FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 28, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIA by 15 after the first quarter and won 109–99.

Final
PHX91
IND97
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +6
Final
ORL97
WAS105
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +8
Final
CHA81
BKN97
Q1 BKN +18; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +22; Q4 BKN +16
Final
ATL102
CLE94
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +8
Final
MIA99
DET109
Q1 DET -15; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
Final · OT
TOR104
NOH97
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR 0; OT1 TOR +7
Final
DEN106
DAL85
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +21
Final
HOU116
SAS122
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +6
Final
LAC116
UTA114
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC -10; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +2
Final
NYK105
SAC106
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +1
Final
PHI89
GSW96
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +7
Final
POR87
LAL104
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +17
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2011–12Dec 28, 2011: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA @ CHA), 35 points.
The lead · MIA @ DET

Detroit storms back from 15 down to beat Miami

The Pistons trailed by 15 after one and won 109–99. Will Bynum led Detroit with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists. LeBron James scored 35 for Miami in the loss.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15+6+10+10DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA3220192899
DET17412328109
Who led
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 2, 0, 0, 6, 8, 5, 31, 25DET25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 4, 2, 6, 8, 7, 19, 14, 18DET18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 31, 23, 22, 24, 30, 29, 27, 35MIA35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 14, 21, 12, 15, 17, 16, 14, 28MIA28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Denver by 21.

SAC over NYK1LAC over UTA2IND over PHX6SAS over HOU6TOR over NOH7GSW over PHI7WAS over ORL8ATL over CLE8DET over MIA10BKN over CHA16LAL over POR17DEN over DAL21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Danilo Gallinari 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.
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 14, 18, 28, 6, 12, 7, 19, 39DEN @ DAL · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 31, 23, 22, 24, 30, 29, 27, 35MIA @ DET · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 21, 28, 28, 33, 31, 26, 30, 33HOU @ SAS · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 21, 22, 14, 13, 25, 18, 13, 31SAS vs HOU · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 11, 14, 19, 16, 23, 17, 8, 30TOR @ NOH · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 16, 5, 12, 31, 15, 15, 15, 30SAS vs HOU · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 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+5.7 15.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.6 17.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
JR SmithNYK+5.0 21.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jarrett JackGSW+4.7 17.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jeremy LinHOU+4.2 16.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−4.4 14.3 last 10 · 18.7 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR−3.4 11.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.4 4.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Ben GordonCHA−3.2 9.5 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jeremy PargoCLE−3.0 5.8 last 10 · 8.8 season