FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 14, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CHA by 4 after three quarters and won 88–85.

Final · Box score
Lakers88
Bobcats85
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Wizards97
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Heat114
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Hawks106
Knicks111
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Bulls77
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +22
Final · Box score
Blazers139
Sixers105
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +32; Q4 POR +34
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Mavs106
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +32; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Jazz84
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +16
On this day · 2012–13Dec 14, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Bucks-Cavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bobcats

Lakers win a tight one over Charlotte

Chris Paul goes for 38 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+1-4+3LAL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2222202488
Bobcats2320251785
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 9, 20, 4, 21LAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 2, 2, 2, 7, 11, 13, 6, 15LAL15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 10, 27, 16, 18, 31, 10, 13, 24CHA24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 23, 16, 19, 14, 11, 10, 21, 14CHA14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Philadelphia by 34, the widest margin of 8 games.

LAL over CHA3NYK over ATL5MIA over CLE7DAL over MIL13LAC over WAS16SAS over UTA16TOR over CHI22POR over PHI34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Bobcats23
Cavs-Heat14
Hawks-Knicks8
Spurs-Jazz5
Bucks-Mavs3
Clippers-Wizards0
Raptors-Bulls0
The night in charts
Blazers-Sixers combined for 244, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SixersBlazers 139, Sixers 105
244
Cavs-HeatCavs 107, Heat 114
221
Hawks-KnicksHawks 106, Knicks 111
217
Clippers-WizardsClippers 113, Wizards 97
210
Bucks-MavsBucks 93, Mavs 106
199
Spurs-JazzSpurs 100, Jazz 84
184
Raptors-BullsRaptors 99, Bulls 77
176
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 88, Bobcats 85
173
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 88, Bobcats 85
+3 LAL
Hawks-KnicksHawks 106, Knicks 111
+5 NYK
Cavs-HeatCavs 107, Heat 114
+7 MIA
Bucks-MavsBucks 93, Mavs 106
+13 DAL
Spurs-JazzSpurs 100, Jazz 84
+16 SAS
Clippers-WizardsClippers 113, Wizards 97
+16 LAC
Raptors-BullsRaptors 99, Bulls 77
+22 TOR
Blazers-SixersBlazers 139, Sixers 105
+34 POR
LAL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BobcatsLAL won · Lakers 88, Bobcats 85
4 pts
Blazers-SixersPOR won · Blazers 139, Sixers 105
2 pts
Brandan Wright shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brandan WrightDAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
CP3LAC · 38 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
KembaCHA · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
LeBronMIA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 4 STL
75% (9-12)
CalderonDAL · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Bobcats
Lakers 88Bobcats 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2222202488
Bobcats2320251785
The story
Pau Gasol had 15 points as Los Angeles beat Charlotte 88-85

Al Jefferson led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 6-18 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 24-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+1−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker led the game in fantasy with 41.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 106Knicks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22262929106
Knicks26312430111
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 35 points carried New York past Atlanta, 111-106

For Atlanta, Lou Williams had 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 35 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 13-22 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-26, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+9+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Wizards
Clippers 113Wizards 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers34253024113
Wizards2818312097
The story
Los Angeles beat Washington 113-97 behind 16 points from Blake Griffin

Kevin Seraphin paced Washington: 16 PTS, 3 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+13+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, today vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
8.62012–13 avg19Today

19 points today in 19 minutes, against 8.6 a game in 2012–13 (63 games).

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg34.8Today

35 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 38

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 17, 19, 15, 13, 25, 22, 20, 38Clippers-Wizards · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 23, 19, 20, 19, 29, 30, 26, 35Knicks-Hawks · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 11, 12, 10, 3, 13, 8, 5, 27Hawks-Knicks · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 27, 26, 23, 21, 21, 24, 17, 25Heat-Cavs · W
25.0 PPG season to date · −0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 19, 8, 26, 16, 30, 20, 13, 24Wizards-Clippers · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 10, 27, 16, 18, 31, 10, 13, 24Bobcats-Lakers · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+4.1 28.0 last 10 · 23.9 season
Nate RobinsonDEN+4.0 14.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Taj GibsonCHI+3.1 14.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Reggie JacksonOKC+3.0 15.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Marco BelinelliSAS+2.8 12.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Monta EllisDAL−3.9 16.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Ty LawsonDEN−3.7 14.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Enes KanterUTA−3.2 8.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.0 16.7 last 10 · 19.7 season
Jeff TeagueATL−2.9 13.0 last 10 · 15.9 season