FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 31, 2011Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed GSW by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–79.

Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Lakers92
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Pistons96
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Rockets95
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Suns97
Thunder107
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Kings92
Q1 NYK +15; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Warriors79
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +28
On this day · 2010–11Dec 31, 2010: 8 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Rockets), 37 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Warriors

Philadelphia routs Golden State by 28

Andrew Bynum goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+8+18+28PHI AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers19312235107
Warriors2517122579
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 4 games: 25, 13, 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 4 games: 10, 15, 9, 18PHI18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 3 games: 4, 21, 21GSW21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
David LeePoints, last 4 games: 21, 22, 13, 19GSW19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers16
Pacers-Pistons6
Knicks-Kings4
Sixers-Warriors2
Hawks-Rockets0
Suns-Thunder0
Jazz-Spurs0
The night in charts
Knicks-Kings combined for 206, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-KingsKnicks 114, Kings 92
206
Suns-ThunderSuns 97, Thunder 107
204
Jazz-SpursJazz 89, Spurs 104
193
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 107, Warriors 79
186
Pacers-PistonsPacers 88, Pistons 96
184
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 89, Lakers 92
181
Hawks-RocketsHawks 84, Rockets 95
179
LAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 89, Lakers 92
+3 LAL
Pacers-PistonsPacers 88, Pistons 96
+8 DET
Suns-ThunderSuns 97, Thunder 107
+10 OKC
Hawks-RocketsHawks 84, Rockets 95
+11 HOU
Jazz-SpursJazz 89, Spurs 104
+15 SAS
Knicks-KingsKnicks 114, Kings 92
+22 NYK
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 107, Warriors 79
+28 PHI
PHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WarriorsPHI won · Sixers 107, Warriors 79
6 pts
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 89, Lakers 92
2 pts
Manu shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManuSAS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
BynumLAL · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
PauLAL · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BudingerHOU · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MonroeDET · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 89Lakers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2322261889
Lakers2224232392
The story
Kobe Bryant had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Denver 92-89

Timofey Mozgov led Denver with 10 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 6-18 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 23-18.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+1−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 89Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1821212989
Spurs23312921104
The story
San Antonio beat Utah 104-89 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from DeJuan Blair

Josh Howard paced Utah: 18 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 31-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +5+15+23+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson topped the game at 40.2 FPTS: 21 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 114Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks35212236114
Kings2022232792
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 23 points carried New York past Sacramento, 114-92

For Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins had 11 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-20, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +15+14+13+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.7points, today vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
11.32010–11 avg29Today

29 points today in 32 minutes, against 11.3 a game in 2010–11 (54 games).

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
28.62010–11 avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 2010–11 (80 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Lakers

Lakers win a tight one over Denver

92–89. Neither team led by more than 3 at any break. Andrew Bynum led Lakers with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over DEN3DET over IND8OKC over PHX10HOU over ATL11SAS over UTA15NYK over SAC22PHI over GSW28Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over DEN.
Top performances

Andrew Bynum leads the day with 29

Andrew BynumLakers-Nuggets · W
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 4 games: 4, 25, 21, 27Rockets-Hawks · W
19.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 4 games: 37, 13, 27, 23Knicks-Kings · W
25.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 4 games: 25, 13, 20, 23Sixers-Warriors · W
20.2 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 4 games: 24, 24, 8, 23Spurs-Jazz · W
19.8 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 4 games: 7, 2, 13, 22Knicks-Kings · W
11.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST