FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 5, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed PHI by 8 after three quarters and won 106–105.

Final
PHI105
CHA106
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 CHA +1
Final
TOR110
CHI78
Q1 TOR +21; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +32
Final
UTA101
MIN108
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN 0; Q4 MIN +7
Final
DEN106
SAS99
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +7
Final
ATL80
DAL75
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +5
Final
SAC107
PHX115
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +8
Final
HOU89
POR90
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +1
Final
ORL126
GSW118
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +8
Final
IND72
LAC88
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +16
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 · 2008–09Dec 5, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Yao Ming (HOU vs GSW), 33 points.
The lead · PHI @ CHA

Charlotte rallies from 8 down to beat Philadelphia

Trailing by 8 after three, Charlotte outscored the 76ers 28–19 the rest of the way. Final: 106–105. Boris Diaw led Charlotte with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · CHA 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+6+1-8+1CHA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI22263819105
CHA28212928106
Who led
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 11, 17, 5, 2, 7, 13, 4, 28CHA28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 22, 11, 31, 31, 14, 5, 13, 24CHA24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 0, 2, 18, 7, 17, 23, 14, 26PHI26 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 12, 12, 25, 16, 21, 19, 28, 22PHI22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Second story · DEN @ SAS

Denver makes it three straight

Denver beat San Antonio 106–99 and moved to 15–5. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
Wvs TOR130–112L@ LAC99–106Wvs CHI112–93Wvs NJN101–87W@ MIN124–111Wvs NYK128–125Lvs MIN100–106Wvs GSW135–107Wvs MIA114–96W@ SAS106–99DEN: last 10 games through Dec 5, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 30, 27, 22, 50, 32, 25, 22, 34DEN @ SAS · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 34, 37, 42, 18, 45, 15, 24, 33GSW vs ORL · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 28, 25, 31, 27, 28, 24, 16, 32DAL vs ATL · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 13, 20, 11, 9, 20, 20, 14, 32PHX vs SAC · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 19, 14, 22, 9, 10, 12, 29, 31ATL @ DAL · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Anthony RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 13, 11, 15, 9, 12, 6, 12, 28GSW vs ORL · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 13 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
Al ThorntonLAC+5.1 18.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jarrett JackTOR+2.5 10.8 last 10 · 8.3 season
Baron DavisLAC+2.1 18.0 last 10 · 15.9 season
Carl LandryHOU+2.1 18.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Ramon SessionsMIN+2.1 10.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Chris KamanLAC−3.2 15.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
Chris BoshTOR−2.9 21.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Matt BarnesORL−2.9 4.2 last 10 · 7.1 season
JJ RedickORL−2.2 6.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Aaron BrooksHOU−1.8 14.7 last 10 · 16.5 season