FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 2, 2012Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · Box score
Suns99
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Magic113
Lakers103
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +10
The lead · Magic-Lakers

Arron Afflalo scores 30 as Orlando wins in Los Angeles

Carmelo Anthony goes for 34 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40-4+10ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic23292140113
Lakers27252526103
Who led
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 15, 6, 12, 19, 15, 16, 5, 30ORL30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 11, 11, 16, 15, 12, 16, 23ORL23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34LAL34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 28, 23, 7, 7, 15, 17, 28, 21LAL21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Suns-Knicks

New York never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–99. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Suns
Carmelo Anthony · NYKMarcin Gortat · PHXPTS3418REB610AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Lakers10
Suns-Knicks0
The night in charts
Magic-Lakers combined for 216, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-LakersMagic 113, Lakers 103
216
Suns-KnicksSuns 99, Knicks 106
205
NYK won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Suns-KnicksSuns 99, Knicks 106
+7 NYK
Magic-LakersMagic 113, Lakers 103
+10 ORL
Gortat shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatPHX · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
AfflaloORL · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
FeltonNYK · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
59% (10-17)
Glen DavisORL · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
53% (8-15)
VucevicORL · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
53% (8-15)
Final · Suns-Knicks
Suns 99Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2022302799
Knicks24353017106
The story
Raymond Felton had 23 points as New York beat Phoenix 106-99

Shannon Brown led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 35-22, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+17+17+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 113Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic23292140113
Lakers27252526103
The story
Glen Davis' 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Orlando past Los Angeles, 113-103

For Los Angeles, Metta World Peace had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 40-26.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −40−4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg35.5Today

35 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34Lakers-Magic · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 29, 23, 37, 29, 35, 29, 20, 34Knicks-Suns · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 15, 6, 12, 19, 15, 16, 5, 30Magic-Lakers · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 11, 11, 16, 15, 12, 16, 23Magic-Lakers · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 15, 18, 17, 14, 8, 12, 11, 23Knicks-Suns · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 28, 23, 7, 7, 15, 17, 28, 21Lakers-Magic · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST