FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 21, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final
ATL80
PHI99
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +19
Final
ORL90
TOR93
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +3
Final · OT
MIL99
BOS94
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final
IND99
CLE89
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +10
Final
WAS68
DET100
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +32
Final
CHI110
NYK106
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +4
Final
DAL82
MEM92
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +10
Final
NOH94
SAS99
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +5
Final
CHA100
GSW115
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +15
Final
SAC85
LAC97
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +12
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 · MIL @ BOS

Milwaukee needs overtime to survive Boston

Tied 88–88 after regulation. Milwaukee won the final period 11–6 for a 99–94 win. Monta Ellis led Milwaukee with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Paul Pierce scored 35 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-3-80+5MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIL172619261199
BOS25212418694
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 24, 17, 33, 13, 19, 4, 27MIL27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luc Mbah a MoutePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 9, 9, 17, 9, 11, 10, 4, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 27, 13, 34, 18, 18, 16, 40, 35BOS35 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 19, 16, 15, 9, 10, 3, 3, 14BOS14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · IND @ CLE

Cleveland's skid reaches six

Indiana won 99–89; the Cavaliers fall to 5–23. Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
Lvs CHI85–95L@ MIN73–91Lvs DET97–104Wvs LAL100–94L@ IND81–96Lvs MIL86–90L@ NYK102–103Lvs TOR99–113L@ BOS91–103Lvs IND89–99CLE: last 10 games through Dec 21, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 35

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 27, 13, 34, 18, 18, 16, 40, 35BOS vs MIL · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 16, 22, 8, 19, 17, 11, 21, 29CHI @ NYK · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34, 45, 30, 31, 29NYK vs CHI · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 24, 17, 33, 13, 19, 4, 27MIL @ BOS · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 22, 27, 9, 25, 18, 13, 32, 27GSW vs CHA · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 15, 15, 16, 18, 16, 17, 19, 26NYK vs CHI · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 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+6.7 16.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Paul GeorgeIND+4.8 21.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
David LeeGSW+4.3 24.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.3 33.8 last 10 · 29.5 season
Jared DudleyPHX+4.1 14.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−3.1 12.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Andre IguodalaDEN−3.1 10.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.1 5.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Chris BoshMIA−3.0 15.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Brandon BassBOS−2.5 5.8 last 10 · 8.3 season