FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 20, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIA by 4 after the first quarter and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Hornets92
Raptors98
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +18; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Celtics122
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Pistons81
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Heat95
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Mavs102
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Knicks98
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +4
On this day · 2008–09Dec 20, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: Jamal Crawford (Warriors-Bobcats), 50 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Heat

Portland beats Miami, 102–95

Zach Randolph goes for 32 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-3+2+7POR AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21242631102
Heat2523212695
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 27, 29, 23, 23, 25, 27, 33, 28POR28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 19, 20, 22, 31, 25, 15, 3, 23POR23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 25, 26, 34, 28, 25, 19, 25, 28MIA28 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 0, 20, 3, 13, 20, 0, 11, 22MIA22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Boston by 18.

NYK over CHA4TOR over NOH6MEM over DEN6POR over MIA7DAL over CLE7LAL over DET12BOS over MIN18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Raptors12
Blazers-Heat11
Bobcats-Knicks10
Cavs-Mavs9
Nuggets-Grizzlies3
Wolves-Celtics2
Lakers-Pistons2
The night in charts
Wolves-Celtics combined for 226, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-CelticsWolves 104, Celtics 122
226
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 96, Grizzlies 102
198
Cavs-MavsCavs 95, Mavs 102
197
Blazers-HeatBlazers 102, Heat 95
197
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 94, Knicks 98
192
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 92, Raptors 98
190
Lakers-PistonsLakers 93, Pistons 81
174
NYK won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 94, Knicks 98
+4 NYK
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 92, Raptors 98
+6 TOR
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 96, Grizzlies 102
+6 MEM
Cavs-MavsCavs 95, Mavs 102
+7 DAL
Blazers-HeatBlazers 102, Heat 95
+7 POR
Lakers-PistonsLakers 93, Pistons 81
+12 LAL
Wolves-CelticsWolves 104, Celtics 122
+18 BOS
POR rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 102, Heat 95
4 pts
Cavs-MavsDAL won · Cavs 95, Mavs 102
1 pt
Roy shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoyPOR · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
79% (11-14)
PerkinsBOS · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
BoshTOR · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
RandolphMEM · 32 PTS, 24 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
HilarioDEN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Bobcats-Knicks
Bobcats 94Knicks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1431252494
Knicks1635252298
The story
Wilson Chandler's 26 points carried New York past Charlotte, 98-94

For Charlotte, Flip Murray had 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-31, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2+6+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Raymond Felton was the fantasy play: 52.8 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 96Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1924242996
Grizzlies33281922102
The story
Marc Gasol had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Memphis beat Denver 102-96

Chris Andersen led Denver with 14 REB, 6 PTS 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 33-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +14+18+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 92Raptors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2225222392
Raptors2625252298
The story
Toronto beat New Orleans 98-92 behind 15 points from Jarrett Jack

Emeka Okafor paced New Orleans: 16 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+4+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David West topped the game at 40.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 41

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 14, 34, 40, 32, 31, 38, 17, 41Nuggets-Grizzlies · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond SAC, Jan 4, 1996: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 24, 32, 19, 13, 20, 10, 26, 32Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 24 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 8, 21, 15, 12, 14, 19, 9, 29Celtics-Wolves · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 27, 29, 23, 23, 25, 27, 33, 28Blazers-Heat · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 25, 26, 34, 28, 25, 19, 25, 28Heat-Blazers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 26, 27, 20, 16, 42, 39, 29, 28Lakers-Pistons · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RoyPOR+4.6 26.8 last 10 · 22.2 season
Chris DuhonNYK+4.3 13.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+4.0 16.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Willie GreenPHI+3.9 12.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+3.5 23.2 last 10 · 19.7 season
Cold
Dahntay JonesIND−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.1 17.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.1 15.0 last 10 · 18.1 season
Andrew BynumLAL−3.0 13.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Antonio McDyessSAS−2.8 2.5 last 10 · 5.3 season