FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 19, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NOH by 10 at halftime and won 111–108.

Final
IND88
BOS99
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +11
Final
ATL82
NJN89
Q1 NJN -7; Q2 NJN 0; Q3 NJN 0; Q4 NJN +7
Final
LAL120
TOR110
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +10
Final · OT
NOH108
DET111
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +3
Final
HOU102
SAC93
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +9
Final
PHX113
OKC110
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +3
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 19, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (ATL @ CHI), 40 points.
The lead · NOH @ DET

Detroit needs overtime to survive New Orleans

Tied 100–100 after regulation. Detroit won the final period 11–8 for a 111–108 win. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · DET 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.Final00-10-60+3DET AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NOH203127228108
DET2021312811111
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 20, 10, 4, 10, 12, 10, 13, 28DET28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 12, 9, 19, 6, 7, 2, 15, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 13, 25, 24, 9, 26, 11, 23, 32NOH32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 16, 6, 18, 25, 11, 22, 11, 23NOH23 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Boston by 11.

DET over NOH3PHX over OKC3NJN over ATL7HOU over SAC9LAL over TOR10BOS over IND11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg22.6Last 3

22.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg42.5Today

43 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 32

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.
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 13, 25, 24, 9, 26, 11, 23, 32NOH @ DET · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 8, 11, 23, 10, 17, 21, 6, 30PHX @ OKC · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 20, 10, 4, 10, 12, 10, 13, 28DET vs NOH · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 28, 29, 30, 25, 25, 32, 24, 28OKC vs PHX · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 12, 8, 26, 11, 9, 4, 18, 26TOR vs LAL · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 12, 9, 19, 6, 7, 2, 15, 25DET vs NOH · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 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+5.5 32.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.5 25.6 last 10 · 21.1 season
JJ RedickORL+4.4 13.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.1 27.7 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cold
JJ HicksonCLE−3.4 6.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.4 13.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.3 3.0 last 10 · 6.3 season
Derrick RoseCHI−3.1 21.2 last 10 · 24.3 season
Stephen JacksonCHA−3.1 14.2 last 10 · 17.3 season