FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 16, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 113–112.

Final · Box score
Wizards89
Nets97
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Celtics102
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Nuggets112
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +1
On this day · 2009–10Dec 16, 2009: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Bucks), 39 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Nuggets

San Antonio climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver

Tim Duncan goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3+1+1SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28292828113
Nuggets37232428112
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 8, 22, 11, 8, 12, 8, 13, 28SAS28 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 2, 20, 19, 19, 17, 14, 16, 24SAS24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 2, 14, 26, 13, 22, 31, 35, 31DEN31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 9, 25, 9, 16, 5, 8, 15, 20DEN20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wizards-Nets

New Jersey leads Washington wire to wire

New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 97–89. Best quarter: the first, 32–17. Devin Harris led New Jersey with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over DEN1NJN over WAS8BOS over ATL12Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over WAS.
Lead changes
Hawks-Celtics9
Spurs-Nuggets9
Wizards-Nets1
Shot of the night

Manu's jumper with 4.2 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Nuggets combined for 225, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 113, Nuggets 112
225
Hawks-CelticsHawks 90, Celtics 102
192
Wizards-NetsWizards 89, Nets 97
186
SAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 113, Nuggets 112
+1 SAS
Wizards-NetsWizards 89, Nets 97
+8 NJN
Hawks-CelticsHawks 90, Celtics 102
+12 BOS
KG shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
TeagueATL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
67% (12-18)
AfflaloDEN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 113Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28292828113
Nuggets37232428112
The story
Tony Parker had 24 points and 9 assists as San Antonio beat Denver 113-112

Arron Afflalo led Denver with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Spurs took the second 29-23.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −9−3+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 89Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1721292289
Nets3223192397
The story
Devin Harris' 29 points and 9 assists carried New Jersey past Washington, 97-89

For Washington, Gilbert Arenas had 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 7-25 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-17, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +15+17+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 90Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2023262190
Celtics22223127102
The story
Boston beat Atlanta 102-90 behind 18 points from Ray Allen

Marvin Williams paced Atlanta: 26 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+1+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 43.3 FPTS: 17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 0 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 31

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 2, 14, 26, 13, 22, 31, 35, 31Nuggets-Spurs · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 25, 8, 7, 18, 0, 16, 14, 29Nets-Wizards · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 8, 22, 11, 8, 12, 8, 13, 28Spurs-Nuggets · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 22, 5, 2, 7, 15, 10, 6, 26Hawks-Celtics · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 2, 20, 19, 19, 17, 14, 16, 24Spurs-Nuggets · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 13, 9, 20, 30, 3, 17, 21, 22Wizards-Nets · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+6.7 33.4 last 10 · 26.7 season
JJ RedickORL+4.6 13.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR+4.2 19.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.0 17.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
JR SmithDEN+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−3.8 7.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.6 2.8 last 10 · 6.4 season
Pau GasolLAL−3.5 16.3 last 10 · 19.8 season
Toney DouglasNYK−3.4 6.2 last 10 · 9.6 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−3.3 7.3 last 10 · 10.6 season