, 19, 17, 25, 18ORL18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Pistons

Detroit holds off Denver, 101–99

Detroit led 80–73 after three and held on to win by two. Charlie Villanueva led Detroit with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over DEN2BOS over WAS2UTA over ORL9Final margin, points. Pink = DET over DEN.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Pistons17
Magic-Jazz12
Celtics-Wizards6
The night in charts
Magic-Jazz combined for 231, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-JazzMagic 111, Jazz 120
231
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 104, Wizards 102
206
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 99, Pistons 101
200
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 99, Pistons 101
+2 DET
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 104, Wizards 102
+2 BOS
Magic-JazzMagic 111, Jazz 120
+9 UTA
UTA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-JazzUTA won · Magic 111, Jazz 120
13 pts
Nuggets-PistonsDET won · Nuggets 99, Pistons 101
1 pt
Celtics-WizardsBOS won · Celtics 104, Wizards 102
1 pt
Barnes shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesORL · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BlatcheWAS · 17 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
MeloDEN · 40 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (16-28)
KGBOS · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
DwightORL · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Nuggets-Pistons
Nuggets 99Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2426232699
Pistons23292821101
The story
Charlie Villanueva had 27 points as Detroit beat Denver 101-99

JR Smith led Denver with 14 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1+2+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 104Wizards 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27371921104
Wizards28222428102
The story
Rajon Rondo's 21 points and 11 assists carried Boston past Washington, 104-102

For Washington, Andray Blatche had 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 37-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1+14+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Jazz
Magic 111Jazz 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35252130111
Jazz22303830120
The story
Utah beat Orlando 120-111 behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Vince Carter paced Orlando: 34 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 38-21 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −13−8+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 21 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 40

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 50, 32, 25, 22, 34, 14, 34, 40Nuggets-Pistons · L
30.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Zach LaVine MIN, Dec 23, 2016: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 22, 21, 25, 23, 10, 27, 13, 34Magic-Jazz · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 21, 24, 22, 11, 18, 17, 17, 32Jazz-Magic · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 13, 19, 11, 13, 9, 18, 11, 27Pistons-Nuggets · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 17, 9, 6, 22, 22, 34, 8, 25Wizards-Celtics · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 25, 21, 23, 17, 19, 25, 27, 25Pistons-Nuggets · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisGSW+5.3 29.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Al ThorntonLAC+4.6 18.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
James HardenOKC+3.8 13.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI+3.4 18.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+3.3 24.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.4 16.8 last 10 · 21.2 season
Chris KamanLAC−3.9 14.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Chris BoshTOR−3.2 21.1 last 10 · 24.3 season
Andray BlatcheWAS−2.4 8.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−2.3 14.4 last 10 · 16.7 season