FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 12, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed CHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final
PHI72
CLE88
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +16
Final
ATL87
MIA73
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +14
Final
TOR101
NJN79
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +22
Final
NOH82
BOS94
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +12
Final
IND110
DET114
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +4
Final
CHI96
MEM103
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +7
Final
SAS98
MIN86
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +12
Final
ORL112
PHX113
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +1
Final · 2OT
LAC120
POR112
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC -6; Q4 LAC 0; OT1 LAC 0; OT2 LAC +8
Final
HOU119
GSW108
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +11
Final
SAC103
LAL112
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +9
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 12, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (DEN vs NOH), 32 points.
The lead · CHI @ MEM

Memphis rallies from 8 down to beat Chicago

Trailing by 8 after one, Memphis outscored the Bulls 81–66 the rest of the way. Final: 103–96. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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 Q3Final0-8-2+9+7MEM AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI3024202296
MEM22303120103
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 26, 16, 16, 25, 6, 20, 22, 29MEM29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 2, 3, 20, 14, 10, 18, 9, 21MEM21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 15, 23, 21, 18, 22, 21, 17, 26CHI26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 2, 10, 8, 10, 21, 26, 16, 19CHI19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · LAC @ POR

Clippers outlast Portland in double overtime

97–97 at the end of regulation. Clippers took the last extra period 14–6. Final: 120–112. Zach Randolph led Clippers with 38 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · LAC vs POR
Zach Randolph · LACBrandon Roy · PORPTS3838REB114AST19Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.8Season avg29.0Last 3

29.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg45.8Today

46 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger 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.
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 35, 27, 32, 20, 4, 20, 22, 42IND @ DET · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 19, 23, 22, 12, 15, 30, 33, 38POR vs LAC · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 7, 27, 27, 23, 21, 21, 21, 38LAC @ POR · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 23, 28, 32, 23, 20, 28, 18, 32LAL vs SAC · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 20, 8, 19, 17, 28, 21, 26, 29MIN vs SAS · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 26, 16, 16, 25, 6, 20, 22, 29MEM vs CHI · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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+4.7 12.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+4.1 16.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Paul MillsapUTA+4.1 17.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jason TerryDAL+3.7 24.2 last 10 · 20.5 season
Randy FoyeMIN+3.5 17.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Thaddeus YoungPHI−3.7 9.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Chris BoshTOR−3.0 21.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.0 20.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Vince CarterNJN−3.0 18.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
LeBron JamesCLE−2.9 24.0 last 10 · 26.9 season