FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 20, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIA by 3 after three quarters and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Magic81
Hawks91
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Cavs90
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Pacers94
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats75
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +25; Q4 WAS +33
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Heat96
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Suns110
Spurs118
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Blazers106
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +24; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +26
Final · Box score
Rockets121
Warriors112
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +23
On this day · 2009–10Dec 20, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Grizzlies), 41 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Heat

Dallas takes over late to edge Miami

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 29 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1-3+2DAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2320223398
Heat2222242896
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 25, 25, 21, 31, 30, 21, 18, 26DAL26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 23, 20, 15, 14, 12, 13, 18, 19DAL19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 28, 34, 36, 32, 28, 26, 20, 22MIA22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 33, 25, 25, 20, 21, 32, 32, 19MIA19 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Washington posts the night's biggest win

Washington beat Charlotte by 33, the widest margin of 9 games.

IND over NOH1DAL over MIA2SAS over PHX8HOU over GSW9ATL over ORL10UTA over CLE11LAC over MIN23POR over MIL26WAS over CHA33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Pacers13
Wolves-Clippers11
Rockets-Warriors9
Mavs-Heat8
Magic-Hawks3
Jazz-Cavs3
Bobcats-Wizards2
Bucks-Blazers1
Shot of the night

Dunleavy's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Pacers ahead, 94-93 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 233, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 121, Warriors 112
233
Suns-SpursSuns 110, Spurs 118
228
Wolves-ClippersWolves 90, Clippers 113
203
Mavs-HeatMavs 98, Heat 96
194
Jazz-CavsJazz 101, Cavs 90
191
Hornets-PacersHornets 93, Pacers 94
187
Bucks-BlazersBucks 80, Blazers 106
186
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 75, Wizards 108
183
Magic-HawksMagic 81, Hawks 91
172
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PacersHornets 93, Pacers 94
+1 IND
Mavs-HeatMavs 98, Heat 96
+2 DAL
Suns-SpursSuns 110, Spurs 118
+8 SAS
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 121, Warriors 112
+9 HOU
Magic-HawksMagic 81, Hawks 91
+10 ATL
Jazz-CavsJazz 101, Cavs 90
+11 UTA
Wolves-ClippersWolves 90, Clippers 113
+23 LAC
Bucks-BlazersBucks 80, Blazers 106
+26 POR
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 75, Wizards 108
+33 WAS
DAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HeatDAL won · Mavs 98, Heat 96
3 pts
Hornets-PacersIND won · Hornets 93, Pacers 94
1 pt
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 110, Spurs 118
1 pt
Ellis shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisGSW · 44 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
75% (15-20)
BlakeLAC · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CollisonIND · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
David LeeGSW · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MillsapUTA · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 93Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1627262493
Pacers2428162694
The story
Danny Granger's 27 points carried Indiana past New Orleans, 94-93

For New Orleans, David West had 18 PTS, 4 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-22 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-16, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+9−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 19 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 98Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2320223398
Heat2222242896
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points as Dallas beat Miami 98-96

LeBron James led Miami with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 8-21 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 33-28.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1−1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade led the game in fantasy with 52.8 FPTS (22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 121Warriors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26243140121
Warriors26202937112
The story
Houston beat Golden State 121-112 behind 30 points from Kevin Martin

Kyle Lowry backed him with 13 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+4+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.7Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 2.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 44

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 38, 29, 18, 19, 20, 16, 34, 26, 44Warriors-Rockets · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Mar 4, 2021: 44 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
44 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 29, 24, 25, 28, 16, 15, 15, 36Clippers-Wolves · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 21, 23, 40, 14, 22, 34, 22, 30Rockets-Warriors · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 14, 23, 16, 13, 35, 36, 17, 29Blazers-Bucks · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 16, 14, 12, 11, 26, 4, 11, 29Cavs-Jazz · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 21, 26, 18, 14, 13, 30, 19, 27Pacers-Hornets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 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
Kyle LowryHOU+4.2 15.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.2 27.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.1 18.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR+4.0 19.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Manu GinobiliSAS−3.8 15.9 last 10 · 19.7 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.4 13.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.3 3.0 last 10 · 6.3 season
Stephen JacksonCHA−3.3 13.9 last 10 · 17.2 season