FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 22, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 15 at halftime and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Pistons76
Bobcats88
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +14; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS -7; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Celtics103
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -15; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Bulls81
Knicks88
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Grizzlies121
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Wolves87
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +25
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Mavs81
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Lakers111
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2008–09Dec 22, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Celtics

Boston overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Indiana 103–94

Gerald Wallace goes for 29 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-150+9BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2829201794
Celtics21213526103
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 11, 13, 18, 10, 18, 17, 20, 23BOS23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 21, 15, 12, 14, 19, 9, 29, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 15, 28, 14, 26, 9, 21, 14, 24IND24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 4, 6, 6, 6, 10, 3, 4, 18IND18 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Thunder-Lakers

Lakers edge OKC by three

OKC won the fourth 26–23, but Lakers held on, 111–108. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over OKC3POR over DAL4WAS over PHI7NYK over CHI7BOS over IND9HOU over LAC9CHA over DET12MEM over GSW13ATL over MIN25Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over OKC.
Lead changes
Blazers-Mavs12
Clippers-Rockets7
Pacers-Celtics5
Thunder-Lakers4
Sixers-Wizards2
Pistons-Bobcats2
Warriors-Grizzlies2
Bulls-Knicks1
Hawks-Wolves0
The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 229, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 108, Grizzlies 121
229
Thunder-LakersThunder 108, Lakers 111
219
Clippers-RocketsClippers 99, Rockets 108
207
Sixers-WizardsSixers 98, Wizards 105
203
Hawks-WolvesHawks 112, Wolves 87
199
Pacers-CelticsPacers 94, Celtics 103
197
Bulls-KnicksBulls 81, Knicks 88
169
Blazers-MavsBlazers 85, Mavs 81
166
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 76, Bobcats 88
164
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 108, Lakers 111
+3 LAL
Blazers-MavsBlazers 85, Mavs 81
+4 POR
Bulls-KnicksBulls 81, Knicks 88
+7 NYK
Sixers-WizardsSixers 98, Wizards 105
+7 WAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 99, Rockets 108
+9 HOU
Pacers-CelticsPacers 94, Celtics 103
+9 BOS
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 76, Bobcats 88
+12 CHA
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 108, Grizzlies 121
+13 MEM
Hawks-WolvesHawks 112, Wolves 87
+25 ATL
BOS erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 94, Celtics 103
15 pts
Thunder-LakersLAL won · Thunder 108, Lakers 111
7 pts
Sixers-WizardsWAS won · Sixers 98, Wizards 105
7 pts
Blazers-MavsPOR won · Blazers 85, Mavs 81
7 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 108, Grizzlies 121
6 pts
Dirk shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
LandryHOU · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ScolaHOU · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
RandolphMEM · 33 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
MaggetteGSW · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 108Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30312126108
Lakers25293423111
The story
Pau Gasol had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 111-108

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Lakers took the third 34-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−7+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 85Mavs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1826142785
Mavs1419321681
The story
Portland beat Dallas 85-81 behind 23 points from Brandon Roy

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 27 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+11−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 94Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2829201794
Celtics21213526103
The story
Rajon Rondo's 15 points and 9 assists carried Boston past Indiana, 103-94

For Indiana, Earl Watson had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 9 AST, 6 STL, 1 REB · 5-14 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 35-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7−150+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Troy Murphy was the fantasy play: 49.6 FPTS on 24 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 25 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 27, 20, 16, 42, 39, 29, 28, 40Lakers-Thunder · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 25, 2005: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 32, 19, 13, 20, 10, 26, 32, 33Grizzlies-Warriors · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 8, 25, 22, 16, 33, 45, 22, 31Wizards-Sixers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 36, 28, 32, 29, 32, 12, 27, 13, 30Thunder-Lakers · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 24, 25, 18, 23, 21, 29, 30, 29Bobcats-Pistons · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 16, 19, 23, 23, 20, 24, 23, 29Clippers-Rockets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris DuhonNYK+4.6 14.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.4 26.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+3.8 23.5 last 10 · 19.7 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+3.7 16.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+3.6 21.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Dahntay JonesIND−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Andrew BynumLAL−3.8 12.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jason RichardsonPHX−2.9 12.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Hakim WarrickMIL−2.9 6.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−2.9 17.3 last 10 · 20.2 season