FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 15, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed SAC by 16 at halftime and won 94–91.

Final
LAL109
IND94
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +22; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +15
Final
BOS118
NYK116
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS -7; Q4 BOS +2
Final
LAC91
PHI105
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +14
Final
CHI110
TOR93
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +17
Final
CLE95
MIA101
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +6
Final
CHA80
MEM113
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +29; Q4 MEM +33
Final
SAC91
NOH94
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -16; Q3 NOH -8; Q4 NOH +3
Final
HOU105
OKC117
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +12
Final
MIL90
SAS92
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +2
Final
MIN122
PHX128
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX 0; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +6
Final
POR98
DAL103
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +5
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 15, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ CHI), 42 points.
The lead · SAC @ NOH

New Orleans erases 16-point lead, steals one from Sacramento

Sacramento led 57–41 at halftime. New Orleans won the second half 53–34 to take it 94–91. Chris Paul led New Orleans with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.

Game flow · NOH 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 Q3Final0-6-16-8+3NOH AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2928201491
NOH2318282594
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 9, 17, 16, 6, 18, 25, 11, 22NOH22 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 2, 11, 7, 2, 0, 8, 19NOH19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 17, 16, 15, 25, 16, 8, 5, 22SAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 24, 4, 16, 2, 23, 12, 10, 20SAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Charlotte by 33.

BOS over NYK2SAS over MIL2NOH over SAC3DAL over POR5MIA over CLE6PHX over MIN6OKC over HOU12PHI over LAC14LAL over IND15CHI over TOR17MEM over CHA33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.2Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
30.42009–10 avg17.5Last 2

17.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.4 in 2009–10 (65 games). Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 39

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.
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 35, 34, 31, 34, 34, 36, 30, 39NYK vs BOS · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 16, 4, 20, 14, 23, 16, 13, 35POR @ DAL · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 9 games: 5, 12, 25, 29, 4, 10, 17, 22, 34CHI @ TOR · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 11, 28, 18, 8, 17, 10, 8, 32BOS @ NYK · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30, 25, 25, 32OKC vs HOU · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 29, 27, 22, 32, 24, 23, 32, 24, 31LAL @ IND · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+6.7 33.4 last 10 · 26.7 season
JJ RedickORL+4.6 13.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR+4.2 19.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.1 17.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
George HillSAS+3.9 15.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−3.8 7.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.6 2.8 last 10 · 6.4 season
Pau GasolLAL−3.5 16.3 last 10 · 19.8 season
Al ThorntonWAS−3.5 5.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Tony ParkerSAS−3.5 13.4 last 10 · 16.9 season