FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 23, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed ORL by 12 after the first quarter and won 97–93.

Final · Box score
Sixers92
Nets95
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Knicks94
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Magic93
Q1 UTA -12; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Spurs129
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +38
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Suns77
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +31; Q4 LAC +26
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Kings108
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +12
The lead · Jazz-Magic

Utah climbs back to beat Orlando

Blake Griffin goes for 23 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-1-2+4UTA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1828252697
Magic3017262093
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 24, 24, 12, 12, 12, 7, 11, 18UTA18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 14, 19, 3, 11, 7, 8, 15, 17UTA17 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 16, 14, 20, 13, 15, 26, 20ORL20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 12, 8, 12, 13, 14, 8, 16, 16ORL16 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Dallas by 38.

BKN over PHI3NYK over MIN3UTA over ORL4SAC over POR12LAC over PHX26SAS over DAL38Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Knicks5
Jazz-Magic5
Clippers-Suns3
Sixers-Nets2
Mavs-Spurs2
Blazers-Kings2
The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 220, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 91, Spurs 129
220
Blazers-KingsBlazers 96, Kings 108
204
Jazz-MagicJazz 97, Magic 93
190
Sixers-NetsSixers 92, Nets 95
187
Wolves-KnicksWolves 91, Knicks 94
185
Clippers-SunsClippers 103, Suns 77
180
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NetsSixers 92, Nets 95
+3 BKN
Wolves-KnicksWolves 91, Knicks 94
+3 NYK
Jazz-MagicJazz 97, Magic 93
+4 UTA
Blazers-KingsBlazers 96, Kings 108
+12 SAC
Clippers-SunsClippers 103, Suns 77
+26 LAC
Mavs-SpursMavs 91, Spurs 129
+38 SAS
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-MagicUTA won · Jazz 97, Magic 93
12 pts
Wolves-KnicksNYK won · Wolves 91, Knicks 94
9 pts
Blazers-KingsSAC won · Blazers 96, Kings 108
6 pts
Danny Green shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Danny GreenSAS · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
HaywardUTA · 17 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
VucevicORL · 16 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BlakeLAC · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
CrawfordLAC · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 91Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2926181891
Knicks2224252394
The story
JR Smith's 19 points carried New York past Minnesota, 94-91

For Minnesota, Alexey Shved had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 25-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−9−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 92Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1724232892
Nets2419262695
The story
Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 95-92 behind 22 points from Joe Johnson

Thaddeus Young paced Philadelphia: 18 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +7+2+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday topped the game at 47.2 FPTS: 24 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB

Final · Jazz-Magic
Jazz 97Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1828252697
Magic3017262093
The story
Paul Millsap had 18 points as Utah beat Orlando 97-93

Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 14 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Jazz took the second 28-17.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −12−1−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic led the game in fantasy with 37.7 FPTS (16 PTS, 16 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 33

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 34, 23, 34, 45, 30, 31, 29, 33Knicks-Wolves · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 14, 12, 5, 12, 5, 3, 9, 25Spurs-Mavs · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 23, 13, 15, 11, 25, 26, 11, 24Sixers-Nets · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 19, 22, 19, 18, 15, 18, 21, 23Clippers-Suns · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 25, 18, 17, 30, 22, 20, 17, 22Blazers-Kings · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 6, 16, 23, 28, 16, 21, 17, 22Nets-Sixers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 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
Jared DudleyPHX+4.2 15.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.1 33.8 last 10 · 29.7 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
Ronnie BrewerNYK−3.1 2.3 last 10 · 5.4 season
Chris BoshMIA−3.0 15.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−2.8 13.2 last 10 · 16.0 season