FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 23, 2007Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SEA by 7 at halftime and won 117–112.

Final · Box score
Mavs111
Magic95
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Sixers102
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Suns127
Wizards105
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +25; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Bulls94
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Sonics112
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +19
On this day · 2005–06Jan 23, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Bucks), 41 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Sonics

Carmelo Anthony scores 34 as Denver wins in Seattle

Ray Allen goes for 44 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7+7+5DEN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25283232117
Sonics28321834112
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 38, 24, 32, 18, 26, 42, 34, 28, 34DEN34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 23, 33, 28, 32, 25, 36, 23, 21DEN21 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 11, 38, 25, 29, 54, 22, 21, 44SEA44 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 13, 22, 8, 28, 11, 16, 6, 25SEA25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Sonics7
Hornets-Sixers6
Hawks-Bulls2
Suns-Wizards1
Bucks-Clippers1
Mavs-Magic0
The night in charts
Suns-Wizards combined for 232, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WizardsSuns 127, Wizards 105
232
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 117, Sonics 112
229
Bucks-ClippersBucks 96, Clippers 115
211
Mavs-MagicMavs 111, Magic 95
206
Hornets-SixersHornets 96, Sixers 102
198
Hawks-BullsHawks 86, Bulls 94
180
DEN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 117, Sonics 112
+5 DEN
Hornets-SixersHornets 96, Sixers 102
+6 PHI
Hawks-BullsHawks 86, Bulls 94
+8 CHI
Mavs-MagicMavs 111, Magic 95
+16 DAL
Bucks-ClippersBucks 96, Clippers 115
+19 LAC
Suns-WizardsSuns 127, Wizards 105
+22 PHX
Nash shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 27 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB
85% (11-13)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
DirkDAL · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST
71% (12-17)
CollisonSEA · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Nuggets-Sonics
Nuggets 117Sonics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25283232117
Sonics28321834112
The story
Nene Hilario had 17 points as Denver beat Seattle 117-112

Nick Collison led Seattle with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 32-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−7+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 96Sixers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2119253196
Sixers30242226102
The story
Andre Iguodala's 20 points carried Philadelphia past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 102-96

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Devin Brown had 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 7-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-21, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+14+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David West was the fantasy play: 42.2 FPTS on 23 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Bucks-Clippers
Bucks 96Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2434162296
Clippers34352026115
The story
Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 115-96 behind 25 points from Elton Brand

Charlie Bell paced Milwaukee: 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 34-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +10+11+15+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Sixers

Philadelphia controls New Orleans/Oklahoma City start to finish

Philadelphia won 102–96, leading by as many as 14 at a break. Kyle Korver led Philadelphia with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over SEA5PHI over NOK6CHI over ATL8DAL over ORL16LAC over MIL19PHX over WAS22Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over NOK.
Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 44

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 11, 38, 25, 29, 54, 22, 21, 44Sonics-Nuggets · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 38, 24, 32, 18, 26, 42, 34, 28, 34Nuggets-Sonics · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 38, 11, 43, 38, 30, 27, 22, 33Mavs-Magic · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 20, 23, 17, 51, 16, 30, 22, 31Wizards-Suns · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 10, 13, 34, 18, 29, 19, 22, 29Hawks-Bulls · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 27, 4, 23, 12, 21, 13, 16, 27Suns-Wizards · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+7.3 30.1 last 10 · 22.8 season
Juwan HowardHOU+6.4 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Matt CarrollCHA+6.0 17.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.6 30.7 last 10 · 25.1 season
Cold
Luke RidnourSEA−5.3 8.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−4.9 7.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Fred JonesTOR−4.2 3.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Chris DuhonCHI−4.0 2.6 last 10 · 6.6 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−3.8 13.1 last 10 · 16.9 season