FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 30, 2012Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Spurs111
Mavs86
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Pistons96
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Kings118
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +22
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2011–12Dec 30, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Pistons

Detroit edges Milwaukee by two

Al Jefferson goes for 30 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+10+7+2DET AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2322262394
Pistons3025231896
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 4, 15, 9, 8, 7, 14, 11, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 18, 11, 35, 15, 13, 10, 6, 14DET14 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 13, 19, 4, 27, 37, 20, 14, 30MIL30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 8, 2, 5, 8, 6, 17, 6, 24MIL24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Jazz-Clippers

Clippers never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 107–96. Caron Butler led Clippers with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DET over MIL2LAC over UTA11SAC over BOS22SAS over DAL25Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over UTA.
Lead changes
Celtics-Kings9
Jazz-Clippers7
Bucks-Pistons2
Spurs-Mavs0
The night in charts
Celtics-Kings combined for 214, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KingsCeltics 96, Kings 118
214
Jazz-ClippersJazz 96, Clippers 107
203
Spurs-MavsSpurs 111, Mavs 86
197
Bucks-PistonsBucks 94, Pistons 96
190
DET won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bucks-PistonsBucks 94, Pistons 96
+2 DET
Jazz-ClippersJazz 96, Clippers 107
+11 LAC
Celtics-KingsCeltics 96, Kings 118
+22 SAC
Spurs-MavsSpurs 111, Mavs 86
+25 SAS
Ilyasova shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlyasovaMIL · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
SalmonsSAC · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ButlerLAC · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
CollisonDAL · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 94Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2322262394
Pistons3025231896
The story
Tayshaun Prince had 20 points as Detroit beat Milwaukee 96-94

Greg Monroe added 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +7+10+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 96Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2421312096
Clippers29252528107
The story
Los Angeles beat Utah 107-96 behind 29 points from Caron Butler

Gordon Hayward paced Utah: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG, 6-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+9+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 96Kings 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1831242396
Kings24303034118
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 27 points carried Sacramento past Boston, 118-96

For Boston, Kevin Garnett had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-23, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +6+5+11+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg26.1Last 3

26.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 30

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 13, 19, 4, 27, 37, 20, 14, 30Bucks-Pistons · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 21, 16, 4, 6, 12, 18, 22, 30Jazz-Clippers · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 11, 6, 5, 8, 4, 14, 14, 29Clippers-Jazz · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 26, 20, 6, 11, 12, 11, 12, 11, 27Kings-Celtics · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 8, 2, 5, 8, 6, 17, 6, 24Bucks-Pistons · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 4, 6, 17, 5, 15, 19, 8, 23Kings-Celtics · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jared DudleyPHX+6.4 18.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Marco BelinelliCHI+5.6 15.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
JR SmithNYK+5.0 21.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jarrett JackGSW+4.9 17.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.1 16.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−5.1 13.2 last 10 · 18.3 season
Ben GordonCHA−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR−3.4 11.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.4 4.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Jeremy PargoCLE−3.3 5.4 last 10 · 8.7 season