FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 9, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed SAC by 15 at halftime and won 108–98.

Final · Box score
Hawks72
Pacers91
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Sixers89
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Nets101
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Lakers118
Grizzlies128
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Spurs98
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Suns113
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Jazz105
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Kings98
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE -15; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +10
On this day · 2005–06Jan 9, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Pacers), 45 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Kings

LeBron James drops 34 in 15-point comeback win over Sacramento

Nick Collison goes for 29 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-15+5+10CLE AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22163733108
Kings3023172898
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 27, 32, 33, 19, 32, 8, 19, 34CLE34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 12, 14, 8, 10, 13, 31, 21, 21CLE21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 7, 21, 26, 21, 19, 38, 28, 26SAC26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 19, 21, 13, 15, 10, 8, 3, 24SAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Jazz12
Raptors-Nets8
Blazers-Spurs7
Lakers-Grizzlies7
Hawks-Pacers5
Sonics-Suns4
Cavs-Kings3
Pistons-Sixers2
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 246, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 118, Grizzlies 128
246
Sonics-SunsSonics 102, Suns 113
215
Mavs-JazzMavs 108, Jazz 105
213
Cavs-KingsCavs 108, Kings 98
206
Raptors-NetsRaptors 86, Nets 101
187
Pistons-SixersPistons 98, Sixers 89
187
Blazers-SpursBlazers 84, Spurs 98
182
Hawks-PacersHawks 72, Pacers 91
163
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-JazzMavs 108, Jazz 105
+3 DAL
Pistons-SixersPistons 98, Sixers 89
+9 DET
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 118, Grizzlies 128
+10 MEM
Cavs-KingsCavs 108, Kings 98
+10 CLE
Sonics-SunsSonics 102, Suns 113
+11 PHX
Blazers-SpursBlazers 84, Spurs 98
+14 SAS
Raptors-NetsRaptors 86, Nets 101
+15 NJN
Hawks-PacersHawks 72, Pacers 91
+19 IND
CLE erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-KingsCLE won · Cavs 108, Kings 98
15 pts
Mavs-JazzDAL won · Mavs 108, Jazz 105
8 pts
Sonics-SunsPHX won · Sonics 102, Suns 113
5 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesMEM won · Lakers 118, Grizzlies 128
5 pts
Blazers-SpursSAS won · Blazers 84, Spurs 98
3 pts
Nash shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Brad MillerSAC · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PrinceDET · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
GoodenCLE · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
HamiltonDET · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 108Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26193627108
Jazz24292923105
The story
Josh Howard had 21 points as Dallas beat Utah 108-105

Deron Williams led Utah with 13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 36-29.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2−8−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 108Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22163733108
Kings3023172898
The story
Drew Gooden's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past Sacramento, 108-98

For Sacramento, Mike Bibby had 26 PTS, 6 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 37-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −8−15+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Suns
Sonics 102Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics33271428102
Suns28302233113
The story
Phoenix beat Seattle 113-102 behind 29 points and 15 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Ray Allen paced Seattle: 25 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 22-14 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−2+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Indiana by 19.

DAL over UTA3DET over PHI9MEM over LAL10CLE over SAC10PHX over SEA11SAS over POR14NJN over TOR15IND over ATL19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 38

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 23, 27, 17, 31, 20, 36, 29, 38Mavs-Jazz · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 27, 32, 33, 19, 32, 8, 19, 34Cavs-Kings · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 16, 17, 13, 10, 14, 15, 8, 33Pistons-Sixers · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 38, 33, 18, 28, 12, 23, 14, 21, 18, 32Nets-Raptors · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nick CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 6, 8, 2, 6, 7, 8, 6, 29Sonics-Suns · L
8.1 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 12, 14, 15, 22, 13, 11, 24, 29Suns-Sonics · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 1 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
Joe JohnsonATL−6.3 18.9 last 10 · 25.2 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−5.0 8.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Sam CassellLAC−4.2 9.9 last 10 · 14.1 season
Chucky AtkinsMEM−4.0 9.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jerry StackhouseDAL−3.9 7.0 last 10 · 10.9 season