FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 28, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOK trailed MEM by 5 after the first quarter and won 95–86.

Final · Box score
Bobcats97
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Grizzlies86
Q1 NOK -5; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOK +2; Q4 NOK +9
Final · Box score
Knicks76
Sixers91
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +23; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Nets104
Sonics113
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets79
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +28; Q4 LAC +33
On this day · 2004–05Jan 28, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Celtics), 42 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Grizzlies

New Orleans/Oklahoma City beats Memphis, 95–86

Baron Davis goes for 29 points

Game flow · NOK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50+2+9NOK AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2025222895
Grizzlies2520202186
Who led
Speedy ClaxtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 12, 15, 14, 4, 10, 5, 0, 20NOK20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 10, 22, 12, 17, 19, 21, 15, 19NOK19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 25, 9, 12, 13, 11, 30, 31, 25MEM25 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 10, 13, 14, 8, 22, 15, 5, 22MEM22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Sixers8
Nets-Sonics7
Hornets-Grizzlies7
Wolves-Spurs5
Nuggets-Clippers2
Jazz-Mavs2
Hawks-Bulls0
Blazers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Nets-Sonics combined for 217, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-SonicsNets 104, Sonics 113
217
Hawks-BullsHawks 99, Bulls 111
210
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 97, Wizards 107
204
Jazz-MavsJazz 89, Mavs 103
192
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 79, Clippers 112
191
Wolves-SpursWolves 88, Spurs 102
190
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 83, Warriors 98
181
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 95, Grizzlies 86
181
Knicks-SixersKnicks 76, Sixers 91
167
NOK won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 95, Grizzlies 86
+9 NOK
Nets-SonicsNets 104, Sonics 113
+9 SEA
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 97, Wizards 107
+10 WAS
Hawks-BullsHawks 99, Bulls 111
+12 CHI
Jazz-MavsJazz 89, Mavs 103
+14 DAL
Wolves-SpursWolves 88, Spurs 102
+14 SAS
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 83, Warriors 98
+15 GSW
Knicks-SixersKnicks 76, Sixers 91
+15 PHI
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 79, Clippers 112
+33 LAC
NOK rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-GrizzliesNOK won · Hornets 95, Grizzlies 86
5 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 76, Sixers 91
3 pts
Nets-SonicsSEA won · Nets 104, Sonics 113
3 pts
Blount shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlountMIN · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
WoodsNYK · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BrezecCHA · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
EllisGSW · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Bobcats-Wizards
Bobcats 97Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3022212497
Wizards31262525107
The story
Gilbert Arenas had 34 points as Washington beat Charlotte 107-97

Primoz Brezec led Charlotte with 27 PTS, 12 REB 34 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the second 26-22, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+5+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Raymond Felton led the game in fantasy with 50.8 FPTS (18 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 99Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1524332799
Bulls31312425111
The story
Ben Gordon's 23 points carried Chicago past Atlanta, 111-99

For Atlanta, Zaza Pachulia had 13 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-15, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +16+23+14+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 83Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1232231683
Warriors2629232098
The story
Golden State beat Portland 98-83 behind 21 rebounds and 11 points from Troy Murphy

Juan Dixon paced Portland: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST · 4-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +14+11+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: Clippers by 33.

NOK over MEM9SEA over NJN9WAS over CHA10CHI over ATL12SAS over MIN14DAL over UTA14PHI over NYK15GSW over POR15LAC over DEN33Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 40

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 23, 22, 13, 15, 28, 24, 27, 40Hawks-Bulls · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 11, 20, 16, 10, 32, 15, 23, 36Nets-Sonics · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 33, 27, 1, 24, 42, 22, 25, 35Sonics-Nets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 37, 33, 22, 21, 33, 24, 19, 23, 34Wizards-Bobcats · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 22, 24, 25, 22, 13, 26, 29, 29Warriors-Blazers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 16 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 17, 24, 31, 20, 25, 5, 3, 29Nets-Sonics · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 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
Juan DixonPOR+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Juwan HowardHOU+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.0 20.2 last 10 · 24.2 season
Michael SweetneyCHI−3.8 6.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Shane BattierMEM−3.5 8.0 last 10 · 11.5 season