FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 6, 2012Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHX by 4 at halftime and won 97–94.

Final · Box score
Knicks112
Heat92
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +20
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Suns94
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +3
The lead · Mavs-Suns

Dallas holds off Phoenix, 97–94

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4+7+3DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2317292897
Suns2321183294
Who led
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 27, 27, 13, 11, 4, 27, 11, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 14, 7, 19, 2, 12, 5, 8, 16DAL16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 23, 8, 4, 10, 8, 6, 6, 15PHX15 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 10, 19, 10, 13, 9, 19, 15PHX15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Knicks-Heat

New York rolls past Miami, 112–92

The Heat were held to 12 points in the fourth quarter. Raymond Felton led New York with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Heat
Raymond Felton · NYKLeBron James · MIAPTS2731REB410AST79Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Knicks-Heat9
Mavs-Suns5
The night in charts
Knicks-Heat combined for 204, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HeatKnicks 112, Heat 92
204
Mavs-SunsMavs 97, Suns 94
191
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-SunsMavs 97, Suns 94
+3 DAL
Knicks-HeatKnicks 112, Heat 92
+20 NYK
DAL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SunsDAL won · Mavs 97, Suns 94
4 pts
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 112, Heat 92
3 pts
Brandan Wright shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brandan WrightDAL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
ScolaPHX · 13 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
KamanDAL · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
LeBronMIA · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL
55% (11-20)
NovakNYK · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 97Suns 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2317292897
Suns2321183294
The story
O.J. Mayo had 23 points as Dallas beat Phoenix 97-94

Goran Dragic led Phoenix with 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 29-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−4+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Markieff Morris led the game in fantasy with 46.4 FPTS (17 REB, 15 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 112Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23303722112
Heat2627271292
The story
Raymond Felton's 27 points carried New York past Miami, 112-92

For Miami, Chris Bosh had 12 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 10-20 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-27, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −30+10+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg34.7Today

35 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 27, 21, 28, 30, 23, 21, 26, 31Heat-Knicks · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 17, 14, 8, 12, 11, 23, 17, 27Knicks-Heat · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 27, 27, 13, 11, 4, 27, 11, 23Mavs-Suns · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steve NovakPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 9, 18, 2, 19, 9, 12, 9, 18Knicks-Heat · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 14, 7, 19, 2, 12, 5, 8, 16Mavs-Suns · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Brandan WrightPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 8, 2, 6, 5, 3, 6, 2, 16Mavs-Suns · W
8.6 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonUTA+2.4 19.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Markieff MorrisPHX+2.3 11.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Brandon KnightDET+1.7 14.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
Kyle SinglerDET+0.6 10.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tayshaun PrinceDET+0.2 13.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Luis ScolaPHX−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Paul MillsapUTA−2.3 12.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Michael BeasleyPHX−1.8 9.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Shannon BrownPHX−1.4 10.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Goran DragicPHX−1.2 14.2 last 10 · 15.4 season