FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 3, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed UTA by 12 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final · OT
POR118
CHA112
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +6
Final
CLE79
DET89
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +10
Final
MIL81
NOH102
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +21
Final
TOR110
DEN113
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +3
Final
LAC105
UTA104
Q1 LAC -12; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -10; Q4 LAC +1
Final
ORL102
GSW94
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +8
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 · LAC @ UTA

Blake Griffin scores 30, Clippers rally past Utah

Clippers trailed by 12 after one and won 105–104.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-7-10+1LAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC19322232105
UTA31272521104
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 16, 23, 14, 22, 4, 18, 14, 30LAC30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 11, 20, 13, 12, 10, 11, 17, 20LAC20 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 14, 12, 12, 8, 1, 13, 16, 20UTA20 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 14, 8, 17, 11, 7, 12, 20, 19UTA19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New Orleans by 21.

LAC over UTA1DEN over TOR3POR over CHA6ORL over GSW8DET over CLE10NOH over MIL21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
30.32011–12 avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 2011–12 (20 games). Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 30

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.
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 16, 23, 14, 22, 4, 18, 14, 30LAC @ UTA · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 8, 13, 4, 19, 9, 26, 19, 29CHA vs POR · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 18, 12, 13, 32, 17, 23, 21, 25POR @ CHA · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 22, 31, 25, 6, 20, 20, 20, 25GSW vs ORL · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 10, 19, 23, 6, 18, 18, 13, 25MIL @ NOH · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 24, 28, 13, 12, 20, 8, 24, 24POR @ CHA · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST