FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 23, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Suns by 3 after the first quarter and won 95–83.

Final · Box score
Spurs101
Magic123
Q1 Magic +2; Q2 Magic +9; Q3 Magic +21; Q4 Magic +22
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Kings79
Q1 Bucks -1; Q2 Bucks +4; Q3 Bucks -2; Q4 Bucks +5
Final · Box score
Heat95
Suns83
Q1 Heat -3; Q2 Heat +6; Q3 Heat +13; Q4 Heat +12
On this day · 2009–10Dec 23, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Nuggets-Hawks), 41 points.
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The lead · Heat-Suns

LeBron James goes for 36 in Miami win over Phoenix

Jared Dudley goes for 33 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+13+12Heat AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1926272395
Suns2217202483
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 25, 25, 20, 21, 32, 32, 19, 36Heat36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 16, 14, 23, 16, 26, 20, 19, 23Heat23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 13, 9, 2, 11, 9, 2, 27, 33Suns33 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 13, 11, 12, 21, 8, 12, 3, 14Suns14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Kings5
Heat-Suns4
Spurs-Magic2
The night in charts
Spurs-Magic combined for 224, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MagicSpurs 101, Magic 123
224
Heat-SunsHeat 95, Suns 83
178
Bucks-KingsBucks 84, Kings 79
163
Bucks won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bucks-KingsBucks 84, Kings 79
+5 Bucks
Heat-SunsHeat 95, Suns 83
+12 Heat
Spurs-MagicSpurs 101, Magic 123
+22 Magic
Heat rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SunsHeat won · Heat 95, Suns 83
3 pts
Bucks-KingsBucks won · Bucks 84, Kings 79
2 pts
Dwight shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightMagic · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
BassMagic · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
DudleySuns · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
LeBronHeat · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
59% (13-22)
ParkerSpurs · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Bucks-Kings
Bucks 84Kings 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2419192284
Kings2514251579
The story
Andrew Bogut had 15 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Sacramento 84-79

Samuel Dalembert led Sacramento with 13 PTS, 12 REB 15 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 22-15.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −1+4−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Suns
Heat 95Suns 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1926272395
Suns2217202483
The story
Chris Bosh's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Miami past Phoenix, 95-83

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 18 AST, 4 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 26-17.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −3+6+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Magic
Spurs 101Magic 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26272325101
Magic28343526123
The story
Orlando beat San Antonio 123-101 behind 29 points and 14 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 3 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-13 FG

The swing

A 35-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
300 +2+9+21+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
33.42009–10 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.4 in 2009–10 (54 games). Today: 1 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Kings

Milwaukee gets past Sacramento

84–79, with Milwaukee ahead 43–39 at halftime. Earl Boykins led Milwaukee with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Bucks over Kings5Heat over Suns12Magic over Spurs22Final margin, points. Pink = Bucks over Kings.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 25, 25, 20, 21, 32, 32, 19, 36Heat-Suns · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 13, 9, 2, 11, 9, 2, 27, 33Suns-Heat · L
8.5 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 39, 14, 22, 21, 26, 19, 26, 29Magic-Spurs · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 16, 14, 23, 16, 26, 20, 19, 23Heat-Suns · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 6, 22, 19Bucks-Kings · W
5.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 23, 12, 10, 20, 19, 6, 34, 17Kings-Bucks · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick YoungWizards+4.7 19.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Amar'e StoudemireKnicks+4.4 30.8 last 10 · 26.4 season
Reggie WilliamsWarriors+4.3 15.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jared DudleySuns+4.2 12.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Dwyane WadeHeat+4.2 27.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonMagic−5.0 13.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
Roy HibbertPacers−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Taj GibsonBulls−3.4 5.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Manu GinobiliSpurs−3.4 16.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Brandon RoyBlazers−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season