FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 12, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHX by 13 at halftime and won 105–99.

Final · Box score
Pacers114
Wizards113
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Pistons104
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Bulls80
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +26
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats97
Mavs98
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -8; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Blazers101
Bucks108
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks 0; OT2 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Suns99
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -13; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Jazz102
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Kings120
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +20
On this day · 2008–09Dec 12, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Pistons), 42 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nuggets

Denver rallies from 13 down to beat Phoenix

Troy Murphy goes for 28 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-130+6DEN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2634172299
Nuggets29183028105
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 50, 32, 25, 22, 34, 14, 34, 40, 32DEN32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 14, 22, 13, 18, 31, 14, 21, 24DEN24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 20, 20, 14, 32, 12, 27, 20, 28PHX28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 18, 14, 14, 18, 18, 20, 28, 13PHX13 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

IND over WAS1DAL over CHA1DEN over PHX6MIL over POR7UTA over LAL8DET over GSW9SAC over MIN20BOS over CHI26Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Wolves-Kings12
Celtics-Bulls11
Blazers-Bucks10
Suns-Nuggets9
Bobcats-Mavs8
Warriors-Pistons6
Lakers-Jazz5
Shot of the night

Dirk's jumper with 1.8 seconds left in OT puts the Mavericks ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 227, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 114, Wizards 113
227
Wolves-KingsWolves 100, Kings 120
220
Blazers-BucksBlazers 101, Bucks 108
209
Suns-NuggetsSuns 99, Nuggets 105
204
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 95, Pistons 104
199
Lakers-JazzLakers 94, Jazz 102
196
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 97, Mavs 98
195
Celtics-BullsCeltics 106, Bulls 80
186
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 97, Mavs 98
+1 DAL
Pacers-WizardsPacers 114, Wizards 113
+1 IND
Suns-NuggetsSuns 99, Nuggets 105
+6 DEN
Blazers-BucksBlazers 101, Bucks 108
+7 MIL
Lakers-JazzLakers 94, Jazz 102
+8 UTA
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 95, Pistons 104
+9 DET
Wolves-KingsWolves 100, Kings 120
+20 SAC
Celtics-BullsCeltics 106, Bulls 80
+26 BOS
DEN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 99, Nuggets 105
13 pts
Bobcats-MavsDAL won · Bobcats 97, Mavs 98
8 pts
Warriors-PistonsDET won · Warriors 95, Pistons 104
6 pts
Blazers-BucksMIL won · Blazers 101, Bucks 108
5 pts
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 114, Wizards 113
3 pts
Jamison shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamisonWAS · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
72% (13-18)
RidnourMIL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
NashPHX · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
VillanuevaDET · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Bobcats-Mavs
Bobcats 97Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats202624151297
Mavs261719231398
The story
Erick Dampier had 18 rebounds and 14 points as Dallas beat Charlotte 98-97 in OT

Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 23 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 18 REB, 14 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-7 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 23-15.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6−3−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 114Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36302127114
Wizards38143823113
The story
Mike Dunleavy's 24 points carried Indiana past Washington, 114-113

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 31 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-7 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 30-14.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2+14−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 99Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2634172299
Nuggets29183028105
The story
Denver beat Phoenix 105-99 behind 32 points from Carmelo Anthony

Lou Amundson paced Phoenix: 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-25 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 third quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3−130+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.6Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 27, 28, 24, 16, 32, 33, 25, 36Mavs-Bobcats · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 50, 32, 25, 22, 34, 14, 34, 40, 32Nuggets-Suns · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 12, 16, 14, 12, 19, 20, 22, 31Blazers-Bucks · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 24, 6, 30, 15, 13, 13, 16, 31Wizards-Pacers · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 42, 18, 45, 15, 24, 33, 31, 18, 27, 29Warriors-Pistons · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 21, 23, 17, 19, 25, 27, 25, 29Pistons-Warriors · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al ThorntonLAC+4.6 18.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+4.2 16.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
James HardenOKC+4.1 13.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Monta EllisGSW+3.5 28.2 last 10 · 24.7 season
Jonas JerebkoDET+3.4 11.3 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Chris KamanLAC−3.9 14.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.7 17.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.2 17.8 last 10 · 21.0 season
Chris BoshTOR−3.0 20.9 last 10 · 23.9 season
Dahntay JonesIND−3.0 11.8 last 10 · 14.8 season