FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 17, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 102–93.

Final · Box score
Wolves93
Magic102
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -12; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Pistons76
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Knicks96
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Bulls71
Grizzlies80
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Thunder107
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Kings90
Suns101
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +11
The lead · Wolves-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 12-point hole against Minnesota

Serge Ibaka goes for 25 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12-4+9ORL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2932171593
Magic27222528102
Who led
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 24, 18, 20, 15, 10, 8, 20, 28ORL28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 22, 14, 6, 20, 13, 16, 14, 18ORL18 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 19, 15, 6, 19, 36, 8, 14, 23MIN23 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 14, 6, 14, 4, 22, 31, 21, 19MIN19 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Pistons11
Bulls-Grizzlies7
Wolves-Magic6
Rockets-Knicks5
Kings-Suns2
The night in charts
Rockets-Knicks combined for 205, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KnicksRockets 109, Knicks 96
205
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 93, Thunder 107
200
Wolves-MagicWolves 93, Magic 102
195
Kings-SunsKings 90, Suns 101
191
Clippers-PistonsClippers 88, Pistons 76
164
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 71, Grizzlies 80
151
ORL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Wolves-MagicWolves 93, Magic 102
+9 ORL
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 71, Grizzlies 80
+9 MEM
Kings-SunsKings 90, Suns 101
+11 PHX
Clippers-PistonsClippers 88, Pistons 76
+12 LAC
Rockets-KnicksRockets 109, Knicks 96
+13 HOU
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 93, Thunder 107
+14 OKC
ORL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MagicORL won · Wolves 93, Magic 102
12 pts
Kings-SunsPHX won · Kings 90, Suns 101
11 pts
Bulls-GrizzliesMEM won · Bulls 71, Grizzlies 80
9 pts
Rockets-KnicksHOU won · Rockets 109, Knicks 96
2 pts
Shannon Brown shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Shannon BrownPHX · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Glen DavisORL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
76% (13-17)
Kevin MartinOKC · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RedickORL · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
ScolaPHX · 14 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 93Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2932171593
Magic27222528102
The story
Glen Davis' 28 points carried Orlando past Minnesota, 102-93

For Minnesota, Andrei Kirilenko had 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 13-17 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 28-15.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−12−4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love was the fantasy play: 49.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 90Suns 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2232142290
Suns16273127101
The story
Marcin Gortat had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Phoenix beat Sacramento 101-90

Jimmer Fredette led Sacramento with 22 PTS, 3 REB 14 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Suns took the third 31-14.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6−11+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 93Thunder 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2622162993
Thunder30232925107
The story
Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 107-93 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Russell Westbrook

Nando De Colo paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 6-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+5+18+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
34.22011–12 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.2 in 2011–12 (41 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Season avg28.5Today

28 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: OKC by 14.

ORL over MIN9MEM over CHI9PHX over SAC11LAC over DET12HOU over NYK13OKC over SAS14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Chris Copeland leads the day with 29

Chris CopelandPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 6, 3, 5, 6, 8, 0, 11, 29Knicks-Rockets · L
5.7 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 15, 29, 39, 31, 21, 28, 28Rockets-Knicks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 24, 18, 20, 15, 10, 8, 20, 28Magic-Wolves · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 12, 5, 18, 14, 12, 7, 18, 25Thunder-Spurs · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 19, 15, 6, 19, 36, 8, 14, 23Wolves-Magic · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 23, 18, 25, 33, 21, 14, 13, 22Thunder-Spurs · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marco BelinelliCHI+5.4 14.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Andray BlatcheBKN+4.5 16.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
David LeeGSW+3.9 23.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+3.8 31.6 last 10 · 27.9 season
Brandon KnightDET+3.6 18.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−3.9 11.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dorell WrightPHI−2.9 4.0 last 10 · 6.9 season
Carl LandryGSW−2.7 10.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.7 5.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.6 12.4 last 10 · 15.0 season