FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 7, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed BKN by 8 at halftime and won 109–102.

Final
DEN92
IND89
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +3
Final · OT
BOS94
PHI95
Q1 PHI 0; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final
WAS95
ATL104
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +9
Final
GSW109
BKN102
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +7
Final
CHI108
DET104
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +4
Final
CLE73
MIN91
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +18
Final
MEM96
NOH89
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +7
Final
CHA93
MIL108
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +15
Final
HOU92
SAS114
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +22
Final
TOR99
UTA131
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +32
Final
LAL108
OKC114
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +6
Final
ORL82
SAC91
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +9
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 · GSW @ BKN

David Lee posts 30 and 15 as Golden State beats Brooklyn

30 points and 15 rebounds in a 109–102 win.

Game flow · GSW 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+2+7GSW AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW24312925109
BKN31321920102
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 20, 21, 17, 31, 13, 22, 20, 30GSW30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 25, 6, 20, 20, 20, 25, 22, 28GSW28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 19, 21, 8, 18, 22, 12, 17, 32BKN32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 11, 15, 16, 8, 11, 10, 33, 23BKN23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Toronto by 32, the widest margin of 12 games.

PHI over BOS1DEN over IND3CHI over DET4OKC over LAL6GSW over BKN7MEM over NOH7ATL over WAS9SAC over ORL9MIL over CHA15MIN over CLE18SAS over HOU22UTA over TOR32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

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 DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 29, 37, 18, 37, 25, 20, 32, 36OKC vs LAL · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 9 games: 34, 24, 15, 23, 19, 15, 6, 19, 36MIN vs CLE · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39, 29, 35LAL @ OKC · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 26, 30, 12, 14, 23, 18, 25, 33OKC vs LAL · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 19, 21, 8, 18, 22, 12, 17, 32BKN vs GSW · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 11, 9, 6, 13, 12, 9, 13, 30CHI @ DET · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Antawn JamisonLAL+3.9 12.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Brandon KnightDET+2.8 16.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Kevin DurantOKC+2.4 29.4 last 10 · 26.9 season
Al JeffersonUTA+2.4 19.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Markieff MorrisPHX+2.3 11.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Luis ScolaPHX−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Gerald GreenIND−2.0 5.1 last 10 · 7.1 season
Michael BeasleyPHX−1.8 9.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Kenneth FariedDEN−1.8 10.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Greg MonroeDET−1.7 13.5 last 10 · 15.2 season