FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 30, 2006Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOK trailed MIL by 4 after three quarters and won 94–93.

Final · Box score
Knicks101
Hawks120
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Bobcats91
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Heat118
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Rockets77
Grizzlies86
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Celtics85
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Hornets94
Q1 NOK +4; Q2 NOK +4; Q3 NOK -4; Q4 NOK +1
Final · Box score
Spurs79
Jazz70
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Sonics111
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +5
On this day · 2004–05Jan 30, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Drew Gooden (Cavs-Bucks), 33 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hornets

New Orleans/Oklahoma City takes over late to edge Milwaukee

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOK margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4-4+1NOK AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1722351993
Hornets2122272494
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 22, 12, 17, 19, 21, 15, 19, 24NOK24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Speedy ClaxtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 15, 14, 4, 10, 5, 0, 20, 19NOK19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 26, 28, 35, 21, 41, 15, 21, 32MIL32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 10, 4, 6, 7, 10, 8, 15, 16MIL16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Rockets-Grizzlies

Houston's skid reaches three

Memphis won 86–77; the Rockets fall to 15–29. Chucky Atkins led Memphis with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
Lvs NOK80–86L@ ATL83–94Lvs DAL76–103W@ CHI109–108L@ DET97–99W@ MIL97–80Wvs CHA102–78Lvs MIN92–96Lvs MIA95–101L@ MEM77–86
Lead changes
Knicks-Hawks16
Blazers-Sonics14
Spurs-Jazz6
Clippers-Heat6
Rockets-Grizzlies4
Cavs-Bobcats1
Celtics-Wolves0
The night in charts
Clippers-Heat combined for 232, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-HeatClippers 114, Heat 118
232
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 116, Sonics 111
227
Knicks-HawksKnicks 101, Hawks 120
221
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 85, Wolves 110
195
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 103, Bobcats 91
194
Bucks-HornetsBucks 93, Hornets 94
187
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 77, Grizzlies 86
163
Spurs-JazzSpurs 79, Jazz 70
149
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-HornetsBucks 93, Hornets 94
+1 NOK
Clippers-HeatClippers 114, Heat 118
+4 MIA
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 116, Sonics 111
+5 POR
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 77, Grizzlies 86
+9 MEM
Spurs-JazzSpurs 79, Jazz 70
+9 SAS
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 103, Bobcats 91
+12 CLE
Knicks-HawksKnicks 101, Hawks 120
+19 ATL
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 85, Wolves 110
+25 MIN
NOK rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HornetsNOK won · Bucks 93, Hornets 94
4 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesMEM won · Rockets 77, Grizzlies 86
3 pts
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 79, Jazz 70
2 pts
Blazers-SonicsPOR won · Blazers 116, Sonics 111
1 pt
David Lee shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeNYK · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
HowardHOU · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqMIA · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Mike MillerMEM · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
MobleyLAC · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB
61% (11-18)
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 93Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1722351993
Hornets2122272494
The story
David West had 24 points and 15 rebounds as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Milwaukee 94-93

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 12-23 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 24-19.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +4+4−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Heat
Clippers 114Heat 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33292230114
Heat42251932118
The story
Dwyane Wade's 28 points and 11 assists carried Miami past Los Angeles, 118-114

For Los Angeles, Elton Brand had 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 11 AST, 4 BLK, 3 REB · 9-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 42-33, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +9+5+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 116Sonics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31272632116
Sonics32252529111
The story
Portland beat Seattle 116-111 behind 13 points from Joel Przybilla

Ray Allen paced Seattle: 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

A 32-29 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+1+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rashard Lewis topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 42 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Zach Randolph leads the day with 32

Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 19, 16, 22, 23, 18, 9, 7, 32Blazers-Sonics · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 26, 28, 35, 21, 41, 15, 21, 32Bucks-Hornets · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 19, 19, 12, 28, 19, 33, 17, 31Clippers-Heat · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 46, 29, 24, 14, 51, 23, 38, 30, 44, 30Cavs-Bobcats · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 4, 10, 22, 15, 15, 10, 19, 28Clippers-Heat · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 31, 34, 36, 22, 25, 25, 32, 28Heat-Clippers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL+6.7 42.6 last 10 · 35.9 season
Jalen RoseTOR+6.4 18.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Luke RidnourSEA+5.8 17.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Hedo TurkogluORL+5.7 19.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Paul PierceBOS−4.5 20.7 last 10 · 25.2 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−4.0 5.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.0 20.2 last 10 · 24.2 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.0 8.4 last 10 · 12.4 season