FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 2, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed LAL by 15 after three quarters and won 118–117.

Final
LAL117
IND118
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -15; Q4 IND +1
Final
WAS108
NJN88
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +20
Final
POR104
NYK97
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +7
Final · OT
PHI103
CHI95
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +8
Final
LAC98
DAL100
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -13; Q4 DAL +2
Final
DET89
SAS77
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +12
Final
TOR93
DEN132
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +32; Q4 DEN +39
Final
UTA99
SAC94
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +5
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 · 2007–08Dec 2, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (DEN vs MIA), 30 points.
The lead · LAL @ IND

Danny Granger drops 32 in 15-point comeback win over Lakers

Lakers led by 15 after three. Final: 118–117.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5-15+1IND AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL30363516117
IND28332532118
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 34, 21, 23, 22, 16, 35, 27, 32IND32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 6, 22, 11, 10, 10, 20, 6, 21IND21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 21, 24, 29, 24, 12, 35, 23, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 34, 4, 12, 16, 26, 14, 24, 20LAL20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Denver by 39.

IND over LAL1DAL over LAC2UTA over SAC5POR over NYK7PHI over CHI8DET over SAS12WAS over NJN20DEN over TOR39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 32

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.
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 34, 21, 23, 22, 16, 35, 27, 32IND vs LAL · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 39, 32, 24, 25, 24, 19, 19, 29DAL vs LAC · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 21, 24, 29, 24, 12, 35, 23, 28LAL @ IND · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 20, 13, 9, 10, 8, 12, 15, 28PHI @ CHI · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 15, 18, 29, 27, 18, 7, 27, 27LAC @ DAL · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 15, 31, 20, 29, 29, 24, 26DAL vs LAC · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST