FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 3, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed UTA by 12 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final · OT · Box score
Blazers118
Bobcats112
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -5; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +6
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Pistons89
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Bucks81
Hornets102
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +21
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Jazz104
Q1 LAC -12; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -10; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Magic102
Warriors94
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +8
The lead · Clippers-Jazz

Blake Griffin scores 30, Clippers rally past Utah

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 25 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-7-10+1LAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers19322232105
Jazz31272521104
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 16, 23, 14, 22, 4, 18, 14, 30LAC30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 11, 20, 13, 12, 10, 11, 17, 20LAC20 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 14, 12, 12, 8, 1, 13, 16, 20UTA20 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 14, 8, 17, 11, 7, 12, 20, 19UTA19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New Orleans by 21.

LAC over UTA1DEN over TOR3POR over CHA6ORL over GSW8DET over CLE10NOH over MIL21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Hornets13
Blazers-Bobcats7
Raptors-Nuggets7
Magic-Warriors7
Clippers-Jazz6
Cavs-Pistons1
The night in charts
Blazers-Bobcats combined for 230, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 118, Bobcats 112
230
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 110, Nuggets 113
223
Clippers-JazzClippers 105, Jazz 104
209
Magic-WarriorsMagic 102, Warriors 94
196
Bucks-HornetsBucks 81, Hornets 102
183
Cavs-PistonsCavs 79, Pistons 89
168
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-JazzClippers 105, Jazz 104
+1 LAC
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 110, Nuggets 113
+3 DEN
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 118, Bobcats 112
+6 POR
Magic-WarriorsMagic 102, Warriors 94
+8 ORL
Cavs-PistonsCavs 79, Pistons 89
+10 DET
Bucks-HornetsBucks 81, Hornets 102
+21 NOH
LAC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-JazzLAC won · Clippers 105, Jazz 104
12 pts
Blazers-BobcatsPOR won · Blazers 118, Bobcats 112
8 pts
Robin Lopez shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezNOH · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
AldridgePOR · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
BlakeLAC · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
Ryan AndersonNOH · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
FoyeUTA · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 105Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers19322232105
Jazz31272521104
The story
Jamal Crawford had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Utah 105-104

Mo Williams led Utah with 20 PTS, 12 AST 20 PTS, 4 AST · 7-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 32-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −12−7−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Nuggets
Raptors 110Nuggets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24203135110
Nuggets29322824113
The story
Denver beat Toronto 113-110 behind 17 points from JaVale McGee

DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 4-5 FG

The swing

A 32-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+17+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry topped the game at 44.6 FPTS: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Blazers-Bobcats
Blazers 118Bobcats 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2625193216118
Bobcats3420212710112
The story
Damian Lillard's 24 points and 9 assists carried Portland past Charlotte, 118-112 in OT

For Charlotte, Kemba Walker had 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 6-16 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Trail Blazers took it 16-10.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8−3−50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
30.32011–12 avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 2011–12 (20 games). Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 30

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 16, 23, 14, 22, 4, 18, 14, 30Clippers-Jazz · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 8, 13, 4, 19, 9, 26, 19, 29Bobcats-Blazers · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 18, 12, 13, 32, 17, 23, 21, 25Blazers-Bobcats · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 22, 31, 25, 6, 20, 20, 20, 25Warriors-Magic · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 10, 19, 23, 6, 18, 18, 13, 25Bucks-Hornets · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 24, 28, 13, 12, 20, 8, 24, 24Blazers-Bobcats · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST