FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 12, 2012Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by OKC (vs NOH) and BKN (vs TOR) and MIN (vs DEN).

Final · Box score
Cavs81
Pacers96
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Magic80
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Nets94
Raptors88
Q1 BKN -7; Q2 BKN -8; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Bobcats94
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Heat95
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Sixers89
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +7
Final · 2OT · Box score
Mavs115
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Kings85
Bucks98
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Wolves108
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Thunder92
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Suns82
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Jazz99
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +3
The lead · Nuggets-Wolves

Minnesota climbs back to beat Denver

Tim Duncan goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1+7+3MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29212035105
Wolves21302631108
Who led
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 17, 16, 11, 14, 6, 14, 4, 22MIN22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 26, 18, 7, 10, 11, 14, 8, 18MIN18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 10, 8, 18, 5, 4, 10, 3, 26DEN26 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 20, 19, 13, 16, 9, 21, 9, 24DEN24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Wolves15
Warriors-Heat14
Grizzlies-Suns13
Bulls-Sixers12
Hornets-Thunder9
Wizards-Rockets5
Spurs-Jazz3
Nets-Raptors2
Hawks-Magic2
Clippers-Bobcats2
Kings-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Green's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Celtics combined for 232, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-CelticsMavs 115, Celtics 117
232
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 105, Wolves 108
213
Spurs-JazzSpurs 96, Jazz 99
195
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 100, Bobcats 94
194
Wizards-RocketsWizards 93, Rockets 99
192
Warriors-HeatWarriors 97, Heat 95
192
Bulls-SixersBulls 96, Sixers 89
185
Kings-BucksKings 85, Bucks 98
183
Nets-RaptorsNets 94, Raptors 88
182
Hornets-ThunderHornets 88, Thunder 92
180
Cavs-PacersCavs 81, Pacers 96
177
Hawks-MagicHawks 86, Magic 80
166
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 80, Suns 82
162
6 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 80, Suns 82
+2 PHX
Mavs-CelticsMavs 115, Celtics 117
+2 BOS
Warriors-HeatWarriors 97, Heat 95
+2 GSW
Spurs-JazzSpurs 96, Jazz 99
+3 UTA
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 105, Wolves 108
+3 MIN
Hornets-ThunderHornets 88, Thunder 92
+4 OKC
Wizards-RocketsWizards 93, Rockets 99
+6 HOU
Hawks-MagicHawks 86, Magic 80
+6 ATL
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 100, Bobcats 94
+6 LAC
Nets-RaptorsNets 94, Raptors 88
+6 BKN
Bulls-SixersBulls 96, Sixers 89
+7 CHI
Kings-BucksKings 85, Bucks 98
+13 MIL
Cavs-PacersCavs 81, Pacers 96
+15 IND
OKC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-ThunderOKC won · Hornets 88, Thunder 92
8 pts
Nets-RaptorsBKN won · Nets 94, Raptors 88
8 pts
Nuggets-WolvesMIN won · Nuggets 105, Wolves 108
8 pts
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 81, Pacers 96
6 pts
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 80, Suns 82
6 pts
Ed Davis shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ed DavisTOR · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
OkaforWAS · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
CollisonDAL · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
NoahCHI · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
PekovicMIN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Celtics
Mavs 115Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Mavs25182726910115
Celtics27212820912117
The story
Paul Pierce had 34 points as Boston beat Dallas 117-115 in OT

Shawn Marion led Dallas with 16 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 11-25 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 21-18, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+5+600+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 96Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2816272596
Jazz2231182899
The story
Al Jefferson's 21 points carried Utah past San Antonio, 99-96

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 31-16.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Rockets
Wizards 93Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1725222993
Rockets2718233199
The story
Houston beat Washington 99-93 behind 31 points from James Harden

Emeka Okafor paced Washington: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10+3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games go down to the wire

Six of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 15.

GSW over MIA2BOS over DAL2PHX over MEM2MIN over DEN3UTA over SAS3OKC over NOH4ATL over ORL6BKN over TOR6LAC over CHA6HOU over WAS6CHI over PHI7MIL over SAC13IND over CLE15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 18, 37, 25, 20, 32, 36, 27, 35Thunder-Hornets · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 23, 14, 12, 19, 18, 27, 13, 34Celtics-Mavs · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 30, 23, 21, 26, 31, 24, 27, 31Heat-Warriors · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 28, 33, 24, 17, 18, 15, 29, 39, 31Rockets-Wizards · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 10, 8, 8, 10, 13, 15, 28, 28Cavs-Pacers · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 21, 22, 8, 27, 13, 23, 10, 27Warriors-Heat · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonLAL+5.2 13.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.4 23.4 last 10 · 19.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI+4.2 19.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Brandon KnightDET+4.2 18.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Andray BlatcheBKN+3.6 15.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season
Ramon SessionsCHA−2.7 11.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−2.7 6.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.6 12.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−2.5 14.6 last 10 · 17.1 season