FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 10, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 88–84.

Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Pacers100
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets123
Raptors116
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Wizards95
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Lakers84
Bulls88
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Wolves109
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Hornets92
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Bucks97
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Suns94
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Magic105
Jazz117
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Heat106
Warriors84
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +22
On this day · 2009–10Dec 10, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bulls

Chicago climbs back to beat Lakers

Andrew Bogut goes for 24 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+4+8+4CHI AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2210262684
Bulls1224302288
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 35, 30, 15, 20, 30, 11, 29, 29CHI29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 24, 22, 8, 15, 15, 19, 13, 14CHI14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 31, 41, 29, 27, 22, 32, 24, 23LAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 21, 13, 15, 8, 16, 21, 10, 21LAL21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Thunder-Hornets

OKC beats New Orleans, 97–92

OKC led 74–71 after three and won by 5. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over LAL4OKC over NOH5NYK over WAS6MIL over HOU6DEN over TOR7POR over PHX7IND over CHA8MIN over DET10UTA over ORL12SAS over ATL16MIA over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over NOH.
Lead changes
Knicks-Wizards15
Thunder-Hornets13
Hawks-Spurs12
Pistons-Wolves11
Nuggets-Raptors8
Lakers-Bulls8
Magic-Jazz7
Rockets-Bucks6
Bobcats-Pacers4
Heat-Warriors4
Blazers-Suns3
The night in charts
Nuggets-Raptors combined for 239, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 123, Raptors 116
239
Magic-JazzMagic 105, Jazz 117
222
Pistons-WolvesPistons 99, Wolves 109
208
Hawks-SpursHawks 92, Spurs 108
200
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 101, Wizards 95
196
Blazers-SunsBlazers 101, Suns 94
195
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 92, Pacers 100
192
Heat-WarriorsHeat 106, Warriors 84
190
Thunder-HornetsThunder 97, Hornets 92
189
Rockets-BucksRockets 91, Bucks 97
188
Lakers-BullsLakers 84, Bulls 88
172
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-BullsLakers 84, Bulls 88
+4 CHI
Thunder-HornetsThunder 97, Hornets 92
+5 OKC
Rockets-BucksRockets 91, Bucks 97
+6 MIL
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 101, Wizards 95
+6 NYK
Blazers-SunsBlazers 101, Suns 94
+7 POR
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 123, Raptors 116
+7 DEN
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 92, Pacers 100
+8 IND
Pistons-WolvesPistons 99, Wolves 109
+10 MIN
Magic-JazzMagic 105, Jazz 117
+12 UTA
Hawks-SpursHawks 92, Spurs 108
+16 SAS
Heat-WarriorsHeat 106, Warriors 84
+22 MIA
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BullsCHI won · Lakers 84, Bulls 88
10 pts
Thunder-HornetsOKC won · Thunder 97, Hornets 92
7 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 101, Wizards 95
5 pts
Pistons-WolvesMIN won · Pistons 99, Wolves 109
4 pts
Magic-JazzUTA won · Magic 105, Jazz 117
1 pt
Hilario shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BassORL · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
LoveMIN · 27 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
CP3NOH · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL
70% (7-10)
Courtney LeeHOU · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 84Bulls 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2210262684
Bulls1224302288
The story
Derrick Rose had 29 points and 9 assists as Chicago beat Los Angeles 88-84

Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 12-25 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Bulls took the second 24-10.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10+4+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant led the game in fantasy with 51.0 FPTS (23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Thunder-Hornets
Thunder 97Hornets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3121222397
Hornets3227122192
The story
Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 97-92 behind 29 points and 10 assists from Russell Westbrook

Chris Paul paced New Orleans: 18 PTS, 7 AST 29 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 10-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 22-12 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1−7+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David West topped the game at 56.6 FPTS: 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 91Bucks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2419282091
Bucks2720262497
The story
John Salmons' 17 points carried Milwaukee past Houston, 97-91

For Houston, Kevin Martin had 23 PTS, 3 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-20, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3+4+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.7Season avg33.8Last 5

33.8 points a game over his last five games, against 25.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 36

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 24, 37, 35, 34, 31, 34, 34, 36Knicks-Wizards · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 22, 26, 16, 22, 26, 25, 28, 34Heat-Warriors · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 29, 26, 22, 24, 12, 27, 21, 32Jazz-Magic · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 5, 7, 14, 3, 7, 7, 7, 31Nuggets-Raptors · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 35, 30, 15, 20, 30, 11, 29, 29Bulls-Lakers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 43, 23, 25, 38, 20, 19, 15, 25, 29Thunder-Hornets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Blake GriffinLAC+4.6 24.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Darko MilicicMIN+4.4 13.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.2 17.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+4.1 30.2 last 10 · 26.1 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR+3.8 18.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
JJ HicksonCLE−3.8 7.2 last 10 · 11.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−3.5 9.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−3.5 7.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
O.J. MayoMEM−3.4 8.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Pau GasolLAL−3.3 16.5 last 10 · 19.8 season