FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 31, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by IND (vs MEM) and MIA (vs ORL).

Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Bulls81
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies83
Pacers88
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -7; Q4 IND +5
Final · OT · Box score
Heat112
Magic110
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Rockets123
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Nets73
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +33; Q4 SAS +31
Final · Box score
Suns96
Thunder114
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +18
On this day · 2011–12Dec 31, 2011: 7 games. Top scorer: Andrew Bynum (Lakers-Nuggets), 29 points.
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The lead · Heat-Magic

LeBron James scores 36, Miami wins in overtime

Nikola Vucevic goes for 29 rebounds

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+9-6-70+2MIA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat3117222913112
Magic2232232211110
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 22, 24, 30, 29, 27, 35, 26, 36MIA36 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 12, 15, 17, 16, 14, 28, 12, 22MIA22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 13, 15, 26, 20, 14, 26, 14, 28ORL28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 18, 17, 9, 14, 12, 23, 9, 23ORL23 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Pacers

Indiana handles Memphis by 5

The Pacers won the fourth quarter 28–16. Final: 88–83. Paul George led Indiana with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over ORL2IND over MEM5CHA over CHI10OKC over PHX18HOU over ATL19SAS over BKN31Final margin, points. Pink = IND over MEM.
Lead changes
Heat-Magic13
Hawks-Rockets11
Grizzlies-Pacers9
Suns-Thunder6
Nets-Spurs3
Bobcats-Bulls0
Shot of the night

McRoberts's layup with 2 seconds left in OT puts the Heat ahead, 112-110 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Rockets combined for 227, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-RocketsHawks 104, Rockets 123
227
Heat-MagicHeat 112, Magic 110
222
Suns-ThunderSuns 96, Thunder 114
210
Nets-SpursNets 73, Spurs 104
177
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 91, Bulls 81
172
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 83, Pacers 88
171
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-MagicHeat 112, Magic 110
+2 MIA
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 83, Pacers 88
+5 IND
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 91, Bulls 81
+10 CHA
Suns-ThunderSuns 96, Thunder 114
+18 OKC
Hawks-RocketsHawks 104, Rockets 123
+19 HOU
Nets-SpursNets 73, Spurs 104
+31 SAS
IND rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PacersIND won · Grizzlies 83, Pacers 88
7 pts
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 112, Magic 110
7 pts
Hawks-RocketsHOU won · Hawks 104, Rockets 123
1 pt
Delfino shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DelfinoHOU · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RedickORL · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
BoshMIA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
GasolMEM · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 112Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3117222913112
Magic2232232211110
The story
Dwyane Wade had 21 points as Miami beat Orlando 112-110 in OT

JJ Redick led Orlando with 23 PTS, 5 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +9−6−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Pacers
Grizzlies 83Pacers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1922261683
Pacers1919222888
The story
Paul George's 21 points carried Indiana past Memphis, 88-83

David West chipped in 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 28-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 0−3−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph was the fantasy play: 43.5 FPTS on 21 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bobcats-Bulls
Bobcats 91Bulls 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2819182691
Bulls1824231681
The story
Charlotte beat Chicago 91-81 behind 18 points from Kemba Walker

Luol Deng paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +10+50+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg39.5Today

40 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 22, 24, 30, 29, 27, 35, 26, 36Heat-Magic · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 31, 19, 41, 33, 33, 40, 26, 30Thunder-Suns · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 13, 15, 26, 20, 14, 26, 14, 28Magic-Heat · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 28, 33, 31, 26, 30, 33, 25, 28Rockets-Hawks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 13, 22, 27, 30, 21, 16, 28, 24Thunder-Suns · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 14, 12, 6, 11, 6, 12, 33, 24Suns-Thunder · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jared DudleyPHX+5.8 17.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
JR SmithNYK+5.0 21.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jarrett JackGSW+4.9 17.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Marco BelinelliCHI+4.2 14.2 last 10 · 10.0 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
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
Ben GordonCHA−2.9 9.9 last 10 · 12.8 season