FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 8, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MEM by 6 at halftime and won 93–83.

Final · Box score
Suns99
Clippers117
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +18
Final · Box score
Spurs132
Bobcats102
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +30
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Wizards97
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Sixers79
Celtics92
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Cavs97
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Heat106
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Bulls93
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Mavs116
Rockets109
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Grizzlies83
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Kings99
Blazers80
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +19
The lead · Hawks-Grizzlies

Atlanta makes it three straight

James Harden goes for 39 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6+13+10ATL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2120322093
Grizzlies2225132383
Who led
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 25, 10, 17, 17, 25, 16, 23, 24ATL24 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 9, 6, 18, 17, 18, 16, 9, 21ATL21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 14, 19, 17, 17, 20, 14, 13, 18MEM18 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 17, 19, 17, 8, 17, 38, 15, 18MEM18 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Clippers12
Knicks-Bulls11
Hornets-Heat7
Warriors-Wizards6
Spurs-Bobcats6
Pistons-Cavs6
Hawks-Grizzlies6
Mavs-Rockets2
Kings-Blazers2
Sixers-Celtics0
The night in charts
Spurs-Bobcats combined for 234, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 132, Bobcats 102
234
Mavs-RocketsMavs 116, Rockets 109
225
Suns-ClippersSuns 99, Clippers 117
216
Pistons-CavsPistons 104, Cavs 97
201
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 101, Wizards 97
198
Hornets-HeatHornets 90, Heat 106
196
Kings-BlazersKings 99, Blazers 80
179
Knicks-BullsKnicks 85, Bulls 93
178
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 93, Grizzlies 83
176
Sixers-CelticsSixers 79, Celtics 92
171
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 101, Wizards 97
+4 GSW
Mavs-RocketsMavs 116, Rockets 109
+7 DAL
Pistons-CavsPistons 104, Cavs 97
+7 DET
Knicks-BullsKnicks 85, Bulls 93
+8 CHI
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 93, Grizzlies 83
+10 ATL
Sixers-CelticsSixers 79, Celtics 92
+13 BOS
Hornets-HeatHornets 90, Heat 106
+16 MIA
Suns-ClippersSuns 99, Clippers 117
+18 LAC
Kings-BlazersKings 99, Blazers 80
+19 SAC
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 132, Bobcats 102
+30 SAS
ATL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-GrizzliesATL won · Hawks 93, Grizzlies 83
6 pts
Mavs-RocketsDAL won · Mavs 116, Rockets 109
5 pts
Suns-ClippersLAC won · Suns 99, Clippers 117
3 pts
Pistons-CavsDET won · Pistons 104, Cavs 97
3 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 90, Heat 106
1 pt
Parker shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
KGBOS · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Danny GreenSAS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
D WadeMIA · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ScolaPHX · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 101Wizards 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28222130101
Wizards2126232797
The story
David Lee's 24 points and 17 rebounds carried Golden State past Washington, 101-97

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 17 REB · 8-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-21, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7+3+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jordan Crawford was the fantasy play: 49.4 FPTS on 22 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 116Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs39242132116
Rockets24422320109
The story
Chris Kaman had 20 points as Dallas beat Houston 116-109

Toney Douglas led Houston with 13 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 39-24, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +15−3−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 99Clippers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3126261699
Clippers28352232117
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 117-99 behind 24 points from Blake Griffin

Luis Scola paced Phoenix: 18 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 32-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+6+2+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg15.8Last 3

15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg27.0Today

27 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Rockets

Dallas takes care of Houston

A 7-point win, 116–109. O.J. Mayo led Dallas with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over WAS4DET over CLE7DAL over HOU7CHI over NYK8ATL over MEM10BOS over PHI13MIA over NOH16LAC over PHX18SAC over POR19SAS over CHA30Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over HOU.
Top performances

O.J. Mayo leads the day with 40

O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 27, 13, 11, 4, 27, 11, 23, 40Mavs-Rockets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Mar 22, 2000: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Ties career high40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 28, 33, 24, 17, 18, 15, 29, 39Rockets-Mavs · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 26, 19, 10, 20, 17, 4, 21, 30Pistons-Cavs · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 14, 8, 12, 11, 23, 17, 27, 27Knicks-Bulls · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 6, 28, 18, 19, 34, 24, 13, 26Heat-Hornets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 21, 17, 31, 13, 22, 20, 30, 24Warriors-Wizards · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon KnightDET+4.3 18.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Antawn JamisonLAL+3.9 12.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Evan TurnerPHI+3.4 18.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
David LeeGSW+3.0 21.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI+2.8 17.7 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season
Dorell WrightPHI−2.5 4.8 last 10 · 7.3 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.3 12.7 last 10 · 15.0 season
Gerald GreenIND−2.0 5.1 last 10 · 7.1 season
Carl LandryGSW−2.0 11.2 last 10 · 13.2 season