FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 8, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 111–109.

Final
DEN95
CHA107
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +12
Final
MIN88
TOR94
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +6
Final
MIL89
BOS98
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS 0; Q4 BOS +9
Final
NJN103
CHI101
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN 0; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +2
Final · OT
CLE109
MEM111
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +2
Final
SAC94
NOH96
Q1 NOH +10; Q2 NOH 0; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 NOH +2
Final
PHX101
DAL102
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +1
Final
ORL97
LAC86
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +11
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 8, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs GSW), 41 points.
The lead · CLE @ MEM

Zach Randolph scores 32, Memphis rallies past Cleveland

Memphis trailed by 11 at the half and won 111–109. LeBron James scored 43 for Cleveland in the loss.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-11-20+2MEM AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CLE312819229109
MEM2523282411111
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 16, 24, 21, 5, 15, 20, 24, 32MEM32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 8, 19, 8, 20, 17, 25, 28MEM28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 40, 32, 34, 25, 25, 12, 23, 14, 43CLE43 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 18, 14, 22, 25, 11, 15, 13, 20CLE20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Charlotte by 12.

DAL over PHX1NJN over CHI2MEM over CLE2NOH over SAC2TOR over MIN6BOS over MIL9ORL over LAC11CHA over DEN12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 40, 32, 34, 25, 25, 12, 23, 14, 43CLE @ MEM · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Nov 9, 2001: 44 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 22, 50, 32, 25, 22, 34, 14, 34DEN @ CHA · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 25, 31, 27, 28, 24, 16, 32, 33DAL vs PHX · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 16, 24, 21, 5, 15, 20, 24, 32MEM vs CLE · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 8, 19, 8, 20, 17, 25, 28MEM vs CLE · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 28, 14, 19, 19, 19, 13, 9, 27CHI vs NJN · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 10 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
Monta EllisGSW+5.0 29.7 last 10 · 24.7 season
Al ThorntonLAC+4.6 18.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
James HardenOKC+3.8 13.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+3.6 24.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Michael BeasleyMIA+2.8 18.2 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.0 17.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Chris KamanLAC−3.9 14.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Chris BoshTOR−3.6 20.7 last 10 · 24.3 season
Matt BarnesORL−3.0 3.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−2.3 14.4 last 10 · 16.7 season