FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 10, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 134–126.

Final · Box score
Warriors104
Bobcats96
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Sixers104
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Heat101
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +9
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs134
Rockets126
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Kings96
Mavs119
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Raptors74
Blazers92
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +18
The lead · Spurs-Rockets

San Antonio outlasts Houston in overtime

Jeremy Lin goes for 38 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+1-20+8SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs2341272914134
Rockets273630276126
Who led
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 13, 19, 20, 13, 22, 12, 5, 29SAS29 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 32, 15, 14, 30, 22, 17, 22, 27SAS27 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 13, 16, 6, 19, 4, 4, 7, 38HOU38 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Omer AsikPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 18, 13, 17, 14, 10, 0, 6, 21HOU21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Heat19
Spurs-Rockets15
Pistons-Sixers13
Raptors-Blazers8
Kings-Mavs4
Warriors-Bobcats0
The night in charts
Spurs-Rockets combined for 260, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 134, Rockets 126
260
Kings-MavsKings 96, Mavs 119
215
Pistons-SixersPistons 97, Sixers 104
201
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 104, Bobcats 96
200
Hawks-HeatHawks 92, Heat 101
193
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 74, Blazers 92
166
PHI won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pistons-SixersPistons 97, Sixers 104
+7 PHI
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 104, Bobcats 96
+8 GSW
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 134, Rockets 126
+8 SAS
Hawks-HeatHawks 92, Heat 101
+9 MIA
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 74, Blazers 92
+18 POR
Kings-MavsKings 96, Mavs 119
+23 DAL
SAS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 134, Rockets 126
4 pts
Pistons-SixersPHI won · Pistons 97, Sixers 104
3 pts
Raptors-BlazersPOR won · Raptors 74, Blazers 92
1 pt
D Wade shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
85% (11-13)
David LeeGSW · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KamanDAL · 18 PTS, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 20 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
LeBronMIA · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 97Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2128262297
Sixers25213028104
The story
Philadelphia beat Detroit 104-97 behind 25 points and 8 assists from Jrue Holiday

Brandon Knight paced Detroit: 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 11-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4−3+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 134Rockets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2341272914134
Rockets273630276126
The story
Tony Parker had a 27-12-12 triple-double as San Antonio beat Houston 134-126 in OT

Omer Asik led Houston with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST · 9-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the overtime 14-6.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4+1−20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Blazers
Raptors 74Blazers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1921191574
Blazers1826202892
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 30 points and 12 rebounds carried Portland past Toronto, 92-74

For Toronto, Ed Davis had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 12 REB · 11-19 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-15, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+4+5+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Dallas by 23.

PHI over DET7GSW over CHA8SAS over HOU8MIA over ATL9POR over TOR18DAL over SAC23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jeremy Lin leads the day with 38

Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 13, 16, 6, 19, 4, 4, 7, 38Rockets-Spurs · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 32, 17, 23, 21, 25, 18, 17, 30Blazers-Raptors · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 13, 19, 20, 13, 22, 12, 5, 29Spurs-Rockets · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 32, 15, 14, 30, 22, 17, 22, 27Spurs-Rockets · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Baron Davis LAC, Jan 12, 2010: 27 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 20, 20, 20, 25, 22, 28, 22, 27Warriors-Bobcats · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 28, 30, 23, 21, 26, 31, 24, 27Heat-Hawks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony ParkerSAS+4.9 23.8 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brandon KnightDET+4.5 19.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Antawn JamisonLAL+4.3 12.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI+3.9 18.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
David LeeGSW+3.5 22.3 last 10 · 18.8 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
Harrison BarnesGSW−2.6 6.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.3 13.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Dorell WrightPHI−2.3 4.8 last 10 · 7.1 season