FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 11, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DET by 19 at halftime and won 120–116.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Clippers83
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Pacers83
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Bobcats62
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +31
Final · Box score
Raptors120
Pistons116
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -19; Q3 TOR -16; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Bulls113
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +31
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Heat104
Kings83
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +21
On this day · 2009–10Dec 11, 2009: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pistons

Jerryd Bayless scores 31 as Toronto wins in Detroit

Ben Wallace goes for 23 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-19-16+4TOR AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28253037120
Pistons29432717116
Who led
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 8, 16, 7, 23, 5, 10, 3, 31TOR31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 8, 16, 22, 3, 12, 7, 22, 22TOR22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 4, 0, 4, 4, 2, 4, 1, 23DET23 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 14, 8, 11, 24, 18, 16, 19, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Charlotte by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

MEM over LAC1TOR over DET4DAL over UTA6ATL over IND14HOU over CLE15MIA over SAC21BOS over CHA31CHI over MIN31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Kings8
Raptors-Pistons7
Grizzlies-Clippers6
Cavs-Rockets5
Pacers-Hawks4
Celtics-Bobcats1
Wolves-Bulls1
Jazz-Mavs0
The night in charts
Raptors-Pistons combined for 236, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 120, Pistons 116
236
Cavs-RocketsCavs 95, Rockets 110
205
Jazz-MavsJazz 97, Mavs 103
200
Wolves-BullsWolves 82, Bulls 113
195
Heat-KingsHeat 104, Kings 83
187
Pacers-HawksPacers 83, Hawks 97
180
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 84, Clippers 83
167
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 93, Bobcats 62
155
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 84, Clippers 83
+1 MEM
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 120, Pistons 116
+4 TOR
Jazz-MavsJazz 97, Mavs 103
+6 DAL
Pacers-HawksPacers 83, Hawks 97
+14 ATL
Cavs-RocketsCavs 95, Rockets 110
+15 HOU
Heat-KingsHeat 104, Kings 83
+21 MIA
Wolves-BullsWolves 82, Bulls 113
+31 CHI
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 93, Bobcats 62
+31 BOS
TOR erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PistonsTOR won · Raptors 120, Pistons 116
19 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersMEM won · Grizzlies 84, Clippers 83
8 pts
Heat-KingsMIA won · Heat 104, Kings 83
7 pts
Bayless shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BaylessTOR · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
DirkDAL · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
D-RoseCHI · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Ben WallaceDET · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
77% (10-13)
D WadeMIA · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 84Clippers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1922222184
Clippers2720191783
The story
Marc Gasol's 17 points carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 84-83

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 21-17.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −8−6−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 120Pistons 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28253037120
Pistons29432717116
The story
Leandro Barbosa had 22 points as Toronto beat Detroit 120-116

Charlie Villanueva led Detroit with 17 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 37-17.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−19−16+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 97Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1923282797
Mavs34202722103
The story
Dallas beat Utah 103-97 behind 31 points and 15 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Deron Williams paced Utah: 34 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 10-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +15+12+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 40

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 23, 17, 22, 28, 14, 21, 23, 40Rockets-Cavs · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Richardson GSW, Apr 16, 2002: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Season high40 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 26, 16, 22, 26, 25, 28, 34, 36Heat-Kings · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 26, 22, 24, 12, 27, 21, 32, 34Jazz-Mavs · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 22, 20, 10, 26, 25, 25, 21, 31Mavs-Jazz · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 8, 16, 7, 23, 5, 10, 3, 31Raptors-Pistons · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 30, 18, 38, 22, 17, 33, 25, 25Heat-Kings · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick YoungWAS+4.2 17.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.2 24.7 last 10 · 20.5 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+4.1 30.2 last 10 · 26.1 season
Darko MilicicMIN+3.9 13.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR+3.8 18.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
JJ HicksonCLE−3.7 7.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−3.5 7.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tyreke EvansSAC−3.4 13.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Pau GasolLAL−3.3 16.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Carl LandrySAC−3.3 8.5 last 10 · 11.8 season