FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 27, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed ATL by 9 after the first quarter and won 110–106.

Final · Box score
Suns110
Hawks106
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Pacers89
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Kings74
Celtics84
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Heat91
Bobcats85
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Magic94
Knicks97
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Pistons95
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Wizards79
Bulls90
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Rockets92
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Bucks108
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Nuggets87
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +18
Final · Box score
Nets83
Blazers88
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +5
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors105
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +1
On this day · 2004–05Jan 27, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers-Pistons), 27 points.
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The lead · Suns-Hawks

Phoenix turns it around against Atlanta

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+70+4PHX AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22352330110
Hawks31193026106
Who led
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 18, 5, 6, 9, 14, 6, 10, 25PHX25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 20, 7, 20, 17, 28, 22, 21, 22PHX22 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 19, 23, 22, 13, 15, 28, 24, 27ATL27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 18, 3, 15, 15, 12, 6, 5, 15, 9, 17ATL17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Milwaukee by 21.

LAL over GSW1NYK over ORL3PHX over ATL4CLE over IND4MIN over HOU4POR over NJN5MIA over CHA6DET over MEM6BOS over SAC10CHI over WAS11LAC over DEN18MIL over TOR21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Suns-Hawks19
Warriors-Lakers10
Cavs-Pacers6
Clippers-Nuggets4
Wolves-Rockets4
Nets-Blazers2
Magic-Knicks2
Heat-Bobcats2
Wizards-Bulls0
Raptors-Bucks0
The night in charts
Suns-Hawks combined for 216, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HawksSuns 110, Hawks 106
216
Warriors-LakersWarriors 105, Lakers 106
211
Raptors-BucksRaptors 87, Bucks 108
195
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 105, Nuggets 87
192
Magic-KnicksMagic 94, Knicks 97
191
Wolves-RocketsWolves 96, Rockets 92
188
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 89, Pistons 95
184
Cavs-PacersCavs 93, Pacers 89
182
Heat-BobcatsHeat 91, Bobcats 85
176
Nets-BlazersNets 83, Blazers 88
171
Wizards-BullsWizards 79, Bulls 90
169
Kings-CelticsKings 74, Celtics 84
158
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-LakersWarriors 105, Lakers 106
+1 LAL
Magic-KnicksMagic 94, Knicks 97
+3 NYK
Wolves-RocketsWolves 96, Rockets 92
+4 MIN
Suns-HawksSuns 110, Hawks 106
+4 PHX
Cavs-PacersCavs 93, Pacers 89
+4 CLE
Nets-BlazersNets 83, Blazers 88
+5 POR
Heat-BobcatsHeat 91, Bobcats 85
+6 MIA
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 89, Pistons 95
+6 DET
Kings-CelticsKings 74, Celtics 84
+10 BOS
Wizards-BullsWizards 79, Bulls 90
+11 CHI
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 105, Nuggets 87
+18 LAC
Raptors-BucksRaptors 87, Bucks 108
+21 MIL
PHX rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-HawksPHX won · Suns 110, Hawks 106
9 pts
Warriors-LakersLAL won · Warriors 105, Lakers 106
7 pts
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 91, Bobcats 85
6 pts
Grizzlies-PistonsDET won · Grizzlies 89, Pistons 95
4 pts
Wolves-RocketsMIN won · Wolves 96, Rockets 92
2 pts
McCants shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McCantsMIN · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Clifford RobinsonNJN · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
DixonPOR · 26 PTS, 4 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
75% (12-16)
GrangerIND · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
HaslemMIA · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 105Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2819262111105
Lakers3124112812106
The story
Kobe Bryant had 30 points and 8 assists as Los Angeles beat Golden State 106-105 in OT

Mickael Pietrus led Golden State with 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 28-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+8−70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis led the game in fantasy with 51.7 FPTS (29 PTS, 10 AST)

Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 94Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1914253694
Knicks2727222197
The story
New York beat Orlando 97-94 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Eddy Curry

Dwight Howard paced Orlando: 14 REB, 10 PTS 27 PTS, 10 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 27-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +8+21+18+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bobcats
Heat 91Bobcats 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1416303191
Bobcats2015252585
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 23 points carried Miami past Charlotte, 91-85

For Charlotte, Raymond Felton had 15 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-15 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-25, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6−50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
35.9Season avg47.2Last 5

47.2 points a game over his last five games, against 35.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 36

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 10, 12, 13, 18, 15, 11, 36Magic-Knicks · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 13, 13, 23, 2, 24, 27, 23, 34Pistons-Grizzlies · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 28, 35, 19, 19, 12, 28, 19, 33Clippers-Nuggets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 26, 25, 9, 12, 13, 11, 30, 31Grizzlies-Pistons · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 46, 29, 24, 14, 51, 23, 38, 30Cavs-Pacers · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 50, 45, 41, 27, 38, 37, 51, 37, 81, 30Lakers-Warriors · W
35.8 PPG season to date · −5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+7.9 43.7 last 10 · 35.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jalen RoseTOR+7.6 19.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Juwan HowardHOU+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Juan DixonPOR+5.6 18.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS−4.5 23.5 last 10 · 28.0 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Michael SweetneyCHI−3.8 6.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−3.5 17.4 last 10 · 20.9 season