FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 10, 2007Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIL by 8 after three quarters and won 96–93.

Final
ATL98
ORL87
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +11
Final
HOU88
PHI100
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +12
Final
DAL99
NYK89
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +10
Final
MIA117
PHX113
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +4
Final
MIL93
SAC96
Q1 SAC 0; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC -8; Q4 SAC +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2006–07Dec 10, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs SAS), 34 points.
The lead · MIL @ SAC

Sacramento fights back late to top Milwaukee

Milwaukee led 74–66 after three. Sacramento won the fourth 30–19 and the game 96–93. John Salmons led Sacramento with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2-8+3SAC AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL2623251993
SAC2621193096
Who led
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 2, 12, 4, 13, 21, 10, 25, 22SAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 6, 17, 10, 12, 13, 11, 7, 17SAC17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 24, 27, 11, 25, 24, 41, 18, 24MIL24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 18, 10, 10, 19, 10, 13, 21, 14MIL14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIA @ PHX

Miami never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 117–113. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over MIL3MIA over PHX4DAL over NYK10ATL over ORL11PHI over HOU12Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over PHX.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
21.22006–07 avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 2006–07 (60 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 27, 11, 19, 25, 15, 32, 16, 36DAL @ NYK · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 13, 10, 13, 26, 21, 33, 33, 31MIA @ PHX · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 12, 10, 16, 22, 13, 28, 25, 25ATL @ ORL · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 4, 3, 13, 8, 24, 5, 12, 24HOU @ PHI · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 25, 4, 25, 19, 25, 4, 2, 24NYK vs DAL · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 21, 21, 17, 15, 5, 21, 17, 24ATL @ ORL · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Deron WilliamsUTA+4.0 25.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Monta EllisGSW+3.3 19.8 last 10 · 16.5 season
Carlos DelfinoTOR+3.3 13.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+3.2 18.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Travis OutlawPOR+3.2 14.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.4 8.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−3.0 10.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Leandro BarbosaPHX−3.0 14.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Rashard LewisORL−2.4 16.7 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jason TerryDAL−2.2 14.3 last 10 · 16.5 season