FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 5, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 2 after the first quarter and won 101–81.

Final · Box score
Knicks113
Nets83
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +25; Q4 NYK +30
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Grizzlies81
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Heat87
Bulls107
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +20
On this day · 2012–13Dec 5, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Kyle Lowry (Raptors-Kings), 34 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Grizzlies

Clippers roll past Memphis, 101–81

DeAndre Jordan goes for 14 rebounds

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-2+11+20LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers18222437101
Grizzlies2022112881
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 20, 17, 22, 16, 15, 17, 19, 15LAC15 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 18, 8, 8, 13, 31, 20, 13, 15LAC15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kosta KoufosPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 10, 7, 6, 8, 7, 10, 14, 17MEM17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 15, 19, 28, 10, 14, 16, 18, 16MEM16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Heat-Bulls

Chicago leads Miami wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 107–87. Best quarter: the first, 29–20. Carlos Boozer led Chicago with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over MEM20CHI over MIA20NYK over BKN30Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over MIA.
Lead changes
Clippers-Grizzlies3
Heat-Bulls1
The night in charts
Knicks-Nets combined for 196, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NetsKnicks 113, Nets 83
196
Heat-BullsHeat 87, Bulls 107
194
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 101, Grizzlies 81
182
CHI won the closest game by 20
Closest finishes
Heat-BullsHeat 87, Bulls 107
+20 CHI
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 101, Grizzlies 81
+20 LAC
Knicks-NetsKnicks 113, Nets 83
+30 NYK
Melo shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MeloNYK · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
GibsonCHI · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
BoozerCHI · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
CP3LAC · 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
BargnaniNYK · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB
54% (7-13)
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 101Grizzlies 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers18222437101
Grizzlies2022112881
The story
Chris Paul had 15 points and 8 assists as Los Angeles beat Memphis 101-81

Kosta Koufos led Memphis with 17 PTS, 9 REB 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 6-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Clippers took the third 24-11.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −2−2+11+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 87Bulls 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2024192487
Bulls29292722107
The story
Joakim Noah's 17 points and 15 rebounds carried Chicago past Miami, 107-87

For Miami, LeBron James had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-20, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +9+14+22+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 113Nets 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks29213429113
Nets2320162483
The story
New York beat Brooklyn 113-83 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Carmelo Anthony

Brook Lopez paced Brooklyn: 24 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +6+7+25+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Rebounding up
+5.2rebounds, last 5 vs season avg
Rebounds per game
6.4Season avg11.6Last 5

11.6 rebounds a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 27

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 15, 16, 14, 26, 6, 12, 4, 27Bulls-Heat · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 23, 16, 16, 27, 16, 20, 12, 24Nets-Knicks · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 21, 22, 35, 28, 27, 26, 23, 21Heat-Bulls · L
25.7 PPG season to date · −5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 6, 15, 22, 24, 27, 27, 37, 20Bulls-Heat · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 45, 23, 25, 30, 23, 34, 27, 27, 23, 19Knicks-Nets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · −7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 9, 8, 6, 8, 23, 18, 26, 19Bulls-Heat · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+1.6 22.5 last 10 · 20.9 season
Jordan CrawfordBOS+1.3 14.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jared DudleyLAC+1.1 9.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Avery BradleyBOS+1.0 13.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
DeMarre CarrollATL+0.2 9.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardUTA−3.1 13.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Jeff TeagueATL−2.6 14.2 last 10 · 16.8 season
Blake GriffinLAC−1.9 19.1 last 10 · 21.0 season
DeAndre JordanLAC−1.7 8.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Al HorfordATL−1.4 15.8 last 10 · 17.2 season