FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 27, 2011Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 101–79.

Final · Box score
Hawks106
Nets70
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +22; Q3 ATL +22; Q4 ATL +36
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Heat115
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Bucks98
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Kings79
Blazers101
Q1 POR -2; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +22
Final · Box score
Jazz71
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +25
On this day · 2010–11Dec 27, 2010: 10 games. Top scorer: Tyreke Evans (Kings-Clippers), 32 points.
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The lead · Kings-Blazers

Portland rolls past Sacramento, 101–79

Kevin Love goes for 31 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+9+22POR AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2521191479
Blazers23232827101
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 2 games: 21, 25POR25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 2 games: 25, 24POR24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 2 games: 12, 16SAC16 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 2 games: 27, 14SAC14 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Blazers10
Wolves-Bucks6
Jazz-Lakers3
Celtics-Heat1
Hawks-Nets0
The night in charts
Celtics-Heat combined for 222, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HeatCeltics 107, Heat 115
222
Wolves-BucksWolves 95, Bucks 98
193
Kings-BlazersKings 79, Blazers 101
180
Hawks-NetsHawks 106, Nets 70
176
Jazz-LakersJazz 71, Lakers 96
167
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-BucksWolves 95, Bucks 98
+3 MIL
Celtics-HeatCeltics 107, Heat 115
+8 MIA
Kings-BlazersKings 79, Blazers 101
+22 POR
Jazz-LakersJazz 71, Lakers 96
+25 LAL
Hawks-NetsHawks 106, Nets 70
+36 ATL
Bosh shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Gerald WallacePOR · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
RidnourMIN · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AldridgePOR · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Ray AllenBOS · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 95Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3018202795
Bucks3228191998
The story
Brandon Jennings had 24 points as Milwaukee beat Minnesota 98-95

Luke Ridnour led Minnesota with 17 PTS, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2+12+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 107Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27272924107
Heat30392224115
The story
Dwyane Wade's 24 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Boston, 115-107

For Boston, Ray Allen had 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 BLK, 1 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 39-27, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+15+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 71Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1714152571
Lakers1823302596
The story
Los Angeles beat Utah 96-71 behind 22 points from Pau Gasol

Paul Millsap paced Utah: 18 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 30-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +1+10+25+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.9points, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
10.62010–11 avg26.5Last 2

26.5 points a game over his last two games, against 10.6 in 2010–11 (68 games). Today: 22 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
29.02010–11 avg10.7Last 2

10.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.0 in 2010–11 (82 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
13.42010–11 avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 2010–11 (35 games). Line: 0 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Bucks

Milwaukee leads Minnesota wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 98–95. Best quarter: the first, 32–30. Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over MIN3MIA over BOS8POR over SAC22LAL over UTA25ATL over NJN36Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over MIN.
Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 31

Kevin LovePoints, last 2 games: 22, 31Wolves-Bucks · L
26.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 2 games: 20, 28Celtics-Heat · L
24.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 3 games: 28, 29, 26Lakers-Jazz · W
27.7 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 2 games: 37, 26Heat-Celtics · W
31.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 2 games: 21, 25Blazers-Kings · W
23.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 2 games: 22, 24Bucks-Wolves · W
23.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST