FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 19, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIL by 1 after the first quarter and won 90–80.

Final · Box score
Jazz84
Pacers104
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +25; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Nets86
Knicks100
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Magic90
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Raptors97
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Hawks92
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Rockets125
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Bobcats104
Suns121
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +29; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Grizzlies90
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Warriors127
Kings131
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Hornets77
Clippers93
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +16
The lead · Bucks-Grizzlies

Memphis makes it three straight

Paul Pierce goes for 40 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+9+15+10MEM AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2212172980
Grizzlies2122232490
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 38, 15, 18, 18, 10, 25, 10, 15MEM15 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 14, 28, 17, 21, 21, 14, 12, 13MEM13 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 14, 15, 26, 19, 16, 9, 34, 26MIL26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 12, 18, 13, 10, 5, 16, 7, 12MIL12 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Warriors-Kings

Sacramento controls Golden State start to finish

Sacramento won 131–127, leading by as many as 11 at a break. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over GSW4TOR over DET6ORL over WAS7OKC over ATL8MEM over MIL10BOS over CLE12NYK over BKN14LAC over NOH16PHX over CHA17IND over UTA20HOU over PHI22Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over GSW.
Lead changes
Nets-Knicks20
Wizards-Magic10
Pistons-Raptors8
Bobcats-Suns7
Warriors-Kings6
Bucks-Grizzlies5
Jazz-Pacers4
Thunder-Hawks3
Hornets-Clippers1
Cavs-Celtics0
Sixers-Rockets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 258, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 127, Kings 131
258
Sixers-RocketsSixers 103, Rockets 125
228
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 104, Suns 121
225
Cavs-CelticsCavs 91, Celtics 103
194
Thunder-HawksThunder 100, Hawks 92
192
Jazz-PacersJazz 84, Pacers 104
188
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 91, Raptors 97
188
Nets-KnicksNets 86, Knicks 100
186
Wizards-MagicWizards 83, Magic 90
173
Hornets-ClippersHornets 77, Clippers 93
170
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 80, Grizzlies 90
170
SAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 127, Kings 131
+4 SAC
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 91, Raptors 97
+6 TOR
Wizards-MagicWizards 83, Magic 90
+7 ORL
Thunder-HawksThunder 100, Hawks 92
+8 OKC
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 80, Grizzlies 90
+10 MEM
Cavs-CelticsCavs 91, Celtics 103
+12 BOS
Nets-KnicksNets 86, Knicks 100
+14 NYK
Hornets-ClippersHornets 77, Clippers 93
+16 LAC
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 104, Suns 121
+17 PHX
Jazz-PacersJazz 84, Pacers 104
+20 IND
Sixers-RocketsSixers 103, Rockets 125
+22 HOU
Pierce shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
81% (13-16)
HilarioWAS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
BrooksSAC · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
David LeeGSW · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
GeorgeIND · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Thunder-Hawks
Thunder 100Hawks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23321827100
Hawks2021252692
The story
Oklahoma City beat Atlanta 100-92 behind 27 points and 11 assists from Russell Westbrook

Josh Smith paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 9-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+14+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 91Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2521261991
Celtics27272821103
The story
Rajon Rondo had 20 points and 8 assists as Boston beat Cleveland 103-91

Tristan Thompson led Cleveland with 12 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+8+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Suns
Bobcats 104Suns 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats27192236104
Suns28363324121
The story
Shannon Brown's 26 points carried Phoenix past Charlotte, 121-104

For Charlotte, Kemba Walker had 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-19, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +1+18+29+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was the fantasy play: 57.4 FPTS on 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 20, 32, 36, 27, 35, 31, 19, 41Thunder-Hawks · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Dec 20, 2000: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 18, 27, 13, 34, 18, 18, 16, 40Celtics-Cavs · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1998: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 13, 11, 22, 6, 17, 18, 11, 35Pistons-Raptors · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 15, 29, 39, 31, 21, 28, 28, 33Rockets-Sixers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 28, 22, 27, 9, 25, 18, 13, 32Warriors-Kings · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34, 45, 30, 31Knicks-Nets · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marco BelinelliCHI+5.2 14.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
CJ MilesCLE+5.1 15.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
David LeeGSW+4.4 24.2 last 10 · 19.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.3 33.8 last 10 · 29.5 season
Jared DudleyPHX+4.1 14.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−3.9 11.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.1 5.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Andre IguodalaDEN−3.1 10.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Ramon SessionsCHA−2.7 11.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Brandon BassBOS−2.6 5.8 last 10 · 8.4 season