FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 15, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 95–88.

Final · Box score
Knicks87
Bobcats94
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Nets89
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Heat115
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Bulls87
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Suns116
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Kings88
Blazers95
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -11; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2008–09Dec 15, 2008: 9 games. Top scorer: Paul Millsap (Jazz-Celtics), 32 points.
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The lead · Kings-Blazers

Portland fights back from 11 down against Sacramento

Tim Duncan goes for 34 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-11-7+7POR AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2331191588
Blazers2320232995
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 19, 25, 28, 27, 29, 23, 23, 25POR25 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 16, 14, 12, 19, 20, 22, 31, 25POR25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 14, 26, 21, 30, 25, 19, 18, 19SAC19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 22, 22, 13, 5, 20, 19, 23, 18SAC18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Bobcats

Charlotte fights back late to top New York

New York led 74–66 after three. Charlotte won the fourth 28–13 and the game 94–87. Stephen Jackson led Charlotte with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bobcats-Knicks
Stephen Jackson · CHAChris Duhon · NYKPTS2418REB43AST46Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Blazers12
Raptors-Heat7
Lakers-Bulls7
Knicks-Bobcats4
Pistons-Rockets2
Spurs-Suns1
Nets-Cavs0
The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 220, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 104, Suns 116
220
Raptors-HeatRaptors 95, Heat 115
210
Pistons-RocketsPistons 96, Rockets 107
203
Nets-CavsNets 89, Cavs 99
188
Kings-BlazersKings 88, Blazers 95
183
Lakers-BullsLakers 96, Bulls 87
183
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 87, Bobcats 94
181
POR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Kings-BlazersKings 88, Blazers 95
+7 POR
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 87, Bobcats 94
+7 CHA
Lakers-BullsLakers 96, Bulls 87
+9 LAL
Nets-CavsNets 89, Cavs 99
+10 CLE
Pistons-RocketsPistons 96, Rockets 107
+11 HOU
Spurs-SunsSpurs 104, Suns 116
+12 PHX
Raptors-HeatRaptors 95, Heat 115
+20 MIA
POR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 88, Blazers 95
11 pts
Knicks-BobcatsCHA won · Knicks 87, Bobcats 94
8 pts
Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 95, Heat 115
2 pts
Lakers-BullsLAL won · Lakers 96, Bulls 87
1 pt
Bosh shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshTOR · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
DuncanSAS · 34 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (14-22)
Dorell WrightMIA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ScolaHOU · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
FryePHX · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 88Blazers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2331191588
Blazers2320232995
The story
Brandon Roy had 25 points and 10 assists as Portland beat Sacramento 95-88

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 29-15.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−11−7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge led the game in fantasy with 42.3 FPTS (25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 96Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3123182496
Bulls3117251487
The story
Pau Gasol's 16 rebounds and 10 points carried Los Angeles past Chicago, 96-87

For Chicago, Brad Miller had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 16 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST · 3-8 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 24-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+6−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joakim Noah was the fantasy play: 59.0 FPTS on 20 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 104Suns 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs17353220104
Suns28392227116
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 116-104 behind 28 points and 14 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

Roger Mason Jr. paced San Antonio: 19 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL · 12-21 FG

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +11+15+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.5Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg23.8Last 3

23.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 30, 18, 33, 26, 27, 20, 16, 42Lakers-Bulls · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Season high42 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 22, 16, 26, 23, 17, 17, 21, 34Spurs-Suns · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 14, 14, 18, 18, 20, 28, 13, 28Suns-Spurs · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 18, 27, 17, 12, 20, 16, 6, 28Heat-Raptors · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 2, 31, 25, 21, 26, 14, 27, 28Raptors-Heat · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 20, 14, 32, 12, 27, 20, 28, 25Suns-Spurs · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald WallaceCHA+3.8 20.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Jonas JerebkoDET+3.7 11.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+3.7 22.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Chris DuhonNYK+3.3 12.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Brook LopezNJN+3.2 22.8 last 10 · 19.6 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
Andrew BynumLAL−3.1 14.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.0 18.0 last 10 · 21.0 season