FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 9, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed DET by 15 after the first quarter and won 107–94.

Final
TOR94
CLE114
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +20
Final
DET94
WAS107
Q1 WAS -15; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +13
Final
UTA99
MIN96
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +3
Final
NYK100
CHI105
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · 2OT
SAS133
DAL126
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS 0; OT2 SAS +7
Final
ATL84
HOU92
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +8
Final
MIL110
PHX125
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +15
Final
ORL109
POR108
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +1
Final
LAL101
SAC113
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +12
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 9, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA @ LAC), 33 points.
The lead · DET @ WAS

Caron Butler drops 33 in 15-point comeback win over Detroit

Detroit led by 15 after one. Final: 107–94.

Game flow · WAS 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 Q3Final0-15-3+6+13WAS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2917222694
WAS14293133107
Who led
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 35, 25, 21, 22, 16, 26, 27, 33WAS33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 3, 8, 2, 8, 0, 2, 8, 16WAS16 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 7, 17, 12, 18, 16, 19, 16, 29DET29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 7, 12, 8, 11, 19, 7, 6, 19DET19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Cleveland by 20.

ORL over POR1UTA over MIN3CHI over NYK5SAS over DAL7HOU over ATL8SAC over LAL12WAS over DET13PHX over MIL15CLE over TOR20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 20 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35

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: 32, 24, 25, 24, 19, 19, 29, 39, 24, 35DAL vs SAS · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 15, 19, 18, 12, 9, 4, 15, 35PHX vs MIL · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 35, 25, 21, 22, 16, 26, 27, 33WAS vs DET · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 14, 21, 11, 17, 23, 21, 20, 32SAS @ DAL · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 26, 14, 23, 32, 21, 11, 25, 31CLE vs TOR · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 8, 25, 19, 23, 22, 12, 15, 30POR vs ORL · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 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
Eric GordonLAC+4.2 11.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Paul MillsapUTA+3.4 16.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
David LeeNYK+3.2 17.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Rajon RondoBOS+3.0 13.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
LeBron JamesCLE−3.5 23.2 last 10 · 26.7 season
Flip MurrayATL−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.4 14.8 last 10 · 18.2 season
Joe JohnsonATL−2.9 20.1 last 10 · 23.0 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI−2.9 10.7 last 10 · 13.6 season