FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 1, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 16 after the first quarter and won 91–88.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Blazers118
Cavs117
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -4; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers 0; OT2 POR +1
Final · Box score
Nets89
Heat102
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Bulls93
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Rockets124
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Hornets79
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Bucks91
Q1 MIL -16; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies95
Spurs99
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -13; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Pistons77
Mavs92
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Warriors103
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Kings81
Clippers116
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +24; Q3 LAC +29; Q4 LAC +35
The lead · Celtics-Bucks

Milwaukee overcomes 16-point deficit, beats Boston 91–88

Larry Sanders goes for 18 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-10+3MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2721211988
Bucks1136222291
Who led
Larry SandersPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 4, 6, 0, 8, 2, 2, 10, 18MIL18 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 22, 31, 9, 17, 10, 17, 18, 17MIL17 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 19, 13, 19, 27, 23, 14, 12, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 9, 6, 5, 17, 1, 2, 19, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Sacramento by 35.

POR over CLE1MIL over BOS3SAS over MEM4CHI over PHI5HOU over UTA8GSW over IND11MIA over BKN13DAL over DET15OKC over NOH21LAC over SAC35Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Spurs17
Blazers-Cavs16
Pistons-Mavs14
Celtics-Bucks11
Pacers-Warriors11
Jazz-Rockets10
Sixers-Bulls8
Kings-Clippers2
Nets-Heat1
Thunder-Hornets1
Shot of the night

Batum's three at the buzzer of 2OT puts the Blazers ahead, 118-117 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 240, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 116, Rockets 124
240
Blazers-CavsBlazers 118, Cavs 117
235
Kings-ClippersKings 81, Clippers 116
197
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 92, Warriors 103
195
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 95, Spurs 99
194
Nets-HeatNets 89, Heat 102
191
Sixers-BullsSixers 88, Bulls 93
181
Thunder-HornetsThunder 100, Hornets 79
179
Celtics-BucksCeltics 88, Bucks 91
179
Pistons-MavsPistons 77, Mavs 92
169
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-CavsBlazers 118, Cavs 117
+1 POR
Celtics-BucksCeltics 88, Bucks 91
+3 MIL
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 95, Spurs 99
+4 SAS
Sixers-BullsSixers 88, Bulls 93
+5 CHI
Jazz-RocketsJazz 116, Rockets 124
+8 HOU
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 92, Warriors 103
+11 GSW
Nets-HeatNets 89, Heat 102
+13 MIA
Pistons-MavsPistons 77, Mavs 92
+15 DAL
Thunder-HornetsThunder 100, Hornets 79
+21 OKC
Kings-ClippersKings 81, Clippers 116
+35 LAC
MIL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 88, Bucks 91
16 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 95, Spurs 99
13 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 89, Heat 102
9 pts
Blazers-CavsPOR won · Blazers 118, Cavs 117
7 pts
Pistons-MavsDAL won · Pistons 77, Mavs 92
6 pts
Foye shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoyeUTA · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
Jeff GreenBOS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
D WadeMIA · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
HaywardUTA · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
BrandDAL · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 118Cavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Blazers212623211215118
Cavs282026171214117
The story
Damian Lillard's 24 points and 11 assists carried Portland past Cleveland, 118-117 in OT

For Cleveland, Tyler Zeller had 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 26-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −7−1−400+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Anderson Varejao was the fantasy play: 50.9 FPTS on 19 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST

Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 88Bucks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2721211988
Bucks1136222291
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 91-88 behind 17 points from Monta Ellis

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 6-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-21 second quarter erased a 16-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −16−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 95Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies22242714895
Spurs212415271299
The story
Tim Duncan had 27 points and 15 rebounds as San Antonio beat Memphis 99-95 in OT

Mike Conley led Memphis with 18 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 27-14.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−1−130+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
30.32011–12 avg18.7Last 2

18.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.3 in 2011–12 (20 games). Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 34

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 22, 8, 19, 6, 28, 18, 19, 34Heat-Nets · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 14, 11, 26, 33, 32, 15, 14, 30Spurs-Grizzlies · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 14, 20, 20, 22, 26, 14, 15, 27Spurs-Grizzlies · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 19, 19, 27, 27, 13, 11, 4, 27Mavs-Pistons · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 21, 14, 14, 19, 14, 10, 22, 25Bulls-Sixers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 16, 24, 28, 13, 12, 20, 8, 24Blazers-Cavs · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST