FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 7, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 9 after three quarters and won 101–98.

Final · Box score
Wizards111
Raptors116
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +5
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets99
Wolves103
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Grizzlies96
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Celtics79
Magic87
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Suns128
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
Heat93
Blazers90
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2005–06Jan 7, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 50 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Lakers

Lakers fight back late to top Dallas

Shawn Marion goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-3-9+3LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2130262198
Lakers27212033101
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 21, 16, 27, 58, 35, 42, 8, 26LAL26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Luke WaltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 4, 10, 10, 14, 11, 16, 18, 21LAL21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 6, 20, 23, 27, 17, 31, 20, 36, 29DAL29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 27, 16, 15, 28, 21, 25, 16, 20DAL20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Golden State by 23.

MIA over POR3LAL over DAL3MIN over HOU4TOR over WAS5ORL over BOS8SAS over MEM14PHX over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Suns11
Heat-Blazers8
Wizards-Raptors6
Spurs-Grizzlies4
Mavs-Lakers4
Celtics-Magic0
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 233, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 105, Suns 128
233
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 111, Raptors 116
227
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 110, Grizzlies 96
206
Rockets-WolvesRockets 99, Wolves 103
202
Mavs-LakersMavs 98, Lakers 101
199
Heat-BlazersHeat 93, Blazers 90
183
Celtics-MagicCeltics 79, Magic 87
166
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BlazersHeat 93, Blazers 90
+3 MIA
Mavs-LakersMavs 98, Lakers 101
+3 LAL
Rockets-WolvesRockets 99, Wolves 103
+4 MIN
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 111, Raptors 116
+5 TOR
Celtics-MagicCeltics 79, Magic 87
+8 ORL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 110, Grizzlies 96
+14 SAS
Warriors-SunsWarriors 105, Suns 128
+23 PHX
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 98, Lakers 101
9 pts
Heat-BlazersMIA won · Heat 93, Blazers 90
8 pts
Warriors-SunsPHX won · Warriors 105, Suns 128
1 pt
Graham shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GrahamTOR · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ManuSAS · 34 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
KaponoMIA · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
James JonesPHX · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
BarbosaPHX · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
59% (10-17)
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 98Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2130262198
Lakers27212033101
The story
Kobe Bryant's 26 points carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 101-98

For Dallas, Josh Howard had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 9-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 33-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6−3−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki was the fantasy play: 53.6 FPTS on 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Heat-Blazers
Heat 93Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2230172493
Blazers3030171390
The story
Miami beat Portland 93-90 behind 33 points from Dwyane Wade

Brandon Roy paced Portland: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-13 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−8−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 99Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets211922261199
Wolves2420271715103
The story
Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat Houston 103-99 in OT

Tracy McGrady led Houston with 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 11-24 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+4+90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 34

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 23, 17, 12, 18, 6, 26, 25, 34Spurs-Grizzlies · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 37, 41, 29, 27, 18, 40, 0, 33Heat-Blazers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 54, 31, 39, 36, 19, 32, 35, 33Wizards-Raptors · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 28, 19, 17, 31, 38, 31, 44, 31Rockets-Wolves · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 6, 20, 23, 27, 17, 31, 20, 36, 29Mavs-Lakers · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 26, 24, 10, 17, 32, 27, 25, 26Wolves-Rockets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.6 18.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Earl BoykinsDEN+7.5 22.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Matt BarnesGSW+5.9 17.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.7 19.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Hakim WarrickMEM−5.0 8.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Sam CassellLAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL−4.8 20.9 last 10 · 25.7 season
Chucky AtkinsMEM−4.1 9.4 last 10 · 13.5 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−3.8 13.1 last 10 · 16.9 season