FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 26, 2011Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed WAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 90–84.

Final · Box score
Bucks95
Bobcats96
Q1 CHA -8; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Cavs96
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Pacers91
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Magic104
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Nets90
Wizards84
Q1 NJN -13; Q2 NJN -8; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Wolves100
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Mavs93
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +27; Q3 DEN +29; Q4 DEN +22
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Spurs95
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Suns84
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Blazers107
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Kings100
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Warriors99
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2010–11Dec 26, 2010: 7 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Bulls-Pistons), 31 points.
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The lead · Nets-Wizards

New Jersey rallies from 13 down to beat Washington

Stephen Curry goes for 21 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-8-1+6NJN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1324292490
Wizards2619221784
Who led
Deron WilliamsNJN23 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kris HumphriesNJN21 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungWAS16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Jordan CrawfordWAS15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Kings15
Thunder-Wolves13
Hornets-Suns13
Bucks-Bobcats10
Raptors-Cavs4
Nuggets-Mavs4
Grizzlies-Spurs4
Bulls-Warriors3
Sixers-Blazers1
Pistons-Pacers0
Shot of the night

Gordon's jumper with 4.2 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 85-84 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Blazers combined for 210, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BlazersSixers 103, Blazers 107
210
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 115, Mavs 93
208
Thunder-WolvesThunder 104, Wolves 100
204
Raptors-CavsRaptors 104, Cavs 96
200
Rockets-MagicRockets 95, Magic 104
199
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 95, Bobcats 96
191
Lakers-KingsLakers 91, Kings 100
191
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 91, Warriors 99
190
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 95
177
Nets-WizardsNets 90, Wizards 84
174
Pistons-PacersPistons 79, Pacers 91
170
Hornets-SunsHornets 85, Suns 84
169
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 95, Bobcats 96
+1 CHA
Hornets-SunsHornets 85, Suns 84
+1 NOH
Thunder-WolvesThunder 104, Wolves 100
+4 OKC
Sixers-BlazersSixers 103, Blazers 107
+4 POR
Nets-WizardsNets 90, Wizards 84
+6 NJN
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 91, Warriors 99
+8 GSW
Raptors-CavsRaptors 104, Cavs 96
+8 TOR
Lakers-KingsLakers 91, Kings 100
+9 SAC
Rockets-MagicRockets 95, Magic 104
+9 ORL
Pistons-PacersPistons 79, Pacers 91
+12 IND
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 95
+13 SAS
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 115, Mavs 93
+22 DEN
NJN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WizardsNJN won · Nets 90, Wizards 84
13 pts
Bucks-BobcatsCHA won · Bucks 95, Bobcats 96
11 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 82, Spurs 95
8 pts
Hornets-SunsNOH won · Hornets 85, Suns 84
3 pts
Thunder-WolvesOKC won · Thunder 104, Wolves 100
1 pt
Turkoglu shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TurkogluORL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
ThorntonSAC · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
DengCHI · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
LawsonDEN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
RedickORL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Bucks-Bobcats
Bucks 95Bobcats 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2725142995
Bobcats1922302596
The story
Boris Diaw had 11 rebounds and 9 points as Charlotte beat Milwaukee 96-95

Andrew Bogut led Milwaukee with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 11 REB, 9 PTS, 9 AST · 4-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 30-14.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −8−11+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 85Suns 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2324152385
Suns2021241984
The story
New Orleans beat Phoenix 85-84 behind 20 points from Eric Gordon

Robin Lopez paced Phoenix: 21 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-19 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +3+6−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 90Wizards 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1324292490
Wizards2619221784
The story
Deron Williams' 23 points and 9 assists carried New Jersey past Washington, 90-84

For Washington, John Wall had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 8-22 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 29-22.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −13−8−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.3points, today vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
11.72010–11 avg27Today

27 points today in 32 minutes, against 11.7 a game in 2010–11 (80 games).

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
26.02010–11 avg15.0Last 2

15.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.0 in 2010–11 (66 games). Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
16.12010–11 avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 2010–11 (25 games). Line: 6 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Dallas by 22.

CHA over MIL1NOH over PHX1OKC over MIN4POR over PHI4NJN over WAS6TOR over CLE8GSW over CHI8ORL over HOU9SAC over LAL9IND over DET12SAS over MEM13DEN over DAL22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 30, 33Thunder-Wolves · W
31.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 2 games: 28, 29Lakers-Kings · L
28.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 2 games: 14, 28Thunder-Wolves · W
21.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Marcus ThorntonKings-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ty LawsonNuggets-Mavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 2 games: 15, 26Warriors-Bulls · W
20.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST