FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 11, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHI by 19 after the first quarter and won 106–99.

Final · Box score
Magic92
Bobcats83
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Celtics88
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Grizzlies100
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Bucks77
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +23; Q3 SAS +38; Q4 SAS +32
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Wolves106
Q1 MIN -19; Q2 MIN -13; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +7
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons106
Pelicans111
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Bulls78
Knicks83
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Jazz122
Kings101
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Warriors95
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -11; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +2
On this day · 2012–13Dec 11, 2012: 5 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Nets), 45 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wolves

Minnesota storms back from 19 down to beat Philadelphia

Carmelo Anthony goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-13-3+7MIN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3922201899
Wolves20283028106
Who led
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 17, 27, 20, 19, 21, 16, 26, 26MIN26 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 7, 7, 17, 12, 8, 1, 15, 21MIN21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 25, 12, 11, 17, 10, 14, 2, 20PHI20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tony WrotenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 3, 24, 5, 2, 21, 20, 9, 20PHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Mavs-Warriors

Golden State climbs back to beat Dallas

Dallas led by 11 at the half. Golden State won it 95–93. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Mavs
Stephen Curry · GSWDirk Nowitzki · DALPTS3321REB47AST102Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Bobcats12
Clippers-Celtics9
Mavs-Warriors8
Pistons-Pelicans7
Bulls-Knicks3
Sixers-Wolves1
Spurs-Bucks0
Jazz-Kings0
Shot of the night

Steph's jumper with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 95-93 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Kings combined for 223, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-KingsJazz 122, Kings 101
223
Pistons-PelicansPistons 106, Pelicans 111
217
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 116, Grizzlies 100
216
Sixers-WolvesSixers 99, Wolves 106
205
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 93, Warriors 95
188
Spurs-BucksSpurs 109, Bucks 77
186
Clippers-CelticsClippers 96, Celtics 88
184
Magic-BobcatsMagic 92, Bobcats 83
175
Bulls-KnicksBulls 78, Knicks 83
161
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 93, Warriors 95
+2 GSW
Bulls-KnicksBulls 78, Knicks 83
+5 NYK
Pistons-PelicansPistons 106, Pelicans 111
+5 NOP
Sixers-WolvesSixers 99, Wolves 106
+7 MIN
Clippers-CelticsClippers 96, Celtics 88
+8 LAC
Magic-BobcatsMagic 92, Bobcats 83
+9 ORL
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 116, Grizzlies 100
+16 OKC
Jazz-KingsJazz 122, Kings 101
+21 UTA
Spurs-BucksSpurs 109, Bucks 77
+32 SAS
MIN erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WolvesMIN won · Sixers 99, Wolves 106
19 pts
Mavs-WarriorsGSW won · Mavs 93, Warriors 95
11 pts
Clippers-CelticsLAC won · Clippers 96, Celtics 88
6 pts
Magic-BobcatsORL won · Magic 92, Bobcats 83
2 pts
Bulls-KnicksNYK won · Bulls 78, Knicks 83
2 pts
Duncan shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
BurksUTA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Amar'eNYK · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
WrotenPHI · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 93Warriors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2332172193
Warriors1628222995
The story
David Lee had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State beat Dallas 95-93

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 29-21.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−11−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pelicans
Pistons 106Pelicans 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2823232210106
Pelicans2928261315111
The story
Jason Smith's 22 points and 16 rebounds carried New Orleans past Detroit, 111-106 in OT

For Detroit, Greg Monroe had 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-23, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +1+6+90+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Brandon Jennings was the fantasy play: 53.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 99Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3922201899
Wolves20283028106
The story
Minnesota beat Philadelphia 106-99 behind 26 points and 15 rebounds from Kevin Love

Spencer Hawes paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 third quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −19−13−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 33

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 29, 32, 36, 27, 22, 22, 43, 33Warriors-Mavs · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 27, 27, 23, 19, 20, 19, 29, 30Knicks-Bulls · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 26, 31, 18, 18, 15, 16, 19, 29Celtics-Clippers · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 19, 7, 16, 18, 8, 10, 10, 28Pistons-Pelicans · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 34, 19, 15, 21, 25, 26, 14, 27Thunder-Grizzlies · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 17, 27, 20, 19, 21, 16, 26, 26Wolves-Sixers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+4.1 28.2 last 10 · 24.1 season
John WallWAS+3.7 23.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Channing FryePHX+3.6 14.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Jordan CrawfordBOS+3.0 17.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+2.9 18.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Kevin LoveMIN−3.2 20.7 last 10 · 23.9 season
Enes KanterUTA−3.2 9.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Blake GriffinLAC−3.1 17.5 last 10 · 20.6 season
Shaun LivingstonBKN−3.0 3.7 last 10 · 6.7 season
Monta EllisDAL−2.7 18.7 last 10 · 21.4 season