FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 13, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Kings by 6 at halftime and won 115–111.

Final · Box score
Sixers83
Bobcats89
Q1 Bobcats +9; Q2 Bobcats +8; Q3 Bobcats +5; Q4 Bobcats +6
Final · Box score
Celtics73
Pistons81
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons +6; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons +8
Final · Box score
Nets98
Wolves109
Q1 Wolves -5; Q2 Wolves -2; Q3 Wolves -5; Q4 Wolves +11
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Spurs93
Q1 Spurs +14; Q2 Spurs +6; Q3 Spurs +15; Q4 Spurs +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies66
Bulls111
Q1 Bulls +16; Q2 Bulls +33; Q3 Bulls +40; Q4 Bulls +45
Final · Box score
Magic101
Suns107
Q1 Suns +5; Q2 Suns +11; Q3 Suns +7; Q4 Suns +6
Final · Box score
Heat119
Jazz110
Q1 Heat +4; Q2 Heat +16; Q3 Heat +13; Q4 Heat +9
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets115
Kings111
Q1 Rockets -1; Q2 Rockets -6; Q3 Rockets +2; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets +4
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Clippers92
Q1 Cavs -3; Q2 Cavs -1; Q3 Cavs +10; Q4 Cavs +12
On this day · 2005–06Jan 13, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Kings

Tracy McGrady scores 37, Houston wins in overtime

Dwyane Wade goes for 32 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-6+20+4Rockets AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2521312414115
Kings2626232610111
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 38, 31, 44, 31, 31, 8, 12, 37Rockets37 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 11, 13, 14, 9, 7, 20, 15, 22Rockets22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 5, 0, 39, 19, 23, 9, 16, 34Kings34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 10, 8, 13, 7, 18, 12, 14, 30Kings30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nets-Wolves

Minnesota handles New Jersey by 11

The Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 37–21. Final: 109–98. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Rockets over Kings4Bobcats over Sixers6Suns over Magic6Pistons over Celtics8Heat over Jazz9Wolves over Nets11Cavs over Clippers12Spurs over Wizards13Bulls over Grizzlies45Final margin, points. Pink = Wolves over Nets.
Lead changes
Rockets-Kings23
Celtics-Pistons10
Magic-Suns7
Nets-Wolves5
Sixers-Bobcats5
Cavs-Clippers5
Wizards-Spurs0
Heat-Jazz0
Grizzlies-Bulls0
The night in charts
Heat-Jazz combined for 229, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-JazzHeat 119, Jazz 110
229
Rockets-KingsRockets 115, Kings 111
226
Magic-SunsMagic 101, Suns 107
208
Nets-WolvesNets 98, Wolves 109
207
Cavs-ClippersCavs 104, Clippers 92
196
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 66, Bulls 111
177
Wizards-SpursWizards 80, Spurs 93
173
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 83, Bobcats 89
172
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 73, Pistons 81
154
Rockets won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-KingsRockets 115, Kings 111
+4 Rockets
Magic-SunsMagic 101, Suns 107
+6 Suns
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 83, Bobcats 89
+6 Bobcats
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 73, Pistons 81
+8 Pistons
Heat-JazzHeat 119, Jazz 110
+9 Heat
Nets-WolvesNets 98, Wolves 109
+11 MIN
Cavs-ClippersCavs 104, Clippers 92
+12 Cavs
Wizards-SpursWizards 80, Spurs 93
+13 Spurs
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 66, Bulls 111
+45 Bulls
Rockets rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KingsRockets won · Rockets 115, Kings 111
6 pts
Nets-WolvesWolves won · Nets 98, Wolves 109
5 pts
Cavs-ClippersCavs won · Cavs 104, Clippers 92
3 pts
Celtics-PistonsPistons won · Celtics 73, Pistons 81
1 pt
Ben Gordon shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ben GordonBulls · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
DiawSuns · 19 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB
75% (9-12)
HowardRockets · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
KaponoHeat · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BlountMIN · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 115Kings 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2521312414115
Kings2626232610111
The story
Rafer Alston had 22 points and 8 assists as Houston beat Sacramento 115-111 in OT

Metta World Peace led Sacramento with 34 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 7-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Rockets took the third 31-23.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −1−6+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 101Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25243418101
Suns30303017107
The story
Shawn Marion's 16 points carried Phoenix past Orlando, 107-101

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-24, was where the Suns built it.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +5+11+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Boris Diaw was the fantasy play: 45.3 FPTS on 19 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB

Final · Sixers-Bobcats
Sixers 83Bobcats 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1420282183
Bobcats2319252289
The story
Charlotte beat Philadelphia 89-83 behind 15 points from Derek Anderson

Samuel Dalembert paced Philadelphia: 15 REB, 12 PTS 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 4-7 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

Bobcats lead by quarter
200 +9+8+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 37

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 38, 31, 44, 31, 31, 8, 12, 37Rockets-Kings · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 5, 0, 39, 19, 23, 9, 16, 34Kings-Rockets · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 17, 32, 27, 25, 26, 19, 28, 32Wolves-Nets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 41, 29, 27, 18, 40, 0, 33, 29, 22, 32Heat-Jazz · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 10, 8, 13, 7, 18, 12, 14, 30Kings-Rockets · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 9, 19, 27, 15, 24, 29, 32, 29Jazz-Heat · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Juwan HowardRockets+7.6 16.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Tony AllenCeltics+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Matt BarnesWarriors+6.6 17.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Stephon MarburyKnicks+6.4 20.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Earl BoykinsBucks+6.1 21.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Joe JohnsonHawks−6.5 18.6 last 10 · 25.1 season
Hakim WarrickGrizzlies−5.7 6.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Jerry StackhouseMavs−4.7 5.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Luke RidnourSonics−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Vince CarterNets−4.2 20.8 last 10 · 25.0 season