FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 23, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIL by 16 after the first quarter and won 111–110.

Final · OT
MIL110
CHA111
Q1 CHA -16; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA 0; Q4 CHA 0; OT1 CHA +1
Final
DET115
CLE92
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +23
Final
NYK103
ORL98
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +24; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +5
Final
IND103
BKN86
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +17
Final · OT
ATL119
MIA121
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final
DAL111
HOU104
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +7
Final
UTA94
MEM104
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +10
Final
TOR99
SAS112
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +13
Final
GSW89
DEN81
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +8
Final
LAL90
PHX117
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +27
Final
NOP113
SAC100
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP 0; Q3 NOP 0; Q4 NOP +13
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 · 2012–13Dec 23, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (NYK vs MIN), 33 points.
The lead · MIL @ CHA

Charlotte flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Milwaukee led 54–52 at the break. Tied 101–101 after regulation, Charlotte won the extra time 10–9. Final: 111–110. Al Jefferson led Charlotte with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-16-200+1CHA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIL332124239110
CHA1735262310111
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 10, 21, 14, 10, 24, 24, 19, 26CHA26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 10, 13, 24, 24, 29, 34, 20, 25CHA25 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 19, 8, 11, 16, 36, 17, 21, 26MIL26 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 8, 2, 10, 10, 20, 14, 27, 19MIL19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Lakers by 27, the widest margin of 11 games.

CHA over MIL1MIA over ATL2NYK over ORL5DAL over HOU7GSW over DEN8MEM over UTA10SAS over TOR13NOP over SAC13IND over BKN17DET over CLE23PHX over LAL27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg21.5Last 3

21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg43.9Today

44 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 21, 24, 17, 25, 30, 24, 18, 38MIA vs ATL · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 21, 30, 18, 21, 20, 22, 21, 31DAL @ HOU · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 20, 32, 18, 13, 23, 19, 35, 29HOU vs DAL · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 14, 15, 23, 18, 21, 32, 19, 28GSW @ DEN · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 19, 8, 11, 16, 36, 17, 21, 26MIL @ CHA · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 13, 17, 12, 4, 17, 18, 9, 26ATL @ MIA · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 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
Amir JohnsonTOR+5.1 16.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Brandon KnightMIL+4.5 18.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.1 22.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+3.9 21.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Dwight HowardHOU+3.9 22.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Ty LawsonDEN−5.1 12.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kevin MartinMIN−4.3 15.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Corey BrewerMIN−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.7 15.6 last 10 · 19.3 season
Maurice HarklessORL−3.5 3.0 last 10 · 6.5 season