FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 2, 2012Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final
PHX99
NYK106
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +7
Final
ORL113
LAL103
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL 0; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +10
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 · ORL @ LAL

Arron Afflalo scores 30 as Orlando wins in Los Angeles

Final: 113–103. Arron Afflalo made 11 of 18 shots from the field.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40-4+10ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL23292140113
LAL27252526103
Who led
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 15, 6, 12, 19, 15, 16, 5, 30ORL30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 11, 11, 16, 15, 12, 16, 23ORL23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34LAL34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 28, 23, 7, 7, 15, 17, 28, 21LAL21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Second story · PHX @ NYK

New York never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–99. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · NYK vs PHX
Carmelo Anthony · NYKMarcin Gortat · PHXPTS3418REB610AST21Top 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
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg35.5Today

35 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34LAL vs ORL · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 29, 23, 37, 29, 35, 29, 20, 34NYK vs PHX · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 15, 6, 12, 19, 15, 16, 5, 30ORL @ LAL · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 11, 11, 16, 15, 12, 16, 23ORL @ LAL · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 15, 18, 17, 14, 8, 12, 11, 23NYK vs PHX · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 28, 23, 7, 7, 15, 17, 28, 21LAL vs ORL · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST