FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 4, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAL by 13 at halftime and won 107–105.

Final
MIN105
PHI88
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +17
Final
MIA101
WAS105
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +4
Final
OKC117
BKN111
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +6
Final
IND80
CHI76
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +4
Final
LAL105
HOU107
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -13; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +2
Final · OT
PHX98
MEM108
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +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 · LAL @ HOU

Houston climbs out of a 13-point hole against Lakers

Down 13 at the half, the Rockets won the fourth quarter 34–22 and the game 107–105. Toney Douglas led Houston with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 39 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · HOU 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 Q3Final0-8-13-10+2HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL30282522105
HOU22232834107
Who led
Toney DouglasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 5, 5, 11, 11, 3, 0, 8, 22HOU22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Greg SmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 6, 6, 8, 2, 5, 4, 13, 21HOU21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39LAL39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 23, 7, 7, 15, 17, 28, 21, 16LAL16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 17.

HOU over LAL2WAS over MIA4IND over CHI4OKC over BKN6MEM over PHX10MIN over PHI17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

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: 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39LAL @ HOU · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 18, 12, 17, 19, 17, 8, 17, 38MEM vs PHX · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 20, 6, 37, 15, 12, 4, 0, 34IND @ CHI · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 9, 11, 15, 16, 8, 11, 10, 33BKN vs OKC · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 35, 29, 37, 18, 37, 25, 20, 32OKC @ BKN · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 30, 27, 21, 28, 30, 23, 21, 26MIA @ WAS · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Ja Morant MEM, Dec 7, 2022: 26 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
26 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST