FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 8, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NOK by 11 after the first quarter and won 100–90.

Final · Box score
Clippers100
Hornets90
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Rockets84
Bulls77
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +12
On this day · 2005–06Jan 8, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Raptors), 42 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Hornets

Sam Cassell scores 31, Clippers rally past New Orleans/Oklahoma City

Ruben Patterson goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2-1+10LAC AHEAD ↑NOK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers15342328100
Hornets2625221790
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 2, 18, 2, 6, 17, 2, 0, 31LAC31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 13, 8, 17, 11, 12, 3, 6, 20LAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 21, 16, 17, 17, 12, 15, 28, 28NOK28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 16, 13, 19, 10, 2, 14, 11, 14NOK14 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Rockets-Bulls

Houston climbs back to beat Chicago

Chicago led by 10 at the half. Houston won it 84–77. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Bulls
Tracy McGrady · HOUBen Gordon · CHIPTS3124REB64AST85Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Bulls7
Clippers-Hornets3
Bucks-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Bucks-Nuggets combined for 196, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 92, Nuggets 104
196
Clippers-HornetsClippers 100, Hornets 90
190
Rockets-BullsRockets 84, Bulls 77
161
HOU won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Rockets-BullsRockets 84, Bulls 77
+7 HOU
Clippers-HornetsClippers 100, Hornets 90
+10 LAC
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 92, Nuggets 104
+12 DEN
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-HornetsLAC won · Clippers 100, Hornets 90
11 pts
Rockets-BullsHOU won · Rockets 84, Bulls 77
10 pts
Patterson shot 13-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonMIL · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
62% (13-21)
MasonNOK · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
CambyDEN · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST
53% (8-15)
Ben GordonCHI · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
HowardHOU · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 84Bulls 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1614243084
Bulls1822112677
The story
Shane Battier had 12 points as Houston beat Chicago 84-77

Luol Deng led Chicago with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 5-15 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Rockets took the third 24-11.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−10+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Hornets
Clippers 100Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers15342328100
Hornets2625221790
The story
Elton Brand's 18 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 100-90

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Tyson Chandler had 13 PTS, 13 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 28-17.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −11−2−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 92Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2920192492
Nuggets35251925104
The story
Denver beat Milwaukee 104-92 behind 19 points and 15 rebounds from Marcus Camby

Andrew Bogut paced Milwaukee: 11 REB, 9 PTS 19 PTS, 15 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 35-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+11+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.0Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg17.8Last 3

17.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 31

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 19, 17, 31, 38, 31, 44, 31, 31Rockets-Bulls · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 2, 18, 2, 6, 17, 2, 0, 31Clippers-Hornets · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 2, 13, 19, 17, 21, 12, 13, 29Bucks-Nuggets · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 21, 16, 17, 17, 12, 15, 28, 28Hornets-Clippers · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 28, 24, 26, 20, 13, 24, 22, 26Nuggets-Bucks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 27, 40, 22, 21, 41, 15, 23, 24Bulls-Rockets · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Earl BoykinsDEN+8.6 23.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.6 18.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+6.9 29.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Matt BarnesGSW+5.9 17.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Hakim WarrickMEM−5.0 8.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Joe JohnsonATL−4.8 20.9 last 10 · 25.7 season
Sam CassellLAC−4.2 9.9 last 10 · 14.1 season
Chucky AtkinsMEM−4.1 9.4 last 10 · 13.5 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−3.8 13.1 last 10 · 16.9 season