FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 16, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed LAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 114–100.

Final · Box score
Pistons101
Pacers96
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Hawks114
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Nets130
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +27; Q4 BKN +36
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Heat117
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Knicks101
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Magic83
Bulls82
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Clippers115
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +23
On this day · 2012–13Dec 16, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 8 down to beat Lakers

Joe Johnson goes for 37 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+9+14ATL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28261927100
Hawks20273532114
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 16, 18, 21, 22, 7, 34, 17, 19ATL19 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 23, 15, 25, 16, 23, 16, 18, 18ATL18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 12, 17, 14, 19, 13, 17, 13, 23LAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 2, 2, 7, 11, 13, 6, 15, 21LAL21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Clippers

Clippers rout San Antonio by 23

Clippers led by 6 at halftime and won 115–92. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over NYK1ORL over CHI1BOS over MIN4DET over IND5ATL over LAL14MIA over UTA23LAC over SAS23BKN over PHI36Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over SAS.
Lead changes
Wolves-Celtics10
Jazz-Heat10
Wizards-Knicks7
Lakers-Hawks3
Spurs-Clippers3
Magic-Bulls1
Pistons-Pacers0
Shot of the night

Beal's layup with 6 seconds left puts the Wizards ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Nets combined for 224, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-NetsSixers 94, Nets 130
224
Lakers-HawksLakers 100, Hawks 114
214
Jazz-HeatJazz 94, Heat 117
211
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 92, Clippers 115
207
Wizards-KnicksWizards 102, Knicks 101
203
Wolves-CelticsWolves 97, Celtics 101
198
Pistons-PacersPistons 101, Pacers 96
197
Magic-BullsMagic 83, Bulls 82
165
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-KnicksWizards 102, Knicks 101
+1 WAS
Magic-BullsMagic 83, Bulls 82
+1 ORL
Wolves-CelticsWolves 97, Celtics 101
+4 BOS
Pistons-PacersPistons 101, Pacers 96
+5 DET
Lakers-HawksLakers 100, Hawks 114
+14 ATL
Jazz-HeatJazz 94, Heat 117
+23 MIA
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 92, Clippers 115
+23 LAC
Sixers-NetsSixers 94, Nets 130
+36 BKN
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HawksATL won · Lakers 100, Hawks 114
8 pts
Spurs-ClippersLAC won · Spurs 92, Clippers 115
7 pts
Jazz-HeatMIA won · Jazz 94, Heat 117
3 pts
Wizards-KnicksWAS won · Wizards 102, Knicks 101
2 pts
LeBron shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
ManuSAS · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
ScolaIND · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
BurksUTA · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
71% (12-17)
WebsterWAS · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 102Knicks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26272227102
Knicks21213524101
The story
Martell Webster had 30 points as Washington beat New York 102-101

JR Smith led New York with 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the second 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +5+11−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony led the game in fantasy with 54.0 FPTS (32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 83Bulls 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2122241683
Bulls1421242382
The story
Arron Afflalo's 23 points carried Orlando past Chicago, 83-82

For Chicago, Luol Deng had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-14, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7+8+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 97Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2129192897
Celtics29222327101
The story
Boston beat Minnesota 101-97 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Jared Sullinger

J.J. Barea paced Minnesota: 11 AST, 10 PTS, 2 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8+1+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love topped the game at 48.3 FPTS: 27 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 37

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 26, 22, 13, 15, 7, 21, 12, 37Nets-Sixers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 19, 20, 19, 29, 30, 26, 35, 32Knicks-Wizards · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 11, 16, 19, 20, 17, 7, 9, 31Jazz-Heat · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 26, 23, 21, 21, 24, 17, 25, 30Heat-Jazz · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 17, 7, 13, 17, 11, 10, 31, 30Pistons-Pacers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 18, 8, 19, 5, 8, 15, 12, 30Wizards-Knicks · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+5.3 29.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Alec BurksUTA+3.5 16.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Nate RobinsonDEN+3.5 14.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Derrick WilliamsSAC+3.1 11.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.0 16.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Monta EllisDAL−3.9 16.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Gerald GreenPHX−3.4 9.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.4 15.9 last 10 · 19.3 season
Kevin MartinMIN−3.3 17.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
Ty LawsonDEN−3.1 14.9 last 10 · 18.0 season