FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 27, 2011Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 101–79.

Final
ATL106
NJN70
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +22; Q3 ATL +22; Q4 ATL +36
Final
BOS107
MIA115
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +8
Final
MIN95
MIL98
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +3
Final
SAC79
POR101
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR 0; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +22
Final
UTA71
LAL96
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +25
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 · 2010–11Dec 27, 2010: 10 games. Top scorer: Tyreke Evans (SAC vs LAC), 32 points.
The lead · SAC @ POR

Portland rolls past Sacramento, 101–79

The Kings were held to 14 points in the fourth quarter. Gerald Wallace led Portland with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+9+22POR AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2521191479
POR23232827101
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 2 games: 21, 25POR25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 2 games: 25, 24POR24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 2 games: 12, 16SAC16 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 2 games: 27, 14SAC14 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+15.9points, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
10.62010–11 avg26.5Last 2

26.5 points a game over his last two games, against 10.6 in 2010–11 (68 games). Today: 22 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
29.02010–11 avg10.7Last 2

10.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.0 in 2010–11 (82 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
13.42010–11 avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 2010–11 (35 games). Line: 0 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · MIN @ MIL

Milwaukee leads Minnesota wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 98–95. Best quarter: the first, 32–30. Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over MIN3MIA over BOS8POR over SAC22LAL over UTA25ATL over NJN36Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over MIN.
Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 31

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.
Kevin LovePoints, last 2 games: 22, 31MIN @ MIL · L
26.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 2 games: 20, 28BOS @ MIA · L
24.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 3 games: 28, 29, 26LAL vs UTA · W
27.7 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 2 games: 37, 26MIA vs BOS · W
31.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 2 games: 21, 25POR vs SAC · W
23.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 2 games: 22, 24MIL vs MIN · W
23.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST