FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 25, 2010Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 86–78.

Final · Box score
Bulls95
Knicks103
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Celtics78
Magic86
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL -6; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Heat96
Lakers80
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Thunder114
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Warriors109
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2009–10Dec 25, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: Brandon Roy (Blazers-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 10-point hole against Boston

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-10-6+8ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2026171578
Magic1917212986
Who led
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 18, 13, 10, 18, 13, 6, 17, 21ORL21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 15, 11, 2, 10, 8, 9, 11, 16ORL16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 17, 14, 13, 20, 17, 9, 12, 22BOS22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 17, 10, 8, 32, 15, 18, 11, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Knicks16
Blazers-Warriors16
Nuggets-Thunder8
Celtics-Magic6
Heat-Lakers1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 220, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 106, Thunder 114
220
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 102, Warriors 109
211
Bulls-KnicksBulls 95, Knicks 103
198
Heat-LakersHeat 96, Lakers 80
176
Celtics-MagicCeltics 78, Magic 86
164
GSW won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 102, Warriors 109
+7 GSW
Celtics-MagicCeltics 78, Magic 86
+8 ORL
Bulls-KnicksBulls 95, Knicks 103
+8 NYK
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 106, Thunder 114
+8 OKC
Heat-LakersHeat 96, Lakers 80
+16 MIA
ORL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 78, Magic 86
10 pts
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 106, Thunder 114
8 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 102, Warriors 109
3 pts
Bulls-KnicksNYK won · Bulls 95, Knicks 103
2 pts
David Lee shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeGSW · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
KGBOS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
KDOKC · 44 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
BillupsDEN · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 106Thunder 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34242721106
Thunder26303226114
The story
Russell Westbrook's 19 points carried Oklahoma City past Denver, 114-106

For Denver, Nene Hilario had 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-19 FG

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 30-24.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −8−2+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 78Magic 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2026171578
Magic1917212986
The story
Orlando beat Boston 86-78 behind 21 points from Brandon Bass

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 29-15 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1−10−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 96Lakers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2027282196
Lakers1424261680
The story
Chris Bosh had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Miami beat Los Angeles 96-80

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 20-14, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+9+11+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.6Season avg35.8Last 5

35.8 points a game over his last five games, against 25.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.1minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
33.42009–10 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 2009–10 (54 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Thunder

OKC climbs back to beat Denver

Denver led by 8 after one. OKC won it 114–106. Kevin Durant led OKC with 44 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Nuggets
Kevin Durant · OKCChauncey Billups · DENPTS4430REB73AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 44

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 25, 25, 32, 24, 28, 32, 26, 44Thunder-Nuggets · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Larry Johnson CHH, Nov 22, 1995: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 19, 20, 16, 34, 26, 44, 36, 39Warriors-Blazers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 17, 11, 25, 5, 21, 4, 20, 30Nuggets-Thunder · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 25, 20, 21, 32, 32, 19, 36, 27Heat-Lakers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker BOS, Nov 22, 2002: 27 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 4, 10, 17, 22, 34, 25, 16, 30, 26Bulls-Knicks · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 29, 21, 17, 6, 34, 22, 25, 25Bulls-Knicks · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick YoungWAS+4.7 19.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Reggie WilliamsGSW+4.4 16.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jared DudleyPHX+4.2 12.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
JJ RedickORL+3.7 13.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Jason ThompsonSAC+3.7 11.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonORL−6.1 11.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Taj GibsonCHI−3.8 4.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Manu GinobiliSAS−3.4 16.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Brandon RoyPOR−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season