FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 22, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIN by 12 after three quarters and won 112–107.

Final · Box score
Cavs84
Hawks98
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Raptors93
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Wizards80
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Sixers80
Celtics84
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Knicks112
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Wolves107
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA -12; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Nets91
Hornets105
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +20; Q4 NOH +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Spurs109
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS -9; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Clippers92
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +5
On this day · 2009–10Dec 22, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Thunder), 40 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Wolves

Utah rallies from 12 down to beat Minnesota

Al Jefferson goes for 23 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-11-12+5UTA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz20252641112
Wolves29272724107
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 21, 32, 34, 30, 10, 22, 17, 25UTA25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 18, 22, 16, 16, 14, 15, 19, 23UTA23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 27, 23, 13, 23, 19, 43, 12, 25MIN25 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 12, 16, 19, 17, 33, 17, 20, 24MIN24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs15
Sixers-Celtics14
Thunder-Knicks8
Pistons-Raptors7
Cavs-Hawks6
Bulls-Wizards4
Jazz-Wolves3
Nets-Hornets2
The night in charts
Jazz-Wolves combined for 219, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WolvesJazz 112, Wolves 107
219
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 103, Spurs 109
212
Thunder-KnicksThunder 98, Knicks 112
210
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 115, Raptors 93
208
Nets-HornetsNets 91, Hornets 105
196
Rockets-ClippersRockets 97, Clippers 92
189
Cavs-HawksCavs 84, Hawks 98
182
Bulls-WizardsBulls 87, Wizards 80
167
Sixers-CelticsSixers 80, Celtics 84
164
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 80, Celtics 84
+4 BOS
Rockets-ClippersRockets 97, Clippers 92
+5 HOU
Jazz-WolvesJazz 112, Wolves 107
+5 UTA
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 103, Spurs 109
+6 SAS
Bulls-WizardsBulls 87, Wizards 80
+7 CHI
Nets-HornetsNets 91, Hornets 105
+14 NOH
Thunder-KnicksThunder 98, Knicks 112
+14 NYK
Cavs-HawksCavs 84, Hawks 98
+14 ATL
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 115, Raptors 93
+22 DET
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WolvesUTA won · Jazz 112, Wolves 107
12 pts
Nuggets-SpursSAS won · Nuggets 103, Spurs 109
9 pts
Sixers-CelticsBOS won · Sixers 80, Celtics 84
6 pts
Cavs-HawksATL won · Cavs 84, Hawks 98
5 pts
Bulls-WizardsCHI won · Bulls 87, Wizards 80
4 pts
Thornton shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorntonNOH · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
LawsonDEN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
T-MacDET · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
HamiltonDET · 35 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
65% (13-20)
Devin HarrisNJN · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 112Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz20252641112
Wolves29272724107
The story
Paul Millsap had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat Minnesota 112-107

Michael Beasley led Minnesota with 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-16 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 41-24.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −9−11−12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 97Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3224182397
Clippers2815193092
The story
Kevin Martin's 28 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 97-92

For Los Angeles, DeAndre Jordan had 14 PTS, 13 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-15, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+13+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin was the fantasy play: 56.1 FPTS on 24 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST

Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 103Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27293314103
Spurs26332129109
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 109-103 behind 22 points from Manu Ginobili

Arron Afflalo paced Denver: 12 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1+3−9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JR Smith topped the game at 43.9 FPTS: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 25 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Spurs

San Antonio fights back late to top Denver

Denver led 89–80 after three. San Antonio won the fourth 29–14 and the game 109–103. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Spurs-Nuggets
Manu Ginobili · SASJR Smith · DENPTS2222REB47AST63Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 35

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 27, 6, 13, 26, 11, 24, 5, 35Pistons-Raptors · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 4, 10, 17, 22, 34, 25, 16, 30Bulls-Wizards · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 23, 40, 14, 22, 34, 22, 30, 28Rockets-Clippers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 30, 25, 25, 32, 24, 28, 32, 26Thunder-Knicks · L
27.5 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 27, 23, 13, 23, 19, 43, 12, 25Wolves-Jazz · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 21, 32, 34, 30, 10, 22, 17, 25Jazz-Wolves · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick YoungWAS+4.7 19.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+4.4 30.8 last 10 · 26.4 season
Reggie WilliamsGSW+4.3 15.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.2 27.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR+4.0 19.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonORL−4.1 14.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Taj GibsonCHI−3.4 5.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Manu GinobiliSAS−3.1 16.6 last 10 · 19.8 season
Brandon RoyPOR−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season