FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 18, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by MIA (vs WAS) and CLE (vs NYK) and UTA (vs MIL).

Final · Box score
Sixers97
Magic89
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Heat95
Wizards94
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +1
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks102
Cavs109
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Bulls99
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Bucks86
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +9
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies106
Spurs112
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Blazers96
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +1
On this day · 2009–10Dec 18, 2009: 11 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Warriors), 45 points.
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The lead · Heat-Wizards

LeBron James scores 32 as Miami wins in Washington

Kevin Love goes for 43 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1-2+1MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1927262395
Wizards2522272094
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 17, 33, 25, 25, 20, 21, 32, 32MIA32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 16, 14, 16, 14, 23, 16, 26, 20MIA20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 9, 20, 30, 3, 17, 21, 22, 30WAS30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 12, 10, 26, 17, 19, 24, 16, 20WAS20 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Blazers13
Heat-Wizards11
Knicks-Cavs9
Jazz-Bucks9
Grizzlies-Spurs9
Sixers-Magic8
Clippers-Bulls8
Wolves-Nuggets5
The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 228, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 115
228
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 106, Spurs 112
218
Knicks-CavsKnicks 102, Cavs 109
211
Clippers-BullsClippers 100, Bulls 99
199
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 95, Blazers 96
191
Heat-WizardsHeat 95, Wizards 94
189
Sixers-MagicSixers 97, Magic 89
186
Jazz-BucksJazz 95, Bucks 86
181
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-WizardsHeat 95, Wizards 94
+1 MIA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 95, Blazers 96
+1 POR
Clippers-BullsClippers 100, Bulls 99
+1 LAC
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 115
+2 DEN
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 106, Spurs 112
+6 SAS
Knicks-CavsKnicks 102, Cavs 109
+7 CLE
Sixers-MagicSixers 97, Magic 89
+8 PHI
Jazz-BucksJazz 95, Bucks 86
+9 UTA
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 95, Wizards 94
6 pts
Knicks-CavsCLE won · Knicks 102, Cavs 109
6 pts
Jazz-BucksUTA won · Jazz 95, Bucks 86
6 pts
Clippers-BullsLAC won · Clippers 100, Bulls 99
3 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 106, Spurs 112
3 pts
Parker shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 37 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
BogutMIL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
LoveMIN · 43 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST
61% (14-23)
BoozerCHI · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
BoshMIA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Clippers-Bulls
Clippers 100Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28332217100
Bulls3122232399
The story
Los Angeles beat Chicago 100-99 behind 29 points and 12 rebounds from Blake Griffin

Luol Deng paced Chicago: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+8+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Rose topped the game at 56.7 FPTS: 34 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 113Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27232538113
Nuggets35272627115
The story
Ty Lawson had 23 points and 9 assists as Denver beat Minnesota 115-113

Michael Beasley led Minnesota with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +8+12+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 106Spurs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies311822296106
Spurs2825272012112
The story
Tony Parker's 37 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Memphis, 112-106 in OT

For Memphis, Zach Randolph had 24 PTS, 21 REB 37 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 15-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 25-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+4+90+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
29.42009–10 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.4 in 2009–10 (73 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 9.

MIA over WAS1LAC over CHI1POR over GSW1DEN over MIN2SAS over MEM6CLE over NYK7PHI over ORL8UTA over MIL9Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 43

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 33, 22, 27, 23, 13, 23, 19, 43Wolves-Nuggets · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Apr 3, 2022: 44 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Career high43 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 20, 19, 19, 17, 14, 16, 24, 37Spurs-Grizzlies · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 30, 11, 29, 29, 21, 17, 6, 34Bulls-Clippers · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 17, 33, 25, 25, 20, 21, 32, 32Heat-Wizards · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 9, 20, 30, 3, 17, 21, 22, 30Wizards-Heat · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 21, 13, 16, 19, 27, 20, 24, 29Clippers-Bulls · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.5 32.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.5 25.6 last 10 · 21.1 season
JJ RedickORL+4.4 13.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.1 27.7 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cold
Carl LandrySAC−3.5 8.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
JJ HicksonCLE−3.4 6.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.3 3.0 last 10 · 6.3 season
Derrick RoseCHI−3.1 21.2 last 10 · 24.3 season
Stephen JacksonCHA−3.1 14.2 last 10 · 17.3 season