FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 17, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by CHI (vs NYK) and POR (vs PHX).

Final · Box score
Knicks89
Bulls98
Q1 CHI -11; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Magic86
Heat104
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +29; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Suns102
Blazers105
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -11; Q4 POR +3
On this day · 2008–09Dec 17, 2008: 9 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Warriors), 41 points.
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The lead · Suns-Blazers

Portland climbs back to beat Phoenix

Brandon Roy goes for 27 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7-11+3POR AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28272621102
Blazers25232235105
Who led
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 2, 13, 14, 5, 2, 9, 14, 29POR29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 25, 28, 27, 29, 23, 23, 25, 27POR27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 14, 18, 18, 20, 28, 13, 28, 27PHX27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 12, 14, 12, 9, 12, 13, 17, 20PHX20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Knicks-Bulls

Chicago handles New York by 9

The Bulls won the fourth quarter 29–17. Final: 98–89. Luol Deng led Chicago with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over PHX3CHI over NYK9MIA over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over NYK.
Lead changes
Knicks-Bulls8
Suns-Blazers4
Magic-Heat2
The night in charts
Suns-Blazers combined for 207, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BlazersSuns 102, Blazers 105
207
Magic-HeatMagic 86, Heat 104
190
Knicks-BullsKnicks 89, Bulls 98
187
POR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Suns-BlazersSuns 102, Blazers 105
+3 POR
Knicks-BullsKnicks 89, Bulls 98
+9 CHI
Magic-HeatMagic 86, Heat 104
+18 MIA
CHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 89, Bulls 98
11 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 102, Blazers 105
11 pts
Nash shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 16 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
BaylessPOR · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
60% (9-15)
WebsterPOR · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
D WadeMIA · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK
59% (10-17)
GibsonCHI · 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 102Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28272621102
Blazers25232235105
The story
Martell Webster had 15 points as Portland beat Phoenix 105-102

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 27 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 35-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3−7−11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 89Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3416221789
Bulls2325212998
The story
Luol Deng's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Chicago past New York, 98-89

For New York, Chris Duhon had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 29-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −11−2−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 86Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1826162686
Heat33263015104
The story
Miami beat Orlando 104-86 behind 25 points from Dwyane Wade

Dwight Howard paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 14 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +15+15+29+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg19.1Last 3

19.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jerryd Bayless leads the day with 29

Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 2, 13, 14, 5, 2, 9, 14, 29Blazers-Suns · W
7.3 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 14, 18, 18, 20, 28, 13, 28, 27Suns-Blazers · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 25, 28, 27, 29, 23, 23, 25, 27Blazers-Suns · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 22, 25, 26, 34, 28, 25, 19, 25Heat-Magic · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 11, 9, 27, 10, 21, 17, 21, 24Bulls-Knicks · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 27, 17, 12, 20, 16, 6, 28, 22Heat-Magic · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris DuhonNYK+4.1 13.2 last 10 · 9.1 season
Jonas JerebkoDET+4.0 12.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Brandon RoyPOR+3.6 25.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+3.5 22.9 last 10 · 19.4 season
Steve NashPHX+3.2 21.4 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
Dahntay JonesIND−4.2 9.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Andrew BynumLAL−3.6 13.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.6 17.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Andray BlatcheWAS−2.8 7.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
George HillSAS−2.5 8.0 last 10 · 10.5 season