FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 28, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed BOS by 13 after the first quarter and won 103–99.

Final · Box score
Bucks84
Bobcats94
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +22; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Nets89
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +16
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards111
Grizzlies116
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Suns118
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Blazers93
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Kings106
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Warriors103
Q1 GSW -13; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2008–09Dec 28, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Hornets), 34 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Warriors

Monta Ellis scores 37, Golden State rallies past Boston

Rajon Rondo goes for 30 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1+4+4GSW AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3523182399
Warriors22352323103
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 29, 8, 35, 30, 23, 35, 33, 37GSW37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Anthony RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 0, 15, 11, 15, 10, 12, 17, 18GSW18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 16, 18, 13, 13, 15, 17, 20, 30BOS30 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 10, 18, 17, 20, 23, 18, 13, 24BOS24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: OKC by 16.

GSW over BOS4MEM over WAS5SAC over DEN5CHA over MIL10PHI over POR11PHX over LAL15OKC over NJN16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wizards-Grizzlies17
Nuggets-Kings12
Celtics-Warriors12
Thunder-Nets9
Sixers-Blazers7
Lakers-Suns5
Bucks-Bobcats4
The night in charts
Wizards-Grizzlies combined for 227, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 111, Grizzlies 116
227
Lakers-SunsLakers 103, Suns 118
221
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 101, Kings 106
207
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 99, Warriors 103
202
Sixers-BlazersSixers 104, Blazers 93
197
Thunder-NetsThunder 105, Nets 89
194
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 84, Bobcats 94
178
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 99, Warriors 103
+4 GSW
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 101, Kings 106
+5 SAC
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 111, Grizzlies 116
+5 MEM
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 84, Bobcats 94
+10 CHA
Sixers-BlazersSixers 104, Blazers 93
+11 PHI
Lakers-SunsLakers 103, Suns 118
+15 PHX
Thunder-NetsThunder 105, Nets 89
+16 OKC
GSW erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-WarriorsGSW won · Celtics 99, Warriors 103
13 pts
Nuggets-KingsSAC won · Nuggets 101, Kings 106
6 pts
Sixers-BlazersPHI won · Sixers 104, Blazers 93
6 pts
Wizards-GrizzliesMEM won · Wizards 111, Grizzlies 116
1 pt
Hilario shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
BrandPHI · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
KDOKC · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
68% (15-22)
GasolMEM · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Amar'ePHX · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 99Warriors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3523182399
Warriors22352323103
The story
Anthony Morrow's 13 points carried Golden State past Boston, 103-99

For Boston, Kendrick Perkins had 14 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 35-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −13−1+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Grizzlies
Wizards 111Grizzlies 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards232829229111
Grizzlies2327312114116
The story
Zach Randolph had 23 points and 19 rebounds as Memphis beat Washington 116-111 in OT

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 24 PTS, 13 REB 23 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the overtime 14-9.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0−1+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas led the game in fantasy with 55.8 FPTS (30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 101Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32162231101
Kings26212831106
The story
Sacramento beat Denver 106-101 behind 17 points from Beno Udrih

Ty Lawson paced Denver: 12 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6−1+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nene Hilario topped the game at 57.1 FPTS: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg14.9Last 3

14.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 32, 12, 27, 13, 30, 38, 30, 40Thunder-Nets · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 29, 2006: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 29, 8, 35, 30, 23, 35, 33, 37Warriors-Celtics · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 31, 38, 17, 41, 24, 32, 16, 34Nuggets-Kings · L
30.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 42, 39, 29, 28, 40, 35, 38, 34Lakers-Suns · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 16, 18, 13, 13, 15, 17, 20, 30Celtics-Warriors · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 16, 33, 45, 22, 31, 18, 26, 30Wizards-Grizzlies · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald WallaceCHA+5.3 23.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.8 27.6 last 10 · 22.8 season
Troy MurphyIND+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Rajon RondoBOS+4.2 17.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+4.2 26.8 last 10 · 22.6 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
Anthony MorrowGSW−4.2 8.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Hakim WarrickMIL−3.8 6.3 last 10 · 10.1 season