FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 27, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed BOS by 4 after three quarters and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Pistons95
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Cavs108
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +25
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Heat114
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +22; Q3 MIA +38; Q4 MIA +34
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Knicks88
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Nuggets96
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Clippers92
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2008–09Dec 27, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Bulls), 41 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Clippers

Clippers take over late to edge Boston

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-2-4+2LAC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2325251790
Clippers2224232392
Who led
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 23, 23, 20, 24, 23, 29, 19, 27LAC27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 14, 13, 19, 20, 11, 18, 11, 24LAC24 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 21, 16, 18, 13, 13, 15, 17, 20BOS20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 18, 10, 18, 17, 20, 23, 18, 13BOS13 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Indiana by 34, the widest margin of 6 games.

LAC over BOS2TOR over DET7SAS over NYK7DAL over DEN8CLE over HOU25MIA over IND34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Knicks16
Celtics-Clippers10
Rockets-Cavs4
Pistons-Raptors3
Mavs-Nuggets2
Pacers-Heat1
Shot of the night

Davis's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 92-90 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 200, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 104, Nuggets 96
200
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 95, Raptors 102
197
Pacers-HeatPacers 80, Heat 114
194
Rockets-CavsRockets 83, Cavs 108
191
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 95, Knicks 88
183
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 90, Clippers 92
182
LAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 90, Clippers 92
+2 LAC
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 95, Knicks 88
+7 SAS
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 95, Raptors 102
+7 TOR
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 104, Nuggets 96
+8 DAL
Rockets-CavsRockets 83, Cavs 108
+25 CLE
Pacers-HeatPacers 80, Heat 114
+34 MIA
David Lee shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeNYK · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
Baron DavisLAC · 24 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
LeBronCLE · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
BareaDAL · 13 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
JerebkoDET · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 90Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2325251790
Clippers2224232392
The story
Baron Davis had 24 points and 13 assists as Los Angeles beat Boston 92-90

Tony Allen led Boston with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 23-17.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−2−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 104Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30252821104
Nuggets2329202496
The story
Josh Howard's 17 points carried Dallas past Denver, 104-96

For Denver, Kenyon Martin had 18 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 5-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-20, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+3+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony was the fantasy play: 43.4 FPTS on 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 83Cavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2424152083
Cavs24273225108
The story
Cleveland beat Houston 108-83 behind 20 points from Mo Williams

Aaron Brooks paced Houston: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-13 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 0+3+20+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 29

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 44, 23, 36, 26, 25, 29, 34, 26, 29Cavs-Rockets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 17, 16, 13, 25, 15, 18, 19, 28Knicks-Spurs · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 23, 23, 20, 24, 23, 29, 19, 27Clippers-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 14, 27, 28, 20, 16, 25, 12, 25Raptors-Pistons · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 28, 25, 19, 25, 28, 29, 30, 25Heat-Pacers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 14, 13, 19, 20, 11, 18, 11, 24Clippers-Celtics · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RoyPOR+5.1 27.9 last 10 · 22.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.6 22.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Troy MurphyIND+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
J.J. BareaDAL+4.1 14.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Derrick RoseCHI+4.0 21.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Dahntay JonesIND−6.2 6.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Andrew BynumLAL−5.4 9.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA−4.4 6.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Hakim WarrickMIL−3.7 6.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.5 15.8 last 10 · 19.3 season