FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 7, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed SAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 111–100.

Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Sixers92
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Cavs88
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Bulls75
Q1 DET +1; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Grizzlies82
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +26
Final · Box score
Heat103
Wolves82
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Nets90
Bucks82
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Spurs100
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +11
Final · OT · Box score
Kings112
Jazz102
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Blazers106
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +2
On this day · 2012–13Dec 7, 2012: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Spurs

Indiana rallies from 8 down to beat San Antonio

Stephen Curry goes for 22 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+22+11IND AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers20323524111
Spurs28201735100
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 19, 26, 15, 23, 27, 43, 19, 28IND28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 17, 13, 11, 8, 24, 12, 10, 20IND20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 12, 9, 7, 14, 10, 6, 4, 18SAS18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 15, 8, 16, 12, 11, 9, 10, 16SAS16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Sixers

Denver takes care of Philadelphia

An 11-point win, 103–92. Nate Robinson led Denver with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over POR2CLE over LAC6BKN over MIL8SAC over UTA10DEN over PHI11IND over SAS11DET over CHI17MIA over MIN21GSW over MEM26Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over PHI.
Lead changes
Mavs-Blazers18
Nuggets-Sixers11
Nets-Bucks11
Kings-Jazz11
Clippers-Cavs9
Pistons-Bulls7
Pacers-Spurs5
Heat-Wolves4
Warriors-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Ellis's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 214
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 108, Blazers 106
214
Kings-JazzKings 112, Jazz 102
214
Pacers-SpursPacers 111, Spurs 100
211
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 103, Sixers 92
195
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 108, Grizzlies 82
190
Heat-WolvesHeat 103, Wolves 82
185
Nets-BucksNets 90, Bucks 82
172
Clippers-CavsClippers 82, Cavs 88
170
Pistons-BullsPistons 92, Bulls 75
167
DAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Mavs-BlazersMavs 108, Blazers 106
+2 DAL
Clippers-CavsClippers 82, Cavs 88
+6 CLE
Nets-BucksNets 90, Bucks 82
+8 BKN
Kings-JazzKings 112, Jazz 102
+10 SAC
Pacers-SpursPacers 111, Spurs 100
+11 IND
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 103, Sixers 92
+11 DEN
Pistons-BullsPistons 92, Bulls 75
+17 DET
Heat-WolvesHeat 103, Wolves 82
+21 MIA
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 108, Grizzlies 82
+26 GSW
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SpursIND won · Pacers 111, Spurs 100
8 pts
Nuggets-SixersDEN won · Nuggets 103, Sixers 92
4 pts
Kings-JazzSAC won · Kings 112, Jazz 102
3 pts
Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 108, Blazers 106
2 pts
Nets-BucksBKN won · Nets 90, Bucks 82
1 pt
Brook Lopez shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezBKN · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
LeBronMIA · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
WestIND · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
CalderonDAL · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CousinsSAC · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 108Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28272429108
Blazers30232330106
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points as Dallas beat Portland 108-106

Damian Lillard led Portland with 32 PTS, 5 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 13-23 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 27-23.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2+2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 82Cavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2326171682
Cavs2921172188
The story
Cleveland beat Los Angeles 88-82 behind 20 points and 13 rebounds from Tristan Thompson

Chris Paul paced Los Angeles: 15 AST, 13 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+1+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 112Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2324272315112
Jazz242620275102
The story
DeMarcus Cousins' 28 points carried Sacramento past Utah, 112-102 in OT

For Utah, Trey Burke had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-15 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Kings took it 15-5.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−3+40+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg42.5Today

42 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Jennings leads the day with 33

Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 14, 15, 12, 19, 20, 15, 17, 33Pistons-Bulls · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 16, 16, 27, 16, 20, 12, 24, 32Nets-Bucks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 20, 23, 16, 26, 26, 14, 21, 32Blazers-Mavs · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 27, 18, 22, 16, 23, 25, 21, 30Mavs-Blazers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 30, 22, 20, 16, 28, 22, 5, 30Warriors-Grizzlies · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 9, 27, 19, 23, 17, 25, 24, 20, 28Kings-Jazz · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonBKN+3.0 18.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Andray BlatcheBKN+3.0 13.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+2.6 18.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Channing FryePHX+2.5 12.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+2.2 23.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cold
Shaun LivingstonBKN−3.3 3.6 last 10 · 6.9 season
Enes KanterUTA−3.1 9.4 last 10 · 12.5 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−3.0 13.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Blake GriffinLAC−2.7 17.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Josh SmithDET−2.5 11.4 last 10 · 13.9 season