FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 19, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 13 points, by SAS (vs IND) and CHI (vs ATL).

Final · Box score
Jazz110
Bobcats102
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Magic92
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers112
Sixers107
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +5
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks98
Bulls101
Q1 CHI -13; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Nets84
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +19
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Rockets95
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Kings96
Bucks95
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS -13; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Suns121
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +30; Q4 PHX +26
On this day · 2008–09Dec 19, 2008: 12 games. Top scorer: Devin Harris (Nets-Mavs), 41 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 13 down to beat Indiana

Trevor Ariza goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+5-13+1SAS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2124381699
Spurs30202030100
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 26, 23, 17, 17, 21, 34, 27, 19SAS19 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 27, 22, 18, 9, 10, 15, 12, 15SAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 13, 10, 15, 28, 14, 26, 9, 21IND21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 12, 6, 20, 4, 8, 8, 6, 20IND20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Washington by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

SAC over MIL1SAS over IND1CHI over ATL3LAC over PHI5HOU over OKC5UTA over CHA8ORL over POR9LAL over NJN19PHX over WAS26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Bucks24
Blazers-Magic15
Pacers-Spurs12
Thunder-Rockets11
Jazz-Bobcats8
Clippers-Sixers6
Lakers-Nets6
Hawks-Bulls5
Wizards-Suns2
Shot of the night

Evans's layup with 0.9 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 96-95 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Sixers combined for 219, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SixersClippers 112, Sixers 107
219
Wizards-SunsWizards 95, Suns 121
216
Jazz-BobcatsJazz 110, Bobcats 102
212
Pacers-SpursPacers 99, Spurs 100
199
Hawks-BullsHawks 98, Bulls 101
199
Kings-BucksKings 96, Bucks 95
191
Lakers-NetsLakers 103, Nets 84
187
Thunder-RocketsThunder 90, Rockets 95
185
Blazers-MagicBlazers 83, Magic 92
175
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-SpursPacers 99, Spurs 100
+1 SAS
Kings-BucksKings 96, Bucks 95
+1 SAC
Hawks-BullsHawks 98, Bulls 101
+3 CHI
Thunder-RocketsThunder 90, Rockets 95
+5 HOU
Clippers-SixersClippers 112, Sixers 107
+5 LAC
Jazz-BobcatsJazz 110, Bobcats 102
+8 UTA
Blazers-MagicBlazers 83, Magic 92
+9 ORL
Lakers-NetsLakers 103, Nets 84
+19 LAL
Wizards-SunsWizards 95, Suns 121
+26 PHX
SAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SpursSAS won · Pacers 99, Spurs 100
13 pts
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 98, Bulls 101
13 pts
Blazers-MagicORL won · Blazers 83, Magic 92
5 pts
Kings-BucksSAC won · Kings 96, Bucks 95
4 pts
Lakers-NetsLAL won · Lakers 103, Nets 84
2 pts
Millsap shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapUTA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KamanLAC · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
Devin HarrisNJN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ButlerLAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Pacers-Spurs
Pacers 99Spurs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2124381699
Spurs30202030100
The story
Tim Duncan's 19 points and 16 rebounds carried San Antonio past Indiana, 100-99

For Indiana, Roy Hibbert had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 13 going into the fourth, then won it 30-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+5−13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 98Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks29172323698
Bulls162423299101
The story
Derrick Rose had 32 points as Chicago beat Atlanta 101-98 in OT

Al Horford led Atlanta with 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 14-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Bulls took the second 24-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −13−6−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 112Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers3030182113112
Sixers182926268107
The story
Los Angeles beat Philadelphia 112-107 in OT behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Chris Kaman

Marreese Speights paced Philadelphia: 28 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 11-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +12+13+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 40

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 29, 31, 12, 20, 21, 26, 12, 40Hawks-Bulls · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Dickerson VAN, Feb 10, 2000: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 28, 27, 29, 23, 23, 25, 27, 33Blazers-Magic · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 9, 27, 19, 15, 19, 21, 18, 32Bulls-Hawks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 18, 7, 26, 13, 1, 18, 13, 31Rockets-Thunder · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 13, 24, 25, 18, 23, 21, 29, 30Bobcats-Jazz · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 33, 26, 27, 20, 16, 42, 39, 29Lakers-Nets · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris DuhonNYK+4.3 13.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.1 23.9 last 10 · 19.8 season
Brandon RoyPOR+3.9 25.9 last 10 · 22.0 season
Willie GreenPHI+3.9 12.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+3.0 15.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Dahntay JonesIND−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andrew BynumLAL−3.8 12.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.7 13.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.1 17.2 last 10 · 20.3 season