FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 6, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIN by 7 at halftime and won 121–114.

Final · Box score
Raptors100
Pacers124
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Magic74
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Knicks121
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Bulls99
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Heat88
Bucks78
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Kings91
Clippers98
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2009–10Dec 6, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Kings), 34 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Knicks

Amar'e Stoudemire scores 34 in New York win over Minnesota

Kevin Love goes for 33 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7+6+7NYK AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves36321828114
Knicks32293129121
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 39, 17, 20, 24, 37, 35, 34, 31, 34NYK34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 7, 21, 15, 20, 27, 14, 21, 21NYK21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 0, 24, 32, 21, 12, 25, 28, 33MIN33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 33, 25, 15, 11, 28, 16, 28, 25MIN25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Clippers

Clippers get past Sacramento

98–91, with Clippers ahead 50–44 at halftime. Eric Gordon led Clippers with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over ORL6NYK over MIN7LAC over SAC7CHI over OKC9UTA over MEM9MIA over MIL10IND over TOR24Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over SAC.
Lead changes
Hawks-Magic14
Kings-Clippers13
Grizzlies-Jazz11
Wolves-Knicks5
Thunder-Bulls3
Raptors-Pacers0
Heat-Bucks0
The night in charts
Wolves-Knicks combined for 235, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KnicksWolves 114, Knicks 121
235
Raptors-PacersRaptors 100, Pacers 124
224
Kings-ClippersKings 91, Clippers 98
189
Thunder-BullsThunder 90, Bulls 99
189
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 85, Jazz 94
179
Heat-BucksHeat 88, Bucks 78
166
Hawks-MagicHawks 80, Magic 74
154
ATL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hawks-MagicHawks 80, Magic 74
+6 ATL
Kings-ClippersKings 91, Clippers 98
+7 LAC
Wolves-KnicksWolves 114, Knicks 121
+7 NYK
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 85, Jazz 94
+9 UTA
Thunder-BullsThunder 90, Bulls 99
+9 CHI
Heat-BucksHeat 88, Bucks 78
+10 MIA
Raptors-PacersRaptors 100, Pacers 124
+24 IND
NYK rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-KnicksNYK won · Wolves 114, Knicks 121
7 pts
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 91, Clippers 98
4 pts
Casspi shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CasspiSAC · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CalderonTOR · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KrsticOKC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Amar'eNYK · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
65% (15-23)
BoozerCHI · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 80Magic 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1917182680
Magic1915192174
The story
Josh Smith had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Atlanta beat Orlando 80-74

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 14 PTS, 13 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the fourth 26-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+2+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 114Knicks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves36321828114
Knicks32293129121
The story
Raymond Felton's 18 points and 11 assists carried New York past Minnesota, 121-114

For Minnesota, Michael Beasley had 25 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-13 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 31-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4−7+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bulls
Thunder 90Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2226182490
Bulls2429291799
The story
Chicago beat Oklahoma City 99-90 behind 29 points and 12 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 13-21 FG

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+5+16+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.9Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.9 in 21 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 34

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 39, 17, 20, 24, 37, 35, 34, 31, 34Knicks-Wolves · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 0, 24, 32, 21, 12, 25, 28, 33Wolves-Knicks · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 4 games: 5, 12, 25, 29Bulls-Thunder · W
17.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 27, 28, 32, 21, 21, 24, 24, 29Clippers-Kings · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 24, 28, 32, 25, 18, 26, 28, 29Thunder-Bulls · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 12, 26, 29, 26, 22, 24, 12, 27Jazz-Grizzlies · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley MatthewsPOR+4.9 18.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Darko MilicicMIN+4.7 13.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+4.4 29.7 last 10 · 25.3 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.0 24.2 last 10 · 20.2 season
Channing FryePHX+3.1 13.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Paul MillsapUTA−4.4 13.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Jarrett JackNOH−3.9 4.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
O.J. MayoMEM−3.9 8.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Ben GordonDET−3.9 8.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.3 12.7 last 10 · 16.0 season