FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 29, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CLE by 9 after the first quarter and won 108–104.

Final · OT · Box score
Warriors108
Cavs104
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -9; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Magic109
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +31
Final · Box score
Kings104
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Lakers104
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +7
On this day · 2012–13Dec 29, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Brook Lopez (Nets-Cavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Cavs

Golden State needs overtime to survive Cleveland

Stephen Curry goes for 29 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-9-20+4GSW AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors262927179108
Cavs352920155104
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 30, 28, 30, 18, 14, 15, 14, 29GSW29 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 18, 21, 32, 19, 28, 23, 17, 19GSW19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 19, 25, 39, 14, 21, 40, 32, 27CLE27 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 16, 15, 10, 10, 17, 22, 7, 17CLE17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Spurs

San Antonio handles Sacramento by 8

The Spurs won the fourth quarter 31–17. Final: 112–104. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over CLE4ORL over ATL7PHI over LAL7SAS over SAC8OKC over HOU31Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over SAC.
Lead changes
Kings-Spurs11
Sixers-Lakers11
Warriors-Cavs10
Hawks-Magic5
Rockets-Thunder0
The night in charts
Kings-Spurs combined for 216, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 112
216
Sixers-LakersSixers 111, Lakers 104
215
Warriors-CavsWarriors 108, Cavs 104
212
Hawks-MagicHawks 102, Magic 109
211
Rockets-ThunderRockets 86, Thunder 117
203
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-CavsWarriors 108, Cavs 104
+4 GSW
Hawks-MagicHawks 102, Magic 109
+7 ORL
Sixers-LakersSixers 111, Lakers 104
+7 PHI
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 112
+8 SAS
Rockets-ThunderRockets 86, Thunder 117
+31 OKC
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-CavsGSW won · Warriors 108, Cavs 104
9 pts
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 104, Spurs 112
6 pts
Sixers-LakersPHI won · Sixers 111, Lakers 104
2 pts
Lamb shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LambOKC · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
VucevicORL · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
AfflaloORL · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KDOKC · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
ParkerSAS · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 108Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors262927179108
Cavs352920155104
The story
Andre Iguodala had 10 assists and 8 points as Golden State beat Cleveland 108-104 in OT

Anderson Varejao led Cleveland with 12 REB, 8 PTS 10 AST, 8 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL · 3-7 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Warriors took the third 27-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −9−9−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 102Magic 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks20292726102
Magic26302330109
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 16 points and 14 rebounds carried Orlando past Atlanta, 109-102

For Atlanta, Jeff Teague had 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-20, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+7+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 86Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1430261686
Thunder26303427117
The story
Oklahoma City beat Houston 117-86 behind 22 points from Jeremy Lamb

Aaron Brooks paced Houston: 17 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
400 +12+12+20+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg35.5Today

36 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 28, 30, 32, 17, 24, 29, 34, 33Thunder-Rockets · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 30, 28, 30, 18, 14, 15, 14, 29Warriors-Cavs · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 21, 30, 28, 27, 14, 24, 27, 29Kings-Spurs · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 6, 16, 24, 11, 18, 22, 8, 28Spurs-Kings · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 19, 21, 20, 11, 23, 21, 22, 27Kings-Spurs · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 19, 25, 39, 14, 21, 40, 32, 27Cavs-Warriors · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyrie IrvingCLE+5.9 28.5 last 10 · 22.6 season
Terrence RossTOR+5.1 14.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.7 30.8 last 10 · 26.1 season
Brandon KnightMIL+4.3 18.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Nick YoungLAL+4.0 20.2 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Kevin MartinMIN−5.9 14.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 12.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Corey BrewerMIN−4.1 7.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI−4.0 15.4 last 10 · 19.4 season