FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 14, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 97–91.

Final · Box score
Raptors91
Bobcats97
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Nets77
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Wizards89
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Pistons103
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Kings105
Rockets118
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Magic94
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Warriors108
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2009–10Dec 14, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (Jazz-Wolves), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bobcats

Charlotte fights back from 9 down against Toronto

Charlie Villanueva goes for 23 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-60+6CHA AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2924191991
Bobcats2027252597
Who led
Nazr MohammedPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 3, 8, 14, 2, 2, 13, 14, 18CHA18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 19, 18, 12, 8, 20, 26, 9, 16CHA16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 16, 7, 23, 5, 10, 3, 31, 17TOR17 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 20, 14, 12, 7, 19, 6, 16, 14TOR14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wolves-Warriors

Golden State turns it around against Minnesota

From 8 down after one to a 9-point win: 108–99. Monta Ellis led Golden State with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Wolves
Monta Ellis · GSWDarko Milicic · MINPTS3425REB411AST60Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Nuggets18
Raptors-Bobcats16
Wolves-Warriors10
Lakers-Wizards7
Sixers-Nets2
Kings-Rockets2
Hawks-Pistons0
The night in charts
Kings-Rockets combined for 223, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RocketsKings 105, Rockets 118
223
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 108
207
Magic-NuggetsMagic 94, Nuggets 111
205
Lakers-WizardsLakers 103, Wizards 89
192
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 91, Bobcats 97
188
Hawks-PistonsHawks 80, Pistons 103
183
Sixers-NetsSixers 82, Nets 77
159
PHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-NetsSixers 82, Nets 77
+5 PHI
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 91, Bobcats 97
+6 CHA
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 108
+9 GSW
Kings-RocketsKings 105, Rockets 118
+13 HOU
Lakers-WizardsLakers 103, Wizards 89
+14 LAL
Magic-NuggetsMagic 94, Nuggets 111
+17 DEN
Hawks-PistonsHawks 80, Pistons 103
+23 DET
CHA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BobcatsCHA won · Raptors 91, Bobcats 97
9 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 99, Warriors 108
8 pts
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 105, Rockets 118
3 pts
Lakers-WizardsLAL won · Lakers 103, Wizards 89
2 pts
Magic-NuggetsDEN won · Magic 94, Nuggets 111
2 pts
Redick shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RedickORL · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MohammedCHA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HawesPHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
BudingerHOU · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MeloDEN · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
67% (14-21)
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 82Nets 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2614192382
Nets2014212277
The story
Philadelphia beat New Jersey 82-77 behind 18 points from Spencer Hawes

Travis Outlaw paced New Jersey: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+6+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bobcats
Raptors 91Bobcats 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2924191991
Bobcats2027252597
The story
Gerald Wallace's 16 points carried Charlotte past Toronto, 97-91

For Toronto, Amir Johnson had 12 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 25-19.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −9−60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 105Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30182433105
Rockets27313327118
The story
Luis Scola had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat Sacramento 118-105

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Rockets took the second 31-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3+10+19+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, today vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
9.42009–10 avg17Today

17 points today in 26 minutes, against 9.4 a game in 2009–10 (82 games).

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 35

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 22, 2, 14, 26, 13, 22, 31, 35Nuggets-Magic · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 12, 38, 29, 18, 19, 20, 16, 34Warriors-Wolves · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 15, 8, 10, 11, 10, 14, 7, 29Magic-Nuggets · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Reggie WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 4, 8, 11, 0, 31, 13, 19, 26Warriors-Wolves · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 13, 9, 11, 19, 34, 15, 21, 26Hawks-Pistons · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Darko MilicicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 9, 12, 4, 14, 10, 11, 4, 25Wolves-Warriors · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.3 31.5 last 10 · 26.2 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR+5.0 20.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
JJ RedickORL+4.6 13.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
George HillSAS+4.2 16.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.1 17.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.2 6.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.9 2.7 last 10 · 6.6 season
Pau GasolLAL−3.9 15.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
Ben GordonDET−3.8 7.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
JJ HicksonCLE−3.6 7.1 last 10 · 10.7 season