FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 4, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed IND by 5 after the first quarter and won 100–91.

Final · Box score
Pistons92
Hornets68
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +26; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +24
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Mavs100
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers132
Kings128
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +4
On this day · 2005–06Jan 4, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bucks), 32 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Mavs

Dallas extends win streak to 12

Kobe Bryant goes for 42 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2-1+9DAL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2423261891
Mavs19262728100
Who led
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 15, 25, 27, 16, 15, 28, 21, 25DAL25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 13, 9, 9, 13, 12, 16, 16, 24DAL24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 0, 7, 20, 12, 23, 16, 9, 24IND24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 11, 31, 34, 16, 11, 25, 27, 20IND20 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Lakers-Kings

Lakers need overtime to survive Sacramento

Tied 117–117 after regulation. Lakers won the final period 15–11 for a 132–128 win. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 42 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Kings
Kobe Bryant · LALMike Bibby · SACPTS4238REB107AST96Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Mavs9
Pistons-Hornets7
Lakers-Kings4
The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 260, 69 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 132, Kings 128
260
Pacers-MavsPacers 91, Mavs 100
191
Pistons-HornetsPistons 92, Hornets 68
160
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 132, Kings 128
+4 LAL
Pacers-MavsPacers 91, Mavs 100
+9 DAL
Pistons-HornetsPistons 92, Hornets 68
+24 DET
Devin Harris shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Devin HarrisDAL · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
WaltonLAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
BibbySAC · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
57% (12-21)
HarringtonIND · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
HamiltonDET · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
56% (10-18)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 132Kings 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3341162715132
Kings1840253411128
The story
Mike Bibby had 38 points in a 132-128 in OT loss to Los Angeles

Brian Cook led Los Angeles with 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 38 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 12-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 33-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +15+16+70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 91Mavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2423261891
Mavs19262728100
The story
Josh Howard's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Dallas past Indiana, 100-91

For Indiana, Al Harrington had 24 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB · 9-23 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 28-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5−2−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 60.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST

Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 92Hornets 68
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3127142092
Hornets1913231368
The story
Detroit beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 92-68 behind 27 points from Richard Hamilton

Tyson Chandler paced New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 16 REB, 3 PTS 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
300 +12+26+17+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jannero Pargo topped the game at 41.6 FPTS: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg34.7Today

35 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 53, 45, 19, 24, 21, 16, 27, 58, 35, 42Lakers-Kings · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 10, 11, 7, 21, 26, 21, 19, 38Kings-Lakers · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 24, 11, 16, 21, 51, 22, 31, 27Pistons-Hornets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Brian CookPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 6, 11, 11, 4, 9, 9, 4, 26Lakers-Kings · W
6.9 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 15, 25, 27, 16, 15, 28, 21, 25Mavs-Pacers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 0, 7, 20, 12, 23, 16, 9, 24Pacers-Mavs · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+8.2 18.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Mike MillerMEM+6.9 23.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Matt BarnesGSW+6.7 18.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.3 season
Earl BoykinsDEN+6.1 20.2 last 10 · 14.1 season
Cold
Vince CarterNJN−5.3 20.1 last 10 · 25.4 season
Sam CassellLAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−4.2 9.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−3.9 12.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Zach RandolphPOR−3.4 20.6 last 10 · 24.0 season