FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 2, 2010Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Heat118
Cavs90
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +30; Q4 MIA +28
Final · Box score
Suns107
Warriors101
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +6
On this day · 2009–10Dec 2, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Sixers), 33 points.
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The lead · Suns-Warriors

Phoenix handles Golden State by 6

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+3+3+6PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31212332107
Warriors20292329101
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 11, 11, 7, 13, 26, 20, 29, 39, 25PHX25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 15, 21, 23, 17, 27, 12, 11, 24PHX24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 40, 5, 20, 18, 23, 26, 12, 38GSW38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 15, 14, 11, 14, 28, 10, 18, 25GSW25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Heat-Cavs

Miami leads Cleveland wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 118–90. Best quarter: the third, 36–25. LeBron James led Miami with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Cavs
LeBron James · MIADaniel Gibson · CLEPTS3821REB54AST82Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Heat-Cavs2
Suns-Warriors1
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 208
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 107, Warriors 101
208
Heat-CavsHeat 118, Cavs 90
208
PHX won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 107, Warriors 101
+6 PHX
Heat-CavsHeat 118, Cavs 90
+28 MIA
Grant Hill shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillPHX · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
RichardsonPHX · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
D WadeMIA · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
LeBronMIA · 38 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (15-25)
EllisGSW · 38 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
59% (16-27)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 107Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31212332107
Warriors20292329101
The story
Monta Ellis had 38 points in a 107-101 loss to Phoenix

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 16 AST, 13 PTS, 4 REB 38 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 16-27 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +11+3+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 118Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31283623118
Cavs2317252590
The story
Dwyane Wade's 22 points and 9 assists carried Miami past Cleveland, 118-90

For Cleveland, Daniel Gibson had 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-17, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +8+19+30+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 29, 25, 25, 20, 23, 30, 18, 38Heat-Cavs · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 40, 5, 20, 18, 23, 26, 12, 38Warriors-Suns · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 15, 14, 11, 14, 28, 10, 18, 25Warriors-Suns · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 11, 11, 7, 13, 26, 20, 29, 39, 25Suns-Warriors · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 15, 21, 23, 17, 27, 12, 11, 24Suns-Warriors · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 11, 3, 18, 23, 22, 26, 16, 22Heat-Cavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST