FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 4, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAL by 13 at halftime and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
Wolves105
Sixers88
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Heat101
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Nets111
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Bulls76
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -13; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +2
Final · OT · Box score
Suns98
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +10
The lead · Lakers-Rockets

Houston climbs out of a 13-point hole against Lakers

Zach Randolph goes for 38 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13-10+2HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30282522105
Rockets22232834107
Who led
Toney DouglasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 5, 5, 11, 11, 3, 0, 8, 22HOU22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Greg SmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 6, 6, 8, 2, 5, 4, 13, 21HOU21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39LAL39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 23, 7, 7, 15, 17, 28, 21, 16LAL16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 17.

HOU over LAL2WAS over MIA4IND over CHI4OKC over BKN6MEM over PHX10MIN over PHI17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pacers-Bulls7
Thunder-Nets6
Suns-Grizzlies4
Heat-Wizards3
Lakers-Rockets3
Wolves-Sixers2
The night in charts
Thunder-Nets combined for 228, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-NetsThunder 117, Nets 111
228
Lakers-RocketsLakers 105, Rockets 107
212
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 98, Grizzlies 108
206
Heat-WizardsHeat 101, Wizards 105
206
Wolves-SixersWolves 105, Sixers 88
193
Pacers-BullsPacers 80, Bulls 76
156
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 105, Rockets 107
+2 HOU
Heat-WizardsHeat 101, Wizards 105
+4 WAS
Pacers-BullsPacers 80, Bulls 76
+4 IND
Thunder-NetsThunder 117, Nets 111
+6 OKC
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 98, Grizzlies 108
+10 MEM
Wolves-SixersWolves 105, Sixers 88
+17 MIN
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-RocketsHOU won · Lakers 105, Rockets 107
13 pts
Suns-GrizzliesMEM won · Suns 98, Grizzlies 108
7 pts
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 80, Bulls 76
2 pts
Bosh shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
RandolphMEM · 38 PTS, 22 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
68% (15-22)
IbakaOKC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
SeraphinWAS · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
O'NealPHX · 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 105Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30282522105
Rockets22232834107
The story
Toney Douglas had 22 points as Houston beat Los Angeles 107-105

Antawn Jamison led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 34-22.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −8−13−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 101Wizards 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat25292423101
Wizards30302223105
The story
Jordan Crawford's 22 points carried Washington past Miami, 105-101

For Miami, Chris Bosh had 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-25, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +5+6+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 70.6 FPTS on 26 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST

Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 98Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns25272022498
Grizzlies1827232614108
The story
Memphis beat Phoenix 108-98 in OT behind 14 points from Rudy Gay

Goran Dragic paced Phoenix: 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies settled it in overtime, 14-4.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7−7−40+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39Lakers-Rockets · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 18, 12, 17, 19, 17, 8, 17, 38Grizzlies-Suns · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 20, 6, 37, 15, 12, 4, 0, 34Pacers-Bulls · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 9, 11, 15, 16, 8, 11, 10, 33Nets-Thunder · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 35, 29, 37, 18, 37, 25, 20, 32Thunder-Nets · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 30, 27, 21, 28, 30, 23, 21, 26Heat-Wizards · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ja Morant MEM, Dec 7, 2022: 26 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
26 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST