FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 22, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NOH by 17 at halftime and won 81–75.

Final · Box score
Bulls75
Hawks92
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +24; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Wizards87
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Heat105
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Rockets121
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +25
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Hornets75
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -17; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Bucks82
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats88
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +22
Final · Box score
Suns93
Blazers96
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -9; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +3
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers118
Warriors115
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -13; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
The lead · Pacers-Hornets

Indiana erases 17-point lead, steals one from New Orleans

Robin Lopez goes for 24 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-170+6IND AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1118242881
Hornets182872275
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 21, 18, 14, 23, 12, 13, 13, 25IND25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 17, 27, 28, 15, 16, 20, 10, 17IND17 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 2, 6, 10, 8, 6, 22, 10, 24NOH24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 5, 9, 15, 23, 20, 5, 14, 14NOH14 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Warriors20
Bulls-Hawks15
Grizzlies-Rockets11
Suns-Blazers10
Jazz-Heat5
Bobcats-Nuggets4
Pacers-Hornets3
Pistons-Wizards0
Cavs-Bucks0
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 233, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 118, Warriors 115
233
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 96, Rockets 121
217
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 88, Nuggets 110
198
Jazz-HeatJazz 89, Heat 105
194
Suns-BlazersSuns 93, Blazers 96
189
Pistons-WizardsPistons 96, Wizards 87
183
Cavs-BucksCavs 94, Bucks 82
176
Bulls-HawksBulls 75, Hawks 92
167
Pacers-HornetsPacers 81, Hornets 75
156
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 118, Warriors 115
+3 LAL
Suns-BlazersSuns 93, Blazers 96
+3 POR
Pacers-HornetsPacers 81, Hornets 75
+6 IND
Pistons-WizardsPistons 96, Wizards 87
+9 DET
Cavs-BucksCavs 94, Bucks 82
+12 CLE
Jazz-HeatJazz 89, Heat 105
+16 MIA
Bulls-HawksBulls 75, Hawks 92
+17 ATL
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 88, Nuggets 110
+22 DEN
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 96, Rockets 121
+25 HOU
IND erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HornetsIND won · Pacers 81, Hornets 75
17 pts
Lakers-WarriorsLAL won · Lakers 118, Warriors 115
13 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 93, Blazers 96
9 pts
Bulls-HawksATL won · Bulls 75, Hawks 92
4 pts
Koufos shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KoufosDEN · 16 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
HorfordATL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
GortatPHX · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
HicksonPOR · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HardenHOU · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 118Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3122213410118
Warriors273426217115
The story
Kobe Bryant had 34 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Golden State 118-115 in OT

Jarrett Jack led Golden State with 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 34 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 16-41 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 34-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4−8−130+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 93Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2528221893
Blazers2321312196
The story
Portland beat Phoenix 96-93 behind 25 points from Damian Lillard

Marcin Gortat paced Phoenix: 18 PTS, 9 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JJ Hickson topped the game at 39.0 FPTS: 19 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 81Hornets 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1118242881
Hornets182872275
The story
Paul George's 17 points and 12 rebounds carried Indiana past New Orleans, 81-75

For New Orleans, Greivis Vasquez had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 24-7.

IND lead by quarter
200 −7−170+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.8Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Memphis by 25, the widest margin of 9 games.

POR over PHX3LAL over GSW3IND over NOH6DET over WAS9CLE over MIL12MIA over UTA16ATL over CHI17DEN over CHA22HOU over MEM25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 37

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 24, 17, 33, 13, 19, 4, 27, 37Bucks-Cavs · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 35, 34, 42, 31, 30, 34, 30, 34Lakers-Warriors · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 29, 39, 31, 21, 28, 28, 33, 31Rockets-Grizzlies · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 31, 24, 27, 31, 23, 22, 24, 30Heat-Jazz · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 12, 20, 12, 13, 16, 28, 9, 29Warriors-Lakers · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 21, 18, 14, 23, 12, 13, 13, 25Pacers-Hornets · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marco BelinelliCHI+6.7 16.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.3 16.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
David LeeGSW+4.3 24.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.1 33.8 last 10 · 29.7 season
Jarrett JackGSW+3.9 15.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Wesley MatthewsPOR−3.4 11.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.1 5.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Chris BoshMIA−3.0 15.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Brendan HaywoodCHA−2.6 2.2 last 10 · 4.8 season
Brandon BassBOS−2.5 5.8 last 10 · 8.3 season