FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 14, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed IND by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–98.

Final · Box score
Pacers98
Magic106
Q1 ORL -13; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Sixers117
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +29; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Grizzlies105
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Mavs94
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Thunder93
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Jazz108
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Clippers97
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2008–09Dec 14, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Jeff Green (Thunder-Spurs), 33 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 13-point hole against Indiana

Deron Williams goes for 38 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1-2+8ORL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3024271798
Magic17362627106
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 25, 23, 10, 27, 13, 34, 8, 28ORL28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 25, 24, 19, 17, 25, 18, 10, 21ORL21 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 9 games: 13, 22, 6, 10, 10, 10, 15, 24, 26IND26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 4, 13, 16, 13, 10, 15, 28, 14IND14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Grizzlies18
Pacers-Magic14
Wizards-Clippers8
Wolves-Jazz5
Thunder-Nuggets4
Warriors-Sixers1
Hornets-Mavs1
Shot of the night

Flynn's layup with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Sixers combined for 218
Points by game
Warriors-SixersWarriors 101, Sixers 117
218
Wolves-JazzWolves 110, Jazz 108
218
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 110, Grizzlies 105
215
Pacers-MagicPacers 98, Magic 106
204
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 93, Nuggets 102
195
Wizards-ClippersWizards 95, Clippers 97
192
Hornets-MavsHornets 90, Mavs 94
184
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-JazzWolves 110, Jazz 108
+2 MIN
Wizards-ClippersWizards 95, Clippers 97
+2 LAC
Hornets-MavsHornets 90, Mavs 94
+4 DAL
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 110, Grizzlies 105
+5 BOS
Pacers-MagicPacers 98, Magic 106
+8 ORL
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 93, Nuggets 102
+9 DEN
Warriors-SixersWarriors 101, Sixers 117
+16 PHI
ORL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-MagicORL won · Pacers 98, Magic 106
13 pts
Wizards-ClippersLAC won · Wizards 95, Clippers 97
5 pts
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 110, Jazz 108
4 pts
Celtics-GrizzliesBOS won · Celtics 110, Grizzlies 105
3 pts
Barea shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BareaDAL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
AIPHI · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Eric GordonLAC · 29 PTS, 5 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
RondoBOS · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Willie GreenPHI · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 110Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30312722110
Jazz33321726108
The story
Al Jefferson had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota beat Utah 110-108

Carlos Boozer led Utah with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 27-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −3−4+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Clippers
Wizards 95Clippers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2519252695
Clippers2118283097
The story
Chris Kaman's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Washington, 97-95

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 30-26.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −4−5−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 98Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3024271798
Magic17362627106
The story
Orlando beat Indiana 106-98 behind 23 rebounds and 21 points from Dwight Howard

Mike Dunleavy paced Indiana: 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 23 REB, 21 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

A 36-24 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −13−1−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 21 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 17 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Clippers

Clippers take over late to edge Washington

Down 2 after three, Clippers won the fourth 30–26. Final: 97–95. Eric Gordon led Clippers with 29 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over UTA2LAC over WAS2DAL over NOH4BOS over MEM5ORL over IND8DEN over OKC9PHI over GSW16Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over WAS.
Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 38

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 22, 11, 18, 17, 17, 32, 21, 38Jazz-Wolves · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 6, 30, 15, 13, 13, 16, 31, 32Wizards-Clippers · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 33, 25, 33, 36, 28, 32, 29, 32Thunder-Nuggets · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 50, 32, 25, 22, 34, 14, 34, 40, 32, 31Nuggets-Thunder · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 15, 6, 14, 29, 10, 21, 10, 29Clippers-Wizards · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 25, 23, 10, 27, 13, 34, 8, 28Magic-Pacers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezNJN+4.3 23.8 last 10 · 19.5 season
Jonas JerebkoDET+3.4 11.3 last 10 · 7.9 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+3.0 19.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Omri CasspiSAC+2.9 13.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jarrett JackTOR+2.9 12.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.7 17.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
Chris KamanLAC−3.3 15.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Dahntay JonesIND−3.3 11.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.0 18.0 last 10 · 21.0 season
Kobe BryantLAL−2.8 25.0 last 10 · 27.8 season