FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 30, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NYK by 1 after the first quarter and won 112–103.

Final · Box score
Knicks103
Magic112
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Mavs93
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Blazers100
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2009–10Dec 30, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Hawks), 48 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Magic

Orlando extends win streak to 5

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+18+11+9ORL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23212732103
Magic22402030112
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 26, 19, 26, 29, 6, 19, 12, 24ORL24 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 10, 8, 9, 11, 16, 20, 9, 17ORL17 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 30, 39, 24, 23, 23, 20, 30, 30NYK30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 27, 18, 17, 13, 21, 15, 21, 29NYK29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio leads Dallas wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 99–93. Best quarter: the first, 29–27. Gary Neal led San Antonio with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over DAL6ORL over NYK9POR over UTA11Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DAL.
Lead changes
Jazz-Blazers4
Knicks-Magic1
Spurs-Mavs1
The night in charts
Knicks-Magic combined for 215, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MagicKnicks 103, Magic 112
215
Spurs-MavsSpurs 99, Mavs 93
192
Jazz-BlazersJazz 89, Blazers 100
189
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-MavsSpurs 99, Mavs 93
+6 SAS
Knicks-MagicKnicks 103, Magic 112
+9 ORL
Jazz-BlazersJazz 89, Blazers 100
+11 POR
Neal shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NealSAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB
60% (6-10)
ChandlerNYK · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
58% (11-19)
MatthewsPOR · 30 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST
56% (9-16)
AldridgePOR · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Amar'eNYK · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
55% (12-22)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 99Mavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2924182899
Mavs2719182993
The story
Tony Parker had 14 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 99-93

Tyson Chandler led Dallas with 11 REB, 8 PTS 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 6-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+7+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 103Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23212732103
Magic22402030112
The story
Dwight Howard's 24 points and 18 rebounds carried Orlando past New York, 112-103

For New York, Raymond Felton had 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 40-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1+18+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 89Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2516272189
Blazers29173321100
The story
Portland beat Utah 100-89 behind 30 points from Wesley Matthews

Al Jefferson paced Utah: 13 PTS, 10 REB 30 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+5+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 30

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 30, 39, 24, 23, 23, 20, 30, 30Knicks-Magic · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 17, 21, 13, 22, 25, 14, 6, 30Blazers-Jazz · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 9, 23, 17, 13, 20, 21, 15, 30Mavs-Spurs · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 27, 18, 17, 13, 21, 15, 21, 29Knicks-Magic · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 35, 36, 17, 29, 15, 26, 18, 27Blazers-Jazz · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 26, 19, 26, 29, 6, 19, 12, 24Magic-Knicks · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.6 30.1 last 10 · 24.5 season
Reggie WilliamsGSW+4.7 15.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ty LawsonDEN+4.1 15.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Beno UdrihSAC+4.1 17.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Linas KleizaTOR+4.1 15.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Mike ConleyMEM−4.8 8.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jason RichardsonORL−4.6 13.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Taj GibsonCHI−4.1 4.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.7 9.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.4 18.9 last 10 · 22.3 season