FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 4, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Hawks77
Heat89
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +18
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets116
Bulls119
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Wolves129
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +31; Q4 MIN +34
Final · Box score
Magic85
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Kings103
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +2
On this day · 2009–10Dec 4, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Kings

Dallas rallies from 9 down to beat Sacramento

Derrick Rose goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10+2DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28262625105
Kings37182523103
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 42, 34, 26, 22, 20, 10, 26, 25DAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 16, 10, 12, 12, 6, 12, 12, 23DAL23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 20, 9, 11, 8, 17, 16, 15, 25SAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Donte GreenePoints, last 10 games: 1, 8, 9, 15, 10, 8, 13, 6, 5, 19SAC19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Minnesota by 34.

DAL over SAC2CHI over HOU3MIL over ORL11MIA over ATL12PHI over CHA18MIN over CLE34Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Mavs-Kings14
Rockets-Bulls8
Hawks-Heat1
Bobcats-Sixers0
Cavs-Wolves0
Magic-Bucks0
The night in charts
Rockets-Bulls combined for 235, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BullsRockets 116, Bulls 119
235
Cavs-WolvesCavs 95, Wolves 129
224
Mavs-KingsMavs 105, Kings 103
208
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 91, Sixers 109
200
Magic-BucksMagic 85, Bucks 96
181
Hawks-HeatHawks 77, Heat 89
166
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 105, Kings 103
+2 DAL
Rockets-BullsRockets 116, Bulls 119
+3 CHI
Magic-BucksMagic 85, Bucks 96
+11 MIL
Hawks-HeatHawks 77, Heat 89
+12 MIA
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 91, Sixers 109
+18 PHI
Cavs-WolvesCavs 95, Wolves 129
+34 MIN
Horford shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
DirkDAL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
SessionsCLE · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BogutMIL · 31 PTS, 18 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 105Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28262625105
Kings37182523103
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 25 points carried Dallas past Sacramento, 105-103

For Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins had 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 26-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −9−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 116Bulls 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets232135307116
Bulls2531252810119
The story
Carlos Boozer had 25 points as Chicago beat Houston 119-116 in OT

Kyle Lowry led Houston with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the second 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+12+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Wolves
Cavs 95Wolves 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2430172495
Wolves37362927129
The story
Minnesota beat Cleveland 129-95 behind 28 points and 19 rebounds from Kevin Love

Ramon Sessions paced Cleveland: 18 PTS, 6 AST 28 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
400 +13+19+31+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg16.4Last 3

16.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg35.1Today

35 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Bogut leads the day with 31

Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 19, 10, 8, 8, 12, 4, 8, 31Bucks-Magic · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 33, 22, 30, 35, 30, 15, 20, 30Bulls-Rockets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 24, 0, 24, 32, 21, 12, 25, 28Wolves-Cavs · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 12, 25, 3, 25, 32, 27, 14, 27Bucks-Magic · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 21, 21, 18, 22, 20, 16, 15, 27Heat-Hawks · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 16, 24, 11, 13, 15, 14, 15, 27Rockets-Bulls · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Blake GriffinLAC+3.9 24.5 last 10 · 20.6 season
Darko MilicicMIN+3.9 13.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+3.8 28.3 last 10 · 24.6 season
Raymond FeltonNYK+2.7 20.8 last 10 · 18.1 season
Quentin RichardsonORL+2.7 10.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−3.7 8.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Paul MillsapUTA−3.7 14.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Rudy GayMEM−3.6 18.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.3 12.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jarrett JackNOH−3.2 5.2 last 10 · 8.4 season