FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 5, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CLE by 5 after the first quarter and won 102–92.

Final · Box score
Celtics100
Nets75
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +27; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Knicks116
Raptors99
Q1 NYK +15; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Pistons102
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Thunder114
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +17; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Suns125
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Blazers100
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +22; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +9
On this day · 2009–10Dec 5, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Spurs), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pistons

Cleveland's skid reaches four

Nene Hilario goes for 27 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+5+11+10DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2422212592
Pistons19322724102
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 27, 5, 12, 15, 17, 12, 9, 10, 27DET27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 19, 17, 18, 29, 14, 8, 11, 24DET24 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 12, 6, 22, 8, 6, 11, 17, 22CLE22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 6, 25, 20, 25, 13, 11, 4, 14CLE14 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons18
Wizards-Suns17
Celtics-Nets4
Knicks-Raptors3
Grizzlies-Nuggets3
Hornets-Spurs0
Warriors-Thunder0
Clippers-Blazers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Suns combined for 233, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SunsWizards 108, Suns 125
233
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 109, Thunder 114
223
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 116, Raptors 99
215
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 107, Nuggets 108
215
Cavs-PistonsCavs 92, Pistons 102
194
Hornets-SpursHornets 84, Spurs 109
193
Clippers-BlazersClippers 91, Blazers 100
191
Celtics-NetsCeltics 100, Nets 75
175
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 107, Nuggets 108
+1 DEN
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 109, Thunder 114
+5 OKC
Clippers-BlazersClippers 91, Blazers 100
+9 POR
Cavs-PistonsCavs 92, Pistons 102
+10 DET
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 116, Raptors 99
+17 NYK
Wizards-SunsWizards 108, Suns 125
+17 PHX
Celtics-NetsCeltics 100, Nets 75
+25 BOS
Hornets-SpursHornets 84, Spurs 109
+25 SAS
DET rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 92, Pistons 102
5 pts
Wizards-SunsPHX won · Wizards 108, Suns 125
3 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 107, Nuggets 108
1 pt
Ibaka shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
HilarioDEN · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
BlatcheWAS · 24 PTS, 3 REB
77% (10-13)
WarrickPHX · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 107Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies16313030107
Nuggets33291432108
The story
Arron Afflalo's 25 points carried Denver past Memphis, 108-107

For Memphis, Mike Conley had 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 10-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-16, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +17+15−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 109Thunder 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors17252839109
Thunder32223624114
The story
Oklahoma City beat Golden State 114-109 behind 19 points and 13 assists from Russell Westbrook

Monta Ellis paced Golden State: 29 PTS, 5 REB 19 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 4-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +15+12+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Suns
Wizards 108Suns 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31301730108
Suns28363130125
The story
Steve Nash had 20 points on 8-of-8 shooting as Phoenix beat Washington 125-108

John Wall led Washington with 12 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 17 AST, 3 REB · 8-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the third 31-17, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3+3+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg33.2Today

33 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Suns

Phoenix takes care of Washington

A 17-point win, 125–108. Hakim Warrick led Phoenix with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over MEM1OKC over GSW5POR over LAC9DET over CLE10NYK over TOR17PHX over WAS17BOS over NJN25SAS over NOH25Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over WAS.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 39

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 13, 17, 21, 26, 20, 32, 9, 39Warriors-Thunder · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 39, 17, 20, 24, 37, 35, 34, 31Knicks-Raptors · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 5, 20, 18, 23, 26, 12, 38, 29Warriors-Thunder · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 30, 24, 28, 32, 25, 18, 26, 28Thunder-Warriors · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 12, 22, 6, 18, 12, 24, 11, 27Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 27, 5, 12, 15, 17, 12, 9, 10, 27Pistons-Cavs · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley MatthewsPOR+4.9 18.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.9 25.5 last 10 · 20.6 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+4.1 29.0 last 10 · 24.9 season
Darko MilicicMIN+3.9 13.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Channing FryePHX+3.1 13.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Jarrett JackNOH−3.9 4.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Ben GordonDET−3.9 8.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Paul MillsapUTA−3.7 14.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.3 12.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dwyane WadeMIA−3.2 18.4 last 10 · 21.6 season