FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 31, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DEN by 3 after the first quarter and won 98–91.

Final · Box score
Suns123
Sixers99
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Pacers79
Wizards84
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Nets91
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Lakers130
Knicks97
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +33
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Mavs98
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Kings98
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +7
On this day · 2004–05Jan 31, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pacers), 27 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Kings

Sacramento gets past Denver

Kobe Bryant goes for 40 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+9+5+7SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2122262291
Kings1834222498
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 7, 7, 5, 20, 21, 5, 12, 25SAC25 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 8, 12, 12, 30, 15, 15, 24, 19SAC19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 39, 17, 31, 20, 37, 26, 25, 16, 24DEN24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 16, 16, 12, 25, 21, 16, 13, 21DEN21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat New York by 33, the widest margin of 6 games.

DAL over CHI4WAS over IND5NJN over DET7SAC over DEN7PHX over PHI24LAL over NYK33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pistons-Nets17
Lakers-Knicks3
Nuggets-Kings1
Bulls-Mavs1
Suns-Sixers0
Pacers-Wizards0
The night in charts
Lakers-Knicks combined for 227, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KnicksLakers 130, Knicks 97
227
Suns-SixersSuns 123, Sixers 99
222
Bulls-MavsBulls 94, Mavs 98
192
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 91, Kings 98
189
Pistons-NetsPistons 84, Nets 91
175
Pacers-WizardsPacers 79, Wizards 84
163
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-MavsBulls 94, Mavs 98
+4 DAL
Pacers-WizardsPacers 79, Wizards 84
+5 WAS
Pistons-NetsPistons 84, Nets 91
+7 NJN
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 91, Kings 98
+7 SAC
Suns-SixersSuns 123, Sixers 99
+24 PHX
Lakers-KnicksLakers 130, Knicks 97
+33 LAL
Barbosa shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarbosaPHX · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
BillupsDET · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
BellPHX · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
KiddNJN · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 79Wizards 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1427132579
Wizards2226152184
The story
Washington beat Indiana 84-79 behind 19 points and 18 rebounds from Antawn Jamison

Fred Jones paced Indiana: 16 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 22-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8+7+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Sixers
Suns 123Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29312736123
Sixers2124233199
The story
Boris Diaw's a 14-11-13 triple-double carried Phoenix past Philadelphia, 123-99

For Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 14 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +8+15+19+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Knicks
Lakers 130Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31293733130
Knicks2420282597
The story
Lamar Odom had 13 rebounds and 11 points as Los Angeles beat New York 130-97

Qyntel Woods led New York with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 13 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL · 4-7 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +7+16+25+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
35.9Season avg45.4Last 5

45.4 points a game over his last five games, against 35.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 38, 37, 51, 37, 81, 30, 39, 40Lakers-Knicks · W
36.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 23, 2, 24, 27, 23, 34, 10, 30Pistons-Nets · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 20, 18, 16, 16, 4, 12, 22, 28Bulls-Mavs · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 7, 7, 5, 20, 21, 5, 12, 25Kings-Nuggets · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 39, 17, 31, 20, 37, 26, 25, 16, 24Nuggets-Kings · L
25.5 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 9, 24, 7, 17, 19, 18, 5, 23Nets-Pistons · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mike BibbySAC+6.5 27.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Jalen RoseTOR+6.4 18.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kobe BryantLAL+6.1 42.1 last 10 · 36.0 season
Luke RidnourSEA+5.8 17.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Vince CarterNJN−5.5 18.5 last 10 · 24.0 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−4.9 9.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−4.7 9.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
JR SmithNOK−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Paul PierceBOS−4.5 20.7 last 10 · 25.2 season