FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 7, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DET by 14 after the first quarter and won 94–90.

Final · Box score
Hornets93
Hawks101
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Magic108
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Wizards103
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Cavs96
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +8
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz94
Pistons90
Q1 UTA -14; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA -10; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +29
Final · Box score
Wolves79
Mavs83
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Suns91
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Clippers109
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2004–05Jan 7, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Mike Bibby (Kings-Hawks), 31 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pistons

Utah needs overtime to survive Detroit

Kobe Bryant goes for 50 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-8-100+4UTA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz162019271294
Pistons30142117890
Who led
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 5, 24, 10, 15, 23, 14, 20, 24UTA24 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 4, 2, 7, 2, 5, 19, 2, 14UTA14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 10, 20, 21, 30, 14, 37, 21, 24DET24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 28, 11, 24, 25, 21, 25, 15, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Bulls rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Memphis by 29.

WAS over BOS1LAL over LAC3UTA over DET4DAL over MIN4PHX over SAS5ATL over NOK8CLE over MIL8ORL over CHA16CHI over MEM29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Mavs23
Bobcats-Magic22
Bucks-Cavs14
Celtics-Wizards13
Spurs-Suns9
Jazz-Pistons7
Lakers-Clippers6
Hornets-Hawks5
Grizzlies-Bulls2
Shot of the night

Kobe's jumper with 11 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 112-109 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Clippers combined for 221, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ClippersLakers 112, Clippers 109
221
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 102, Wizards 103
205
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 92, Magic 108
200
Hornets-HawksHornets 93, Hawks 101
194
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 82, Bulls 111
193
Jazz-PistonsJazz 94, Pistons 90
184
Bucks-CavsBucks 88, Cavs 96
184
Spurs-SunsSpurs 86, Suns 91
177
Wolves-MavsWolves 79, Mavs 83
162
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 102, Wizards 103
+1 WAS
Lakers-ClippersLakers 112, Clippers 109
+3 LAL
Jazz-PistonsJazz 94, Pistons 90
+4 UTA
Wolves-MavsWolves 79, Mavs 83
+4 DAL
Spurs-SunsSpurs 86, Suns 91
+5 PHX
Bucks-CavsBucks 88, Cavs 96
+8 CLE
Hornets-HawksHornets 93, Hawks 101
+8 ATL
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 92, Magic 108
+16 ORL
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 82, Bulls 111
+29 CHI
UTA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 94, Pistons 90
14 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 88, Cavs 96
7 pts
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 79, Mavs 83
6 pts
Celtics-WizardsWAS won · Celtics 102, Wizards 103
6 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAL won · Lakers 112, Clippers 109
5 pts
West shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestNOK · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
HinrichCHI · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
DwightORL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
KGMIN · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
MobleyLAC · 36 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 102Wizards 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28232526102
Wizards26193721103
The story
Washington beat Boston 103-102 behind 31 points from Gilbert Arenas

Ricky Davis paced Boston: 24 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 7-18 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2−6+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 112Clippers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29212834112
Clippers18372727109
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 36 points, but Los Angeles won 112-109

For Los Angeles, Kwame Brown had 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 12-18 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-18, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11−5−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 94Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz162019271294
Pistons30142117890
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat Detroit 94-90 in OT

Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 8-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 27-17.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −14−8−100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 50

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 24, 62, 21, 37, 31, 45, 48, 50Lakers-Clippers · W
33.7 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
50 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 15, 13, 9, 19, 27, 23, 14, 36Clippers-Lakers · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 25, 37, 14, 32, 31, 30, 32, 32, 35Cavs-Bucks · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 36, 17, 21, 22, 29, 28, 25, 32Bucks-Cavs · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 36, 41, 34, 16, 47, 44, 22, 31Wizards-Celtics · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Speedy ClaxtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 8, 14, 4, 17, 16, 12, 8, 29Hornets-Hawks · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+6.6 31.5 last 10 · 24.9 season
Juan DixonPOR+4.9 16.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.9 38.6 last 10 · 33.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+4.7 29.5 last 10 · 24.8 season
Keith BogansCHA+4.3 13.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−5.1 5.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Keith Van HornDAL−3.6 5.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−3.5 5.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−3.3 7.6 last 10 · 10.9 season