FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 9, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed DEN by 4 after three quarters and won 112–106.

Final · Box score
Raptors83
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +19
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Nets88
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Thunder104
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Knicks112
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Magic98
Suns90
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Jazz117
Lakers110
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
The lead · Nuggets-Knicks

Carmelo Anthony scores 34 in New York win over Denver

Brandon Jennings goes for 26 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+3-4+6NYK AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25332622106
Knicks23381932112
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 37, 29, 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34NYK34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 3, 17, 7, 6, 7, 11, 6, 17NYK17 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 17, 16, 17, 9, 16, 32, 2, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 9, 12, 20, 19, 13, 16, 9, 21DEN21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Magic-Suns

Phoenix's skid reaches seven

Orlando won 98–90; the Suns fall to 7–15. JJ Redick led Orlando with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · PHX
Wvs NOH111–108L@ PHI101–104W@ CLE91–78L@ DET77–117L@ TOR97–101L@ NYK99–106L@ MEM98–108Lvs DAL94–97L@ LAC99–117Lvs ORL90–98
Lead changes
Nuggets-Knicks13
Magic-Suns11
Jazz-Lakers6
Bucks-Nets1
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 227, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 117, Lakers 110
227
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 106, Knicks 112
218
Pacers-ThunderPacers 93, Thunder 104
197
Magic-SunsMagic 98, Suns 90
188
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 83, Clippers 102
185
Bucks-NetsBucks 97, Nets 88
185
NYK won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 106, Knicks 112
+6 NYK
Jazz-LakersJazz 117, Lakers 110
+7 UTA
Magic-SunsMagic 98, Suns 90
+8 ORL
Bucks-NetsBucks 97, Nets 88
+9 MIL
Pacers-ThunderPacers 93, Thunder 104
+11 OKC
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 83, Clippers 102
+19 LAC
NYK rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-KnicksNYK won · Nuggets 106, Knicks 112
4 pts
Raptors-ClippersLAC won · Raptors 83, Clippers 102
3 pts
Magic-SunsORL won · Magic 98, Suns 90
3 pts
Jazz-LakersUTA won · Jazz 117, Lakers 110
2 pts
Nicholson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NicholsonORL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
Mo WilliamsUTA · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Jordan HillLAL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
BlakeLAC · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
GallinariDEN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 106Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25332622106
Knicks23381932112
The story
Tyson Chandler had 15 points and 12 rebounds as New York beat Denver 112-106

Ty Lawson led Denver with 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 32-22.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2+3−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 97Nets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2523272297
Nets1813243388
The story
Monta Ellis' 24 points carried Milwaukee past Brooklyn, 97-88

For Brooklyn, Deron Williams had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-13, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+17+20+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Thunder
Pacers 93Thunder 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2234181993
Thunder25322720104
The story
Oklahoma City beat Indiana 104-93 behind 21 points from Russell Westbrook

Paul George paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+1+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 37, 29, 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34Knicks-Nuggets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39, 29, 35, 34Lakers-Jazz · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 37, 18, 37, 25, 20, 32, 36, 27Thunder-Pacers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 6, 18, 18, 13, 25, 14, 15, 26Bucks-Nets · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 5, 16, 13, 12, 13, 22, 20, 24Jazz-Lakers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 29, 12, 16, 23, 18, 14, 17, 24Raptors-Clippers · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonLAL+4.3 12.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Brandon KnightDET+4.3 18.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Evan TurnerPHI+3.4 18.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
David LeeGSW+3.0 21.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
David WestIND+2.8 20.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season
E'Twaun MooreORL−3.1 6.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Dorell WrightPHI−2.5 4.8 last 10 · 7.3 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.3 12.7 last 10 · 15.0 season
JR SmithNYK−2.2 11.4 last 10 · 13.7 season