FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 23, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Rockets87
Magic102
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Pistons64
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +30
Final · Box score
Jazz70
Heat80
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Nets99
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Wizards109
Bucks97
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Hornets108
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Spurs94
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Nuggets124
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Suns113
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +4
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs117
Kings104
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +13
On this day · 2008–09Dec 23, 2008: 12 games. Top scorer: Rodney Stuckey (Pistons-Bulls), 40 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nets

New Jersey's skid reaches eight

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4+2+4MIN AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27252427103
Nets2325262599
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 24, 26, 23, 18, 16, 20, 17, 27MIN27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jonny FlynnPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 10, 8, 28, 9, 12, 21, 16, 22MIN22 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 19, 18, 23, 22, 9, 8, 21, 23NJN23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Yi JianlianPoints, last 5 games: 17, 12, 6, 4, 22NJN22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Raptors rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Detroit by 30.

MIN over NJN4POR over SAS4OKC over PHX4NOH over GSW6MIA over UTA10WAS over MIL12CLE over SAC13ORL over HOU15DEN over ATL20TOR over DET30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Kings22
Warriors-Hornets11
Blazers-Spurs10
Thunder-Suns10
Jazz-Heat9
Wizards-Bucks9
Raptors-Pistons4
Wolves-Nets3
Rockets-Magic2
Hawks-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Thunder-Suns combined for 230, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SunsThunder 117, Suns 113
230
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 104, Nuggets 124
228
Cavs-KingsCavs 117, Kings 104
221
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 102, Hornets 108
210
Wizards-BucksWizards 109, Bucks 97
206
Wolves-NetsWolves 103, Nets 99
202
Blazers-SpursBlazers 98, Spurs 94
192
Rockets-MagicRockets 87, Magic 102
189
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 94, Pistons 64
158
Jazz-HeatJazz 70, Heat 80
150
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SpursBlazers 98, Spurs 94
+4 POR
Wolves-NetsWolves 103, Nets 99
+4 MIN
Thunder-SunsThunder 117, Suns 113
+4 OKC
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 102, Hornets 108
+6 NOH
Jazz-HeatJazz 70, Heat 80
+10 MIA
Wizards-BucksWizards 109, Bucks 97
+12 WAS
Cavs-KingsCavs 117, Kings 104
+13 CLE
Rockets-MagicRockets 87, Magic 102
+15 ORL
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 104, Nuggets 124
+20 DEN
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 94, Pistons 64
+30 TOR
Landry shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandryHOU · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
IlgauskasCLE · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
JeffersonSAS · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
AldridgePOR · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 117Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder36302328117
Suns31332524113
The story
Kevin Durant's 38 points carried Oklahoma City past Phoenix, 117-113

For Phoenix, Channing Frye had 24 PTS, 6 REB 38 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-31, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amar'e Stoudemire was the fantasy play: 53.8 FPTS on 35 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 102Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26302422102
Hornets27312723108
The story
New Orleans won 108-102 despite 35 points from Monta Ellis

Chris Paul paced New Orleans: 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 35 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 15-26 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +1+2+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Randolph topped the game at 53.6 FPTS: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 117Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3225321513117
Kings292432190104
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 25 points as Cleveland beat Sacramento 117-104 in OT

Spencer Hawes led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the overtime 13-0.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+4+40+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

JR Smith leads the day with 41

JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 14, 2, 19, 21, 25, 7, 41Nuggets-Hawks · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +26.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 11, 2006: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 32, 29, 32, 12, 27, 13, 30, 38Thunder-Suns · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 20, 28, 13, 28, 27, 23, 14, 35Suns-Thunder · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 18, 27, 29, 8, 35, 30, 23, 35Warriors-Hornets · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 43, 27, 33, 44, 23, 36, 26, 25, 29, 34Cavs-Kings · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jan 1, 2022: 35 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
34 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 11, 8, 11, 25, 7, 3, 14, 32Bucks-Wizards · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 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
Raymond FeltonCHA+3.7 16.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+3.6 21.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Troy MurphyIND+3.5 17.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Dahntay JonesIND−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Hakim WarrickMIL−4.2 5.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA−3.9 7.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Andrew BynumLAL−3.8 12.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.4 16.3 last 10 · 19.7 season