FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 28, 2011Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHA by 15 at halftime and won 96–95.

Final · Box score
Pacers90
Raptors85
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Heat96
Bobcats95
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA -15; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Hawks101
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Pistons89
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Grizzlies95
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Celtics78
Hornets97
Q1 NOH +6; Q2 NOH +9; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +19
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Spurs115
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Suns83
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Warriors92
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2010–11Dec 28, 2010: 7 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Knicks), 40 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bobcats

LeBron James drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over Charlotte

Kevin Durant goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-1+1MIA AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2025242796
Bobcats3228102595
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 37, 26, 35MIA35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 3 games: 4, 18, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 2 games: 18, 21CHA21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 2 games: 19, 20CHA20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Warriors8
Sixers-Suns6
Pacers-Raptors5
Thunder-Grizzlies4
Heat-Bobcats3
Celtics-Hornets3
Jazz-Nuggets3
Cavs-Pistons1
Clippers-Spurs1
Wizards-Hawks0
Shot of the night

D Wade's jumper with 2.9 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 96-95 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Nuggets combined for 217, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 100, Nuggets 117
217
Clippers-SpursClippers 90, Spurs 115
205
Cavs-PistonsCavs 105, Pistons 89
194
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 98, Grizzlies 95
193
Heat-BobcatsHeat 96, Bobcats 95
191
Sixers-SunsSixers 103, Suns 83
186
Wizards-HawksWizards 83, Hawks 101
184
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 90, Raptors 85
175
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 78, Hornets 97
175
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 78, Warriors 92
170
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BobcatsHeat 96, Bobcats 95
+1 MIA
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 98, Grizzlies 95
+3 OKC
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 90, Raptors 85
+5 IND
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 78, Warriors 92
+14 GSW
Cavs-PistonsCavs 105, Pistons 89
+16 CLE
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 100, Nuggets 117
+17 DEN
Wizards-HawksWizards 83, Hawks 101
+18 ATL
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 78, Hornets 97
+19 NOH
Sixers-SunsSixers 103, Suns 83
+20 PHI
Clippers-SpursClippers 90, Spurs 115
+25 SAS
MIA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 96, Bobcats 95
15 pts
Knicks-WarriorsGSW won · Knicks 78, Warriors 92
6 pts
Knight shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnightDET · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
HilarioDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
HarringtonDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL
73% (8-11)
BlairSAS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
McGeeWAS · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Heat-Bobcats
Heat 96Bobcats 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2025242796
Bobcats3228102595
The story
Chris Bosh had 25 points as Miami beat Charlotte 96-95

Gerald Henderson led Charlotte with 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Heat took the third 24-10.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −12−15−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 98Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2331182698
Grizzlies2029212595
The story
Zach Randolph had 24 points and 12 rebounds, but Oklahoma City won 98-95

Rudy Gay chipped in 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB · 7-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-20, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+5+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 90Raptors 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1820252790
Raptors1123213085
The story
Indiana beat Toronto 90-85 behind 21 points from Danny Granger

Andrea Bargnani paced Toronto: 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 18-11 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+4+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, today vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
8.92010–11 avg21Today

21 points today in 38 minutes, against 8.9 a game in 2010–11 (83 games).

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
29.02010–11 avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 2010–11 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
14.62010–11 avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 2010–11 (47 games). Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Clippers by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIA over CHA1OKC over MEM3IND over TOR5GSW over NYK14CLE over DET16DEN over UTA17ATL over WAS18NOH over BOS19PHI over PHX20SAS over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 37, 26, 35Heat-Bobcats · W
32.7 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 30, 33, 32Thunder-Grizzlies · W
31.7 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 2 games: 22, 28Clippers-Spurs · L
25.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 2 games: 8, 25Nuggets-Jazz · W
16.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 3 games: 4, 18, 25Heat-Bobcats · W
15.7 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 2 games: 14, 25Pistons-Cavs · L
19.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST