FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 5, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIL by 6 at halftime and won 110–99.

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Bobcats98
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Pacers99
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Celtics104
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Pistons97
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Cavs85
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Hornets87
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Spurs110
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Magic81
Jazz87
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Kings107
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +22
The lead · Bucks-Spurs

San Antonio handles Milwaukee by 11

Kyle Lowry goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-60+11SAS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3226182399
Spurs29232434110
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 11, 26, 33, 32, 15, 14, 30, 22SAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 12, 8, 4, 13, 19, 20, 13, 22SAS22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 9, 17, 10, 17, 18, 17, 17, 21MIL21 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 4, 4, 6, 18, 0, 15, 2, 17MIL17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Kings13
Nuggets-Hawks12
Wolves-Celtics9
Bucks-Spurs9
Knicks-Bobcats8
Blazers-Pacers4
Magic-Jazz4
Bulls-Cavs3
Lakers-Hornets2
Mavs-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Smith's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Hawks combined for 212, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 104, Hawks 108
212
Bucks-SpursBucks 99, Spurs 110
209
Raptors-KingsRaptors 100, Kings 107
207
Mavs-ClippersMavs 90, Clippers 112
202
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 104, Pistons 97
201
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 100, Bobcats 98
198
Wolves-CelticsWolves 94, Celtics 104
198
Blazers-PacersBlazers 92, Pacers 99
191
Lakers-HornetsLakers 103, Hornets 87
190
Bulls-CavsBulls 95, Cavs 85
180
Magic-JazzMagic 81, Jazz 87
168
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 100, Bobcats 98
+2 NYK
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 104, Hawks 108
+4 ATL
Magic-JazzMagic 81, Jazz 87
+6 UTA
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 104, Pistons 97
+7 GSW
Blazers-PacersBlazers 92, Pacers 99
+7 IND
Raptors-KingsRaptors 100, Kings 107
+7 SAC
Wolves-CelticsWolves 94, Celtics 104
+10 BOS
Bulls-CavsBulls 95, Cavs 85
+10 CHI
Bucks-SpursBucks 99, Spurs 110
+11 SAS
Lakers-HornetsLakers 103, Hornets 87
+16 LAL
Mavs-ClippersMavs 90, Clippers 112
+22 LAC
SAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SpursSAS won · Bucks 99, Spurs 110
6 pts
Wolves-CelticsBOS won · Wolves 94, Celtics 104
4 pts
Lakers-HornetsLAL won · Lakers 103, Hornets 87
3 pts
Knicks-BobcatsNYK won · Knicks 100, Bobcats 98
3 pts
Blazers-PacersIND won · Blazers 92, Pacers 99
2 pts
Chandler shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNYK · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
LawsonDEN · 32 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 1 REB
75% (12-16)
WestIND · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
TerryBOS · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
KlayGSW · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Bobcats
Knicks 100Bobcats 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26252128100
Bobcats2429222398
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 23 points as New York beat Charlotte 100-98

Gerald Henderson led Charlotte with 18 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 28-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2−2−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker led the game in fantasy with 46.9 FPTS (25 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Hawks
Nuggets 104Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26252726104
Hawks27283023108
The story
Al Horford's 25 points and 12 rebounds carried Atlanta past Denver, 108-104

For Denver, Ty Lawson had 32 PTS, 7 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 12-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-25, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1+4+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Jazz
Magic 81Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1519232481
Jazz2421231987
The story
Utah beat Orlando 87-81 behind 22 points from Paul Millsap

Glen Davis paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +9+11+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Celtics

Boston beats Minnesota, 104–94

Boston led 79–72 after three and won by 10. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over CHA2ATL over DEN4UTA over ORL6IND over POR7GSW over DET7SAC over TOR7BOS over MIN10CHI over CLE10SAS over MIL11LAL over NOH16LAC over DAL22Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIN.
Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 34

Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 21, 19, 20, 7, 12, 15, 24, 34Raptors-Kings · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 18, 18, 17, 16, 17, 9, 16, 32Nuggets-Hawks · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 19, 14, 28, 19, 16, 20, 16, 31Jazz-Magic · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 17, 34, 16, 17, 7, 21, 22, 31Hornets-Lakers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39, 29Lakers-Hornets · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 7, 23, 16, 24, 21, 22, 8, 27Warriors-Pistons · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST