FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 22, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by HOU (vs CHI) and PHI (vs MEM).

Final
WAS85
IND93
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +8
Final
UTA102
MIA104
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +2
Final
GSW95
NJN100
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +5
Final
PHI99
MEM97
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +2
Final
MIN76
NOH110
Q1 NOH +10; Q2 NOH +15; Q3 NOH +26; Q4 NOH +34
Final
HOU116
CHI98
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +18
Final
CHA99
MIL103
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +4
Final
LAC90
SAS99
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +9
Final
TOR103
PHX122
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +19
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 22, 2006: 13 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (WAS @ PHX), 54 points.
The lead · PHI @ MEM

Philadelphia takes over late to edge Memphis

Down 5 after three, Philadelphia won the fourth 30–23. Final: 99–97. Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-5-5+2PHI AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2522223099
MEM3022222397
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 9, 11, 17, 10, 24, 20, 16, 21, 29PHI29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 17, 16, 25, 15, 20, 16, 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 13, 14, 23, 26, 13, 18, 10, 31MEM31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 3, 5, 23, 19, 20, 31, 8, 19MEM19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hornets rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Orleans beat Minnesota by 34.

MIA over UTA2PHI over MEM2MIL over CHA4NJN over GSW5IND over WAS8SAS over LAC9HOU over CHI18PHX over TOR19NOH over MIN34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.3Season avg12.0Last 5

12.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 42

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.
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 20, 17, 22, 17, 24, 18, 26, 42TOR @ PHX · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 15, 16, 20, 2, 8, 36, 16, 34SAS vs LAC · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 13, 14, 23, 26, 13, 18, 10, 31MEM vs PHI · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 35, 20, 17, 11, 5, 19, 18, 10, 31PHX vs TOR · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 29, 9, 21, 24, 14, 36, 29, 31NJN vs GSW · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 18, 15, 8, 15, 11, 24, 17, 30CHA @ MIL · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 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
Allen IversonDEN+4.9 31.5 last 10 · 26.6 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.5 23.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Bonzi WellsHOU+4.4 14.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.3 28.6 last 10 · 24.3 season
Travis OutlawPOR+4.0 16.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−4.0 19.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.0 8.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.2 6.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Baron DavisGSW−3.0 18.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
Steve NashPHX−2.9 14.4 last 10 · 17.3 season