FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 14, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed DET by 4 after three quarters and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
Sixers85
Pacers95
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Magic99
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Mavs74
Raptors95
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +21
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Wizards96
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pistons105
Nets107
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN -4; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets 0; OT2 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Cavs86
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Rockets101
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Hornets102
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Kings103
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Suns99
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +5
The lead · Pistons-Nets

Brooklyn needs two overtimes to survive Detroit

Kobe Bryant goes for 30 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-2+12-400+2BKN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pistons25223013105105
Nets23361417107107
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 22, 12, 17, 32, 6, 16, 23, 28BKN28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 20, 13, 14, 8, 16, 17, 9, 25BKN25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 20, 17, 4, 21, 30, 22, 20, 22DET22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 9, 8, 17, 24, 10, 19, 17, 19DET19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Sixers-Pacers

Indiana beats Philadelphia, 95–85

Indiana led 71–66 after three and won by 10. Paul George led Indiana with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over DET2MIL over CLE4DEN over MEM5LAL over WAS6IND over PHI10OKC over SAC10MIN over NOH11HOU over BOS12ORL over GSW14PHX over UTA15TOR over DAL21Final margin, points. Pink = IND over PHI.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nuggets21
Mavs-Raptors13
Pistons-Nets13
Wolves-Hornets8
Lakers-Wizards4
Bucks-Cavs4
Warriors-Magic2
Celtics-Rockets2
Kings-Thunder2
Jazz-Suns2
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 1 second left in 2OT breaks the tie, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Kings-Thunder combined for 216, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ThunderKings 103, Thunder 113
216
Wolves-HornetsWolves 113, Hornets 102
215
Pistons-NetsPistons 105, Nets 107
212
Lakers-WizardsLakers 102, Wizards 96
198
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 94, Nuggets 99
193
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 89, Rockets 101
190
Warriors-MagicWarriors 85, Magic 99
184
Jazz-SunsJazz 84, Suns 99
183
Sixers-PacersSixers 85, Pacers 95
180
Bucks-CavsBucks 90, Cavs 86
176
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 74, Raptors 95
169
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-NetsPistons 105, Nets 107
+2 BKN
Bucks-CavsBucks 90, Cavs 86
+4 MIL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 94, Nuggets 99
+5 DEN
Lakers-WizardsLakers 102, Wizards 96
+6 LAL
Sixers-PacersSixers 85, Pacers 95
+10 IND
Kings-ThunderKings 103, Thunder 113
+10 OKC
Wolves-HornetsWolves 113, Hornets 102
+11 MIN
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 89, Rockets 101
+12 HOU
Warriors-MagicWarriors 85, Magic 99
+14 ORL
Jazz-SunsJazz 84, Suns 99
+15 PHX
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 74, Raptors 95
+21 TOR
BKN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-NetsBKN won · Pistons 105, Nets 107
4 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 85, Pacers 95
2 pts
Celtics-RocketsHOU won · Celtics 89, Rockets 101
2 pts
Mavs-RaptorsTOR won · Mavs 74, Raptors 95
1 pt
Pekovic shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PekovicMIN · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
Isaiah ThomasSAC · 26 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DudleyPHX · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
IguodalaDEN · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
KDOKC · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 105Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pistons25223013105105
Nets23361417107107
The story
Gerald Wallace had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Brooklyn beat Detroit 107-105 in OT

Brandon Knight led Detroit with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Nets took the second 36-22.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −2+12−400+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 94Nuggets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1625282594
Nuggets1728243099
The story
Denver beat Memphis 99-94 behind 20 points from Andre Iguodala

Rudy Gay paced Memphis: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 8-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 102Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27312519102
Wizards2530142796
The story
Jodie Meeks' 24 points carried Los Angeles past Washington, 102-96

For Washington, Cartier Martin had 21 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-14, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
26.32011–12 avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 2011–12 (56 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg50.1Today

50 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 33

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 18, 17, 17, 21, 13, 24, 17, 33Bucks-Cavs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 18, 37, 25, 20, 32, 36, 27, 35, 31Thunder-Kings · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 16, 11, 14, 6, 14, 4, 22, 31Wolves-Hornets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 14, 34, 39, 29, 35, 34, 42, 31, 30Lakers-Wizards · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 22, 12, 17, 32, 6, 16, 23, 28Nets-Pistons · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 4, 0, 34, 22, 22, 17, 27, 28Pacers-Sixers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+3.8 31.6 last 10 · 27.9 season
Andray BlatcheBKN+3.7 15.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
David LeeGSW+3.6 22.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Evan TurnerPHI+3.5 18.9 last 10 · 15.4 season
Brandon KnightDET+3.5 18.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Ramon SessionsCHA−3.3 11.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.9 12.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Dorell WrightPHI−2.7 4.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−2.7 6.3 last 10 · 9.0 season