FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 9, 2013Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed WAS by 5 at halftime and won 75–74.

Final · Box score
Warriors111
Bobcats115
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Sixers83
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets75
Wizards74
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Magic85
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +21; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Jazz94
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Kings112
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2012–13Dec 9, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Nuggets), 34 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Wizards

Denver takes over late to edge Washington

Stephen Curry goes for 43 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-5-2+1DEN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1822181775
Wizards2223151474
Who led
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 14, 13, 5, 7, 13, 7, 10, 17DEN17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 15, 16, 23, 9, 14, 11, 20, 16DEN16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 37, 31, 31, 19, 8, 26, 16, 30, 20WAS20 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 16, 15, 25, 17, 12, 13, 14, 16WAS16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Warriors-Bobcats

Charlotte controls Golden State start to finish

Charlotte won 115–111, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over WAS1CHA over GSW4MEM over ORL9LAC over PHI11POR over UTA11SAC over DAL15Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over GSW.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Wizards14
Blazers-Jazz9
Mavs-Kings5
Clippers-Sixers1
Magic-Grizzlies1
Warriors-Bobcats0
The night in charts
Warriors-Bobcats combined for 226, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 111, Bobcats 115
226
Mavs-KingsMavs 97, Kings 112
209
Blazers-JazzBlazers 105, Jazz 94
199
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 85, Grizzlies 94
179
Clippers-SixersClippers 94, Sixers 83
177
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 75, Wizards 74
149
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 75, Wizards 74
+1 DEN
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 111, Bobcats 115
+4 CHA
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 85, Grizzlies 94
+9 MEM
Clippers-SixersClippers 94, Sixers 83
+11 LAC
Blazers-JazzBlazers 105, Jazz 94
+11 POR
Mavs-KingsMavs 97, Kings 112
+15 SAC
Derrick Williams shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Derrick WilliamsSAC · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL
75% (12-16)
BurksUTA · 20 PTS, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
ChandlerDEN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
NicholsonORL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK
67% (8-12)
BlakeLAC · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Nuggets-Wizards
Nuggets 75Wizards 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1822181775
Wizards2223151474
The story
Nate Robinson's 16 points carried Denver past Washington, 75-74

For Washington, Marcin Gortat had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 18-15.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4−5−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall was the fantasy play: 47.0 FPTS on 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Warriors-Bobcats
Warriors 111Bobcats 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21203634111
Bobcats27263032115
The story
Kemba Walker had 31 points as Charlotte beat Golden State 115-111

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +6+12+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 97Kings 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2324262497
Kings34233520112
The story
Sacramento beat Dallas 112-97 behind 32 points and 19 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+10+19+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.5Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 43

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 16, 29, 32, 36, 27, 22, 22, 43Warriors-Bobcats · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC, Dec 14, 2023: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Season high43 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 19, 23, 17, 25, 24, 20, 28, 32Kings-Mavs · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 11, 28, 15, 10, 27, 16, 18, 31Bobcats-Warriors · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Derrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 6, 0, 12, 4, 13, 9, 8, 31Kings-Mavs · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 15, 15, 21, 16, 24, 14, 10, 26Clippers-Sixers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 22, 16, 15, 17, 19, 15, 13, 25Clippers-Sixers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
John WallWAS+3.7 23.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Jordan CrawfordBOS+3.4 17.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Joe JohnsonBKN+3.0 18.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Andray BlatcheBKN+3.0 13.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+3.0 20.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Shaun LivingstonBKN−3.3 3.6 last 10 · 6.9 season
Blake GriffinLAC−2.3 18.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Josh SmithDET−2.3 11.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Enes KanterUTA−2.3 10.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Monta EllisDAL−2.3 19.2 last 10 · 21.5 season