FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 2, 2010Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
MIA118
CLE90
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +30; Q4 MIA +28
Final
PHX107
GSW101
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +6
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 · 2009–10Dec 2, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs PHI), 33 points.
The lead · PHX @ GSW

Phoenix handles Golden State by 6

The Suns won the fourth quarter 32–29. Final: 107–101. Jason Richardson led Phoenix with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Monta Ellis scored 38 for Golden State in the loss.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+3+3+6PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX31212332107
GSW20292329101
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 11, 11, 7, 13, 26, 20, 29, 39, 25PHX25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 15, 21, 23, 17, 27, 12, 11, 24PHX24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 40, 5, 20, 18, 23, 26, 12, 38GSW38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 15, 14, 11, 14, 28, 10, 18, 25GSW25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MIA @ CLE

Miami leads Cleveland wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 118–90. Best quarter: the third, 36–25. LeBron James led Miami with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIA vs CLE
LeBron James · MIADaniel Gibson · CLEPTS3821REB54AST82Top 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
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

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: 20, 32, 29, 25, 25, 20, 23, 30, 18, 38MIA @ CLE · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 40, 5, 20, 18, 23, 26, 12, 38GSW vs PHX · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 15, 14, 11, 14, 28, 10, 18, 25GSW vs PHX · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 11, 11, 7, 13, 26, 20, 29, 39, 25PHX @ GSW · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 15, 21, 23, 17, 27, 12, 11, 24PHX @ GSW · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 11, 3, 18, 23, 22, 26, 16, 22MIA @ CLE · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST