FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 22, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed TOR by 14 at halftime and won 122–104.

Final · Box score
Sixers86
Wolves84
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -11; Q3 PHI -12; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Spurs85
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Clippers105
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Wizards82
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Pistons99
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Kings99
Heat119
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +20
Final · 2OT · Box score
Sonics152
Suns149
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 Sonics 0; OT2 SEA +3
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs95
Blazers89
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Lakers122
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -14; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +18
On this day · 2004–05Jan 22, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Magic), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Lakers

Kobe Bryant hits seven threes, Lakers top Toronto

Shawn Marion goes for 37 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-14+6+18LAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors36272219104
Lakers29204231122
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 48, 50, 45, 41, 27, 38, 37, 51, 37, 81LAL81 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Smush ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 6, 12, 12, 24, 5, 10, 12, 13LAL13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 30, 26, 14, 24, 15, 17, 17, 26TOR26 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 27, 26, 29, 23, 27, 22, 29, 18TOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 9 games went past regulation.

PHI over MIN2DET over HOU2SEA over PHX3DEN over SAS4DAL over POR6MEM over WAS11LAC over GSW13LAL over TOR18MIA over SAC20Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Sonics-Suns21
Nuggets-Spurs16
Mavs-Blazers12
Grizzlies-Wizards9
Warriors-Clippers6
Kings-Heat6
Sixers-Wolves4
Raptors-Lakers2
Shot of the night

Allen's three at the buzzer of 2OT breaks the tie, 152-149 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Suns combined for 301, 75 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-SunsSonics 152, Suns 149
301
Raptors-LakersRaptors 104, Lakers 122
226
Kings-HeatKings 99, Heat 119
218
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 92, Clippers 105
197
Rockets-PistonsRockets 97, Pistons 99
196
Mavs-BlazersMavs 95, Blazers 89
184
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 93, Wizards 82
175
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 89, Spurs 85
174
Sixers-WolvesSixers 86, Wolves 84
170
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-WolvesSixers 86, Wolves 84
+2 PHI
Rockets-PistonsRockets 97, Pistons 99
+2 DET
Sonics-SunsSonics 152, Suns 149
+3 SEA
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 89, Spurs 85
+4 DEN
Mavs-BlazersMavs 95, Blazers 89
+6 DAL
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 93, Wizards 82
+11 MEM
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 92, Clippers 105
+13 LAC
Raptors-LakersRaptors 104, Lakers 122
+18 LAL
Kings-HeatKings 99, Heat 119
+20 MIA
LAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-LakersLAL won · Raptors 104, Lakers 122
14 pts
Sixers-WolvesPHI won · Sixers 86, Wolves 84
12 pts
Grizzlies-WizardsMEM won · Grizzlies 93, Wizards 82
8 pts
Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 95, Blazers 89
2 pts
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 89, Spurs 85
1 pt
Shaq shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
JamesTOR · 26 PTS, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
HaslemMIA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
D WadeMIA · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
WilcoxLAC · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 86Wolves 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1417243186
Wolves2220251784
The story
Philadelphia beat Minnesota 86-84 behind 14 points from Andre Iguodala

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 14 REB, 13 PTS, 5 AST 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 31-17 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −8−11−12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Suns
Sonics 152Suns 149
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Sonics352734301214152
Suns272935351211149
The story
Ray Allen had 42 points as Seattle beat Phoenix 152-149 in OT

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 28 PTS, 16 AST, 8 REB 42 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 14-28 FG, 8-16 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +8+6+500+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 104Lakers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors36272219104
Lakers29204231122
The story
Lamar Odom's 10 rebounds and 8 points carried Los Angeles past Toronto, 122-104

For Toronto, Jalen Rose had 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 10 REB, 8 PTS, 7 AST · 1-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 42-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−14+6+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
34.8Season avg48.8Last 5

48.8 points a game over his last five games, against 34.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 81 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg53.1Today

53 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 81

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 48, 50, 45, 41, 27, 38, 37, 51, 37, 81Lakers-Raptors · W
35.9 PPG season to date · +46.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high81 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 38, 32, 38, 34, 37, 11, 35, 43Rockets-Pistons · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 24, 20, 22, 33, 27, 1, 24, 42Sonics-Suns · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 31, 41, 46, 33, 17, 36, 30, 39Sixers-Wolves · W
33.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 20, 28, 21, 25, 25, 30, 22, 37Suns-Sonics · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 7, 30, 17, 23, 19, 12, 18, 31Suns-Sonics · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+9.6 45.5 last 10 · 35.9 season
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Juwan HowardHOU+7.5 19.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jalen RoseTOR+6.6 18.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Raja BellPHX+5.4 19.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−6.5 2.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Michael SweetneyCHI−3.8 6.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS−3.8 24.6 last 10 · 28.4 season
Troy MurphyGSW−3.2 12.3 last 10 · 15.5 season