FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 31, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 15 after the first quarter and won 114–106.

Final · Box score
Bulls108
Heat66
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +29; Q3 CHI +29; Q4 CHI +42
Final · Box score
Suns106
Lakers114
Q1 LAL -15; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +8
The lead · Suns-Lakers

Lamar Odom drops 34 in 15-point comeback win over Phoenix

Leandro Barbosa goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-5+8+8LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns41172127106
Lakers26273427114
Who led
Lamar OdomLAL34 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Andrew BynumLAL18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Leandro BarbosaPHX30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPHX16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers10
Bulls-Heat2
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 220, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 106, Lakers 114
220
Bulls-HeatBulls 108, Heat 66
174
LAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 106, Lakers 114
+8 LAL
Bulls-HeatBulls 108, Heat 66
+42 CHI
D Wade shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
BarbosaPHX · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
BynumLAL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
64% (7-11)
Maurice EvansLAL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
HinrichCHI · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 106Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns41172127106
Lakers26273427114
The story
Andrew Bynum had 18 points as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 114-106

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 15 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Lakers took the third 34-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −15−5+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 108Heat 66
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22372128108
Heat1614211566
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 26 points carried Chicago past Miami, 108-66

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-14, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
500 +6+29+29+42 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.2points, today vs 2005–06 avg
Points per game
14.82005–06 avg34Today

34 points today in 44 minutes, against 14.8 a game in 2005–06 (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
7.42005–06 avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 2005–06 (46 games). Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−13.0points, today vs 2005–06 avg
Points per game
20.02005–06 avg7Today

7 points today in 24 minutes, against 20.0 a game in 2005–06 (59 games).

Second story · Bulls-Heat

Chicago leads Miami wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 108–66. Best quarter: the second, 37–14. Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Heat
Kirk Hinrich · CHIDwyane Wade · MIAPTS2625REB42AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Lamar Odom leads the day with 34

Lamar OdomLakers-Suns · W
34.0 PPG season to date
Ties career high34 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Leandro BarbosaSuns-Lakers · L
30.0 PPG season to date
Career high30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kirk HinrichBulls-Heat · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadeHeat-Bulls · L
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris DuhonBulls-Heat · W
20.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Andrew BynumLakers-Suns · W
18.0 PPG season to date
Career high18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST