FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 15, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by MIN (vs DAL) and MEM (vs UTA).

Final · Box score
Warriors115
Hawks93
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +22
Final · Box score
Magic107
Bobcats98
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Pistons77
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Wizards72
Heat102
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +33; Q4 MIA +30
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Knicks103
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Nets82
Bulls83
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +1
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs106
Wolves114
Q1 MIN -10; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Bucks85
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +26
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Jazz86
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -10; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +13
The lead · Mavs-Wolves

Minnesota pulls away in overtime to beat Dallas

Kyrie Irving goes for 41 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10+9+100+8MIN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs321325324106
Wolves2232262212114
Who led
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 11, 14, 6, 14, 4, 22, 31, 21MIN21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Alexey ShvedPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 17, 16, 17, 11, 7, 8, 13, 18MIN18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 27, 11, 23, 40, 19, 24, 10, 20DAL20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 8 games: 2, 15, 2, 7, 11, 10, 8, 20DAL20 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Washington by 30, the widest margin of 10 games.

NYK over CLE1CHI over BKN1MIN over DAL8ORL over CHA9IND over DET11MEM over UTA13SAS over BOS15GSW over ATL22LAC over MIL26MIA over WAS30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Bulls14
Magic-Bobcats9
Cavs-Knicks9
Grizzlies-Jazz8
Warriors-Hawks5
Clippers-Bucks5
Celtics-Spurs5
Pacers-Pistons2
Wizards-Heat0
Shot of the night

Belinelli's jumper with 22 seconds left breaks the tie, 83-82 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Wolves combined for 220, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WolvesMavs 106, Wolves 114
220
Warriors-HawksWarriors 115, Hawks 93
208
Cavs-KnicksCavs 102, Knicks 103
205
Magic-BobcatsMagic 107, Bobcats 98
205
Clippers-BucksClippers 111, Bucks 85
196
Celtics-SpursCeltics 88, Spurs 103
191
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 99, Jazz 86
185
Wizards-HeatWizards 72, Heat 102
174
Pacers-PistonsPacers 88, Pistons 77
165
Nets-BullsNets 82, Bulls 83
165
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-KnicksCavs 102, Knicks 103
+1 NYK
Nets-BullsNets 82, Bulls 83
+1 CHI
Mavs-WolvesMavs 106, Wolves 114
+8 MIN
Magic-BobcatsMagic 107, Bobcats 98
+9 ORL
Pacers-PistonsPacers 88, Pistons 77
+11 IND
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 99, Jazz 86
+13 MEM
Celtics-SpursCeltics 88, Spurs 103
+15 SAS
Warriors-HawksWarriors 115, Hawks 93
+22 GSW
Clippers-BucksClippers 111, Bucks 85
+26 LAC
Wizards-HeatWizards 72, Heat 102
+30 MIA
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-WolvesMIN won · Mavs 106, Wolves 114
10 pts
Grizzlies-JazzMEM won · Grizzlies 99, Jazz 86
10 pts
Cavs-KnicksNYK won · Cavs 102, Knicks 103
1 pt
Nets-BullsCHI won · Nets 82, Bulls 83
1 pt
Chandler shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNYK · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
BarnesLAC · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
LandryGSW · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
David LeeGSW · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
JordanLAC · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 102Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28172829102
Knicks27213025103
The story
Raymond Felton had 25 points as New York beat Cleveland 103-102

CJ Miles led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-20 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Knicks took the second 21-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+3+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 82Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2417212082
Bulls2323211683
The story
Chicago beat Brooklyn 83-82 behind 12 points and 10 rebounds from Joakim Noah

Deron Williams paced Brooklyn: 24 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 4-12 FG

The swing

A 23-17 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+5+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 106Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs321325324106
Wolves2232262212114
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 14 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Dallas, 114-106 in OT

For Dallas, Shawn Marion had 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 4-10 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 32-13.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −10+9+100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg44.5Today

44 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 41

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 20, 34, 26, 9, 28, 9, 26, 41Cavs-Knicks · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 9, 2000: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 22, 25, 16, 23, 24, 17, 13, 32Bobcats-Magic · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 8, 17, 38, 15, 18, 18, 10, 25Grizzlies-Jazz · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 23, 17, 27, 27, 10, 8, 19, 25Knicks-Cavs · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 10, 33, 23, 18, 18, 12, 17, 24Nets-Bulls · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 23, 21, 26, 31, 24, 27, 31, 23Heat-Wizards · W
25.4 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheBKN+4.5 16.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Marco BelinelliCHI+4.5 13.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
David LeeGSW+3.9 23.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+3.8 31.6 last 10 · 27.9 season
Evan TurnerPHI+3.5 18.9 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dorell WrightPHI−2.7 4.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−2.7 6.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Carl LandryGSW−2.7 10.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−2.6 14.0 last 10 · 16.6 season