FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 26, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DEN by 12 after the first quarter and won 95–89.

Final · Box score
Suns103
Clippers108
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Cavs97
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +1
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls95
Pistons92
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Pacers90
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Hornets93
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH -9; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Nuggets89
Q1 PHI -12; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +6
On this day · 2009–10Dec 26, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nuggets

Philadelphia fights back from 12 down against Denver

Rudy Gay goes for 30 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3-5+6PHI AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1330232995
Nuggets2521251889
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 12, 19, 24, 6, 5, 9, 15, 22PHI22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 6, 2, 12, 6, 5, 12, 6, 20PHI20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 11, 25, 5, 21, 4, 20, 30, 24DEN24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 8, 18, 16, 15, 23, 22, 19, 14DEN14 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Cavs11
Grizzlies-Pacers10
Hawks-Hornets9
Suns-Clippers7
Sixers-Nuggets6
Bulls-Pistons5
Wizards-Spurs5
Shot of the night

Beasley's layup with 5.9 seconds left puts the Timberwolves ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 211, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 103, Clippers 108
211
Wolves-CavsWolves 98, Cavs 97
195
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 104, Pacers 90
194
Bulls-PistonsBulls 95, Pistons 92
187
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 95, Nuggets 89
184
Hawks-HornetsHawks 86, Hornets 93
179
Wizards-SpursWizards 80, Spurs 94
174
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-CavsWolves 98, Cavs 97
+1 MIN
Bulls-PistonsBulls 95, Pistons 92
+3 CHI
Suns-ClippersSuns 103, Clippers 108
+5 LAC
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 95, Nuggets 89
+6 PHI
Hawks-HornetsHawks 86, Hornets 93
+7 NOH
Wizards-SpursWizards 80, Spurs 94
+14 SAS
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 104, Pacers 90
+14 MEM
PHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NuggetsPHI won · Sixers 95, Nuggets 89
12 pts
Wolves-CavsMIN won · Wolves 98, Cavs 97
11 pts
Hawks-HornetsNOH won · Hawks 86, Hornets 93
9 pts
Blake shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
HinrichWAS · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
JruePHI · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PietrusPHX · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
GasolMEM · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Cavs
Wolves 98Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1734192898
Cavs2821242497
The story
Michael Beasley's 28 points carried Minnesota past Cleveland, 98-97

For Cleveland, Mo Williams had 17 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 10-25 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 34-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −11+2−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luke Ridnour was the fantasy play: 42.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 95Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls231728171095
Pistons15192328792
The story
Derrick Rose had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Chicago beat Detroit 95-92 in OT

Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 9-23 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 23-15, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+6+110+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 95Nuggets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1330232995
Nuggets2521251889
The story
Philadelphia beat Denver 95-89 behind 17 rebounds and 16 points from Elton Brand

JR Smith paced Denver: 11 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 BLK · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 29-18 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −12−3−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
34.22009–10 avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.2 in 2009–10 (58 games). Today: 0 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Memphis by 14.

MIN over CLE1CHI over DET3LAC over PHX5PHI over DEN6NOH over ATL7MEM over IND14SAS over WAS14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 31

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 17, 22, 34, 25, 16, 30, 26, 31Bulls-Pistons · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 18, 22, 12, 16, 23, 19, 11, 30Grizzlies-Pacers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 26, 18, 14, 13, 30, 19, 27, 29Pacers-Grizzlies · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 19, 27, 20, 24, 29, 22, 24, 28Clippers-Suns · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 16, 19, 17, 33, 17, 20, 24, 28Wolves-Cavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 3, 13, 5, 0, 5, 4, 2, 25Suns-Clippers · L
7.3 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick YoungWAS+5.0 19.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Ty LawsonDEN+4.8 16.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Reggie WilliamsGSW+4.4 16.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jared DudleyPHX+3.7 12.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
JJ RedickORL+3.7 13.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonORL−6.1 11.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Taj GibsonCHI−4.0 4.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Ramon SessionsCLE−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Brandon RoyPOR−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Mike ConleyMEM−3.0 11.0 last 10 · 14.0 season