FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 17, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 102–93.

Final
MIN93
ORL102
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -12; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +9
Final
LAC88
DET76
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +12
Final
HOU109
NYK96
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +13
Final
CHI71
MEM80
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +9
Final
SAS93
OKC107
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +14
Final
SAC90
PHX101
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +11
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 · MIN @ ORL

Orlando climbs out of a 12-point hole against Minnesota

Down 12 at the half, the Magic won the fourth quarter 28–15 and the game 102–93. Glen Davis led Orlando with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-2-12-4+9ORL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN2932171593
ORL27222528102
Who led
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 24, 18, 20, 15, 10, 8, 20, 28ORL28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 22, 14, 6, 20, 13, 16, 14, 18ORL18 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 19, 15, 6, 19, 36, 8, 14, 23MIN23 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 14, 6, 14, 4, 22, 31, 21, 19MIN19 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
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
9.0Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
34.22011–12 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.2 in 2011–12 (41 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Season avg28.5Today

28 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: OKC by 14.

ORL over MIN9MEM over CHI9PHX over SAC11LAC over DET12HOU over NYK13OKC over SAS14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Chris Copeland leads the day with 29

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.
Chris CopelandPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 6, 3, 5, 6, 8, 0, 11, 29NYK vs HOU · L
5.7 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 15, 29, 39, 31, 21, 28, 28HOU @ NYK · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 24, 18, 20, 15, 10, 8, 20, 28ORL vs MIN · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 12, 5, 18, 14, 12, 7, 18, 25OKC vs SAS · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 19, 15, 6, 19, 36, 8, 14, 23MIN @ ORL · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 23, 18, 25, 33, 21, 14, 13, 22OKC vs SAS · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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
Marco BelinelliCHI+5.4 14.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Andray BlatcheBKN+4.5 16.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
David LeeGSW+3.9 23.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+3.8 31.6 last 10 · 27.9 season
Brandon KnightDET+3.6 18.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−3.9 11.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dorell WrightPHI−2.9 4.0 last 10 · 6.9 season
Carl LandryGSW−2.7 10.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.7 5.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.6 12.4 last 10 · 15.0 season