FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 29, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 104–102.

Final · Box score
Nets78
Magic94
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Thunder104
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Blazers111
Q1 POR +13; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Kings98
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +17
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The lead · Mavs-Thunder

Kevin Durant posts 30 and 11 as OKC beats Dallas

Dwight Howard goes for 24 rebounds

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+4+2+2OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29232426102
Thunder28282226104
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 30, 33, 32, 30OKC30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 4 games: 14, 28, 4, 16OKC16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 3 games: 21, 20, 29DAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 3 games: 23, 6, 16DAL16 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Thunder15
Nuggets-Blazers7
Bulls-Kings3
Nets-Magic2
Knicks-Lakers2
Spurs-Rockets0
Shot of the night

KD's three at the buzzer puts the Thunder ahead, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 213, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 102, Blazers 111
213
Bulls-KingsBulls 108, Kings 98
206
Mavs-ThunderMavs 102, Thunder 104
206
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 85, Rockets 105
190
Knicks-LakersKnicks 82, Lakers 99
181
Nets-MagicNets 78, Magic 94
172
OKC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Mavs-ThunderMavs 102, Thunder 104
+2 OKC
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 102, Blazers 111
+9 POR
Bulls-KingsBulls 108, Kings 98
+10 CHI
Nets-MagicNets 78, Magic 94
+16 ORL
Knicks-LakersKnicks 82, Lakers 99
+17 LAL
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 85, Rockets 105
+20 HOU
Scola shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaHOU · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
LawsonDEN · 25 PTS, 8 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST
63% (10-16)
FeltonPOR · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
63% (10-16)
KDOKC · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
MatthewsPOR · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 102Thunder 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29232426102
Thunder28282226104
The story
Serge Ibaka had 16 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 104-102

Jason Terry led Dallas with 16 PTS, 9 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Thunder took the second 28-23.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1+4+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 102Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets17362623102
Blazers30233028111
The story
Portland beat Denver 111-102 behind 25 points from Wesley Matthews

Andre Miller paced Denver: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +130+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ty Lawson topped the game at 57.3 FPTS: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 78Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1628181678
Magic2822251994
The story
Ryan Anderson's 22 points carried Orlando past New Jersey, 94-78

For New Jersey, MarShon Brooks had 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-16, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +12+6+13+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
11.72010–11 avg22.3Last 3

22.3 points a game over his last three games, against 11.7 in 2010–11 (80 games). Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
24.62010–11 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 2010–11 (73 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
24.32010–11 avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in 2010–11 (73 games). Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 20.

OKC over DAL2POR over DEN9CHI over SAC10ORL over NJN16LAL over NYK17HOU over SAS20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 30

Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 30, 33, 32, 30Thunder-Mavs · W
31.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 3 games: 21, 20, 29Mavs-Thunder · L
23.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 28, 29, 26, 28Lakers-Knicks · W
27.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 37, 13, 27Knicks-Lakers · L
25.7 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 3 games: 27, 15, 25Nuggets-Blazers · L
22.3 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 3 games: 16, 8, 25Blazers-Nuggets · W
16.3 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST