FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 10, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 134–126.

Final
GSW104
CHA96
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +8
Final
DET97
PHI104
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +7
Final
ATL92
MIA101
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +9
Final · OT
SAS134
HOU126
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +8
Final
SAC96
DAL119
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +23
Final
TOR74
POR92
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +18
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 · SAS @ HOU

San Antonio outlasts Houston in overtime

120–120 at the end of regulation. San Antonio took the last extra period 14–6. Final: 134–126. Gary Neal led San Antonio with 29 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists. Jeremy Lin scored 38 for Houston in the loss.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+1-20+8SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
SAS2341272914134
HOU273630276126
Who led
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 13, 19, 20, 13, 22, 12, 5, 29SAS29 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 32, 15, 14, 30, 22, 17, 22, 27SAS27 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 13, 16, 6, 19, 4, 4, 7, 38HOU38 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Omer AsikPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 18, 13, 17, 14, 10, 0, 6, 21HOU21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Dallas by 23.

PHI over DET7GSW over CHA8SAS over HOU8MIA over ATL9POR over TOR18DAL over SAC23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jeremy Lin leads the day with 38

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.
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 13, 16, 6, 19, 4, 4, 7, 38HOU vs SAS · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 32, 17, 23, 21, 25, 18, 17, 30POR vs TOR · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 13, 19, 20, 13, 22, 12, 5, 29SAS @ HOU · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 32, 15, 14, 30, 22, 17, 22, 27SAS @ HOU · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Baron Davis LAC, Jan 12, 2010: 27 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 20, 20, 20, 25, 22, 28, 22, 27GSW @ CHA · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 28, 30, 23, 21, 26, 31, 24, 27MIA vs ATL · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 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
Tony ParkerSAS+4.9 23.8 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brandon KnightDET+4.5 19.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Antawn JamisonLAL+4.3 12.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI+3.9 18.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
David LeeGSW+3.5 22.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season
E'Twaun MooreORL−3.1 6.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−2.6 6.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.3 13.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Dorell WrightPHI−2.3 4.8 last 10 · 7.1 season