FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 18, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed LAC by 16 at halftime and won 95–91.

Final · Box score
Nets95
Raptors118
Q1 TOR +24; Q2 TOR +37; Q3 TOR +34; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Hawks96
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +30; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Celtics97
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -11; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Cavs85
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Kings96
Wolves112
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Hornets98
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH -6; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Knicks95
Q1 NYK -15; Q2 NYK -16; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Thunder109
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +11
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets116
Mavs108
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Warriors109
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +9
On this day · 2008–09Dec 18, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Brandon Roy (Blazers-Suns), 52 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Knicks

New York erases 16-point lead, steals one from Clippers

Chris Paul goes for 30 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-160+4NYK AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers3127141991
Knicks1626302395
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 9, 18, 24, 17, 17, 16, 13, 25NYK25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 8, 25, 7, 6, 22, 18, 18, 17NYK17 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 8, 10, 16, 16, 19, 23, 23, 20LAC20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 14, 20, 12, 18, 20, 14, 13, 19LAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Celtics15
Wizards-Warriors13
Bucks-Cavs5
Rockets-Mavs5
Nuggets-Hornets4
Pistons-Thunder4
Clippers-Knicks3
Pacers-Grizzlies2
Jazz-Hawks1
Nets-Raptors0
Kings-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Brand's tip-in with 7.7 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Warriors combined for 227, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 118, Warriors 109
227
Rockets-MavsRockets 116, Mavs 108
224
Nets-RaptorsNets 95, Raptors 118
213
Kings-WolvesKings 96, Wolves 112
208
Pistons-ThunderPistons 98, Thunder 109
207
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 94, Grizzlies 107
201
Sixers-CelticsSixers 98, Celtics 97
195
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 92, Hornets 98
190
Clippers-KnicksClippers 91, Knicks 95
186
Jazz-HawksJazz 83, Hawks 96
179
Bucks-CavsBucks 82, Cavs 85
167
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 98, Celtics 97
+1 PHI
Bucks-CavsBucks 82, Cavs 85
+3 CLE
Clippers-KnicksClippers 91, Knicks 95
+4 NYK
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 92, Hornets 98
+6 NOH
Rockets-MavsRockets 116, Mavs 108
+8 HOU
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 118, Warriors 109
+9 WAS
Pistons-ThunderPistons 98, Thunder 109
+11 OKC
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 94, Grizzlies 107
+13 MEM
Jazz-HawksJazz 83, Hawks 96
+13 ATL
Kings-WolvesKings 96, Wolves 112
+16 MIN
Nets-RaptorsNets 95, Raptors 118
+23 TOR
NYK erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-KnicksNYK won · Clippers 91, Knicks 95
16 pts
Sixers-CelticsPHI won · Sixers 98, Celtics 97
11 pts
Nuggets-HornetsNOH won · Nuggets 92, Hornets 98
6 pts
Pacers-GrizzliesMEM won · Pacers 94, Grizzlies 107
5 pts
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 116, Mavs 108
5 pts
Thornton shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorntonLAC · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
David LeeNYK · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
CP3NOH · 30 PTS, 19 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
JR SmithDEN · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 98Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1725302698
Celtics2429232197
The story
Elton Brand had 23 points as Philadelphia beat Boston 98-97

Kendrick Perkins led Boston with 16 REB, 12 PTS 23 PTS, 8 REB · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the 76ers took the third 30-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −7−11−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 53.0 FPTS (21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 82Cavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2623122182
Cavs2423241485
The story
Cleveland beat Milwaukee 85-82 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from LeBron James

Brandon Jennings paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-12 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Knicks
Clippers 91Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers3127141991
Knicks1626302395
The story
David Lee's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Los Angeles, 95-91

For Los Angeles, Marcus Camby had 13 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 30-14.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −15−160+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.2minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
33.82008–09 avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 2008–09 (35 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Toronto by 23.

PHI over BOS1CLE over MIL3NYK over LAC4NOH over DEN6HOU over DAL8WAS over GSW9OKC over DET11ATL over UTA13MEM over IND13MIN over SAC16TOR over NJN23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 45

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 22, 34, 8, 25, 22, 16, 33, 45Wizards-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Aug 6, 2020: 45 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Season high45 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 19, 25, 27, 25, 29, 17, 26, 31Pistons-Thunder · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 3, 16, 15, 15, 13, 20, 16, 30Hornets-Nuggets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 19 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 33, 31, 18, 27, 29, 8, 35, 30Warriors-Wizards · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 15, 16, 20, 10, 23, 20, 16, 28Wizards-Warriors · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 13, 22, 14, 6, 19, 14, 8, 27Warriors-Wizards · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Willie GreenPHI+4.6 12.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Chris DuhonNYK+4.3 13.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.1 23.9 last 10 · 19.8 season
Brandon RoyPOR+3.6 25.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Wesley MatthewsUTA+3.2 12.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−3.7 13.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Andrew BynumLAL−3.6 13.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Dahntay JonesIND−3.4 10.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.0 17.5 last 10 · 20.5 season