FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 25, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DEN by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–96.

Final · Box score
Heat93
Knicks87
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Magic77
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Lakers87
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Suns124
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Blazers107
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2008–09Dec 25, 2008: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Blazers), 30 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Blazers

Brandon Roy scores 41 as Portland beats Denver

Kobe Bryant goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-2-2+11POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3120252096
Blazers24252533107
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 23, 23, 25, 27, 33, 28, 23, 41POR41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Steve BlakePoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 7, 5, 12, 11, 3, 6, 7, 17POR17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 40, 32, 31, 38, 17, 41, 24, 32DEN32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 14, 2, 19, 21, 25, 7, 41, 20DEN20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Heat-Knicks

Miami gets past New York

93–87, with Miami ahead 41–37 at halftime. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over NYK6BOS over ORL9POR over DEN11CLE over LAL15PHX over LAC31Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over NYK.
Lead changes
Heat-Knicks7
Nuggets-Blazers7
Celtics-Magic1
Cavs-Lakers1
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 217, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 93, Suns 124
217
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 96, Blazers 107
203
Cavs-LakersCavs 102, Lakers 87
189
Heat-KnicksHeat 93, Knicks 87
180
Celtics-MagicCeltics 86, Magic 77
163
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 93, Knicks 87
+6 MIA
Celtics-MagicCeltics 86, Magic 77
+9 BOS
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 96, Blazers 107
+11 POR
Cavs-LakersCavs 102, Lakers 87
+15 CLE
Clippers-SunsClippers 93, Suns 124
+31 PHX
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 96, Blazers 107
7 pts
Heat-KnicksMIA won · Heat 93, Knicks 87
2 pts
Celtics-MagicBOS won · Celtics 86, Magic 77
1 pt
Amar'e shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
David LeeNYK · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
RoyPOR · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (16-26)
Mo WilliamsCLE · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 93Knicks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2120232993
Knicks2314173387
The story
Dwyane Wade had 30 points as Miami beat New York 93-87

Danilo Gallinari led New York with 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 11-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Heat took the second 20-14.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+4+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 96Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3120252096
Blazers24252533107
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 13 rebounds and 10 points carried Portland past Denver, 107-96

For Denver, Kenyon Martin had 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 13 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 33-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −7−2−2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 102Lakers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23282526102
Lakers1923172887
The story
Cleveland beat Los Angeles 102-87 behind 26 points and 9 assists from LeBron James

Metta World Peace paced Los Angeles: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+9+17+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Roy leads the day with 41

Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 23, 23, 25, 27, 33, 28, 23, 41Blazers-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 20, 16, 42, 39, 29, 28, 40, 35Lakers-Cavs · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 40, 32, 31, 38, 17, 41, 24, 32Nuggets-Blazers · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 34, 28, 25, 19, 25, 28, 29, 30Heat-Knicks · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 22, 13, 12, 17, 8, 24, 27, 28Cavs-Lakers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 8, 28, 12, 10, 9, 18, 18, 27Magic-Celtics · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RoyPOR+5.1 27.9 last 10 · 22.8 season
Chris DuhonNYK+4.6 14.0 last 10 · 9.4 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
Andrew BynumLAL−4.9 10.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
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
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.4 16.3 last 10 · 19.7 season