FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 1, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 16 after the first quarter and won 91–88.

Final · 2OT
POR118
CLE117
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR 0; OT2 POR +1
Final
BKN89
MIA102
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +13
Final
PHI88
CHI93
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +5
Final
UTA116
HOU124
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +8
Final
OKC100
NOH79
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +21
Final
BOS88
MIL91
Q1 MIL -16; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +3
Final · OT
MEM95
SAS99
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -13; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +4
Final
DET77
DAL92
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +15
Final
IND92
GSW103
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +11
Final
SAC81
LAC116
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +24; Q3 LAC +29; Q4 LAC +35
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · BOS @ MIL

Milwaukee overcomes 16-point deficit, beats Boston 91–88

The Bucks trailed by 16 after one and finished 80–61. Larry Sanders led Milwaukee with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-16-10+3MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2721211988
MIL1136222291
Who led
Larry SandersPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 4, 6, 0, 8, 2, 2, 10, 18MIL18 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 22, 31, 9, 17, 10, 17, 18, 17MIL17 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 19, 13, 19, 27, 23, 14, 12, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 9, 6, 5, 17, 1, 2, 19, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Sacramento by 35.

POR over CLE1MIL over BOS3SAS over MEM4CHI over PHI5HOU over UTA8GSW over IND11MIA over BKN13DAL over DET15OKC over NOH21LAC over SAC35Final 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
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
30.32011–12 avg18.7Last 2

18.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.3 in 2011–12 (20 games). Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 34

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 22, 8, 19, 6, 28, 18, 19, 34MIA vs BKN · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 14, 11, 26, 33, 32, 15, 14, 30SAS vs MEM · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 14, 20, 20, 22, 26, 14, 15, 27SAS vs MEM · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 19, 19, 27, 27, 13, 11, 4, 27DAL vs DET · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 21, 14, 14, 19, 14, 10, 22, 25CHI vs PHI · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 16, 24, 28, 13, 12, 20, 8, 24POR @ CLE · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST