FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 25, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed BKN by 2 after the first quarter and won 93–76.

Final · Box score
Celtics93
Nets76
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Heat103
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Rockets120
Bulls97
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Clippers112
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 2011–12Dec 25, 2011: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Nets

Boston beats Brooklyn, 93–76

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+14+15+17BOS AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2234172093
Nets2418161876
Who led
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 7, 16, 15, 6, 26, 20, 6, 19BOS19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 7, 0, 7, 2, 1, 2, 4, 16BOS16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 22, 9, 9, 18, 16, 16, 14, 15BKN15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 17, 9, 25, 6, 11, 6, 14, 15BKN15 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Knicks-Lakers

Lakers knock off New York, 100–94

The Knicks came in at 20–7; the Lakers at 13–14. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over NYK6MIA over OKC6LAC over DEN12BOS over BKN17HOU over CHI23Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over NYK.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Clippers10
Knicks-Lakers7
Rockets-Bulls3
Celtics-Nets2
The night in charts
Rockets-Bulls combined for 217, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BullsRockets 120, Bulls 97
217
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 100, Clippers 112
212
Thunder-HeatThunder 97, Heat 103
200
Knicks-LakersKnicks 94, Lakers 100
194
Celtics-NetsCeltics 93, Nets 76
169
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Knicks-LakersKnicks 94, Lakers 100
+6 LAL
Thunder-HeatThunder 97, Heat 103
+6 MIA
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 100, Clippers 112
+12 LAC
Celtics-NetsCeltics 93, Nets 76
+17 BOS
Rockets-BullsRockets 120, Bulls 97
+23 HOU
BOS rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 93, Nets 76
2 pts
Knicks-LakersLAL won · Knicks 94, Lakers 100
1 pt
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 100, Clippers 112
1 pt
Asik shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AsikHOU · 20 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
LinHOU · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
LeBronMIA · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
ParsonsHOU · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
IbakaOKC · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 97Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2424242597
Heat27272029103
The story
Mario Chalmers had 20 points as Miami beat Oklahoma City 103-97

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the fourth 29-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+6+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 94Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2326291694
Lakers25262623100
The story
Los Angeles beat New York 100-94 behind 34 points from Kobe Bryant

JR Smith paced New York: 25 PTS, 5 REB 34 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 14-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+2−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 100Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26222824100
Clippers25422619112
The story
Matt Barnes' 20 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 112-100

For Denver, Kosta Koufos had 16 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 42-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1+19+17+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 23, 34, 45, 30, 31, 29, 33, 34Knicks-Lakers · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 34, 42, 31, 30, 34, 30, 34, 34Lakers-Knicks · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 36, 27, 35, 31, 19, 41, 33, 33Thunder-Heat · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 24, 27, 31, 23, 22, 24, 30, 29Heat-Thunder · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 9, 14, 6, 4, 18, 11, 9, 27Bulls-Rockets · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 39, 31, 21, 28, 28, 33, 31, 26Rockets-Bulls · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marco BelinelliCHI+5.7 15.5 last 10 · 9.8 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
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−3.1 14.8 last 10 · 17.9 season
Ronnie BrewerNYK−2.9 2.3 last 10 · 5.2 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−2.8 13.2 last 10 · 16.0 season