FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 25, 2007Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Mavs85
Bulls96
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Nets101
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2005–06Jan 25, 2006: 12 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Pistons), 41 points.
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The lead · Nets-Clippers

Clippers hold off New Jersey, 102–101

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+17+11+1LAC AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24163031101
Clippers31262421102
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 15, 21, 22, 18, 16, 11, 15, 18LAC18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 18, 21, 16, 19, 27, 34, 25, 18LAC18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 24, 31, 26, 16, 27, 8, 23, 33NJN33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bostjan NachbarPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 11, 2, 10, 2, 8, 8, 14, 17NJN17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Bulls

Chicago leads Dallas wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 96–85. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–29. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Mavs
Ben Gordon · CHIDirk Nowitzki · DALPTS3028REB611AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Clippers4
Mavs-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Mobley's three with 0.6 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Nets-Clippers combined for 203, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-ClippersNets 101, Clippers 102
203
Mavs-BullsMavs 85, Bulls 96
181
LAC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-ClippersNets 101, Clippers 102
+1 LAC
Mavs-BullsMavs 85, Bulls 96
+11 CHI
Vince shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VinceNJN · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
MobleyLAC · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
P.J. BrownCHI · 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
NachbarNJN · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
BrandLAC · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
54% (7-13)
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 101Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24163031101
Clippers31262421102
The story
Elton Brand had 18 points as Los Angeles beat New Jersey 102-101

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 12 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the second 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+17+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 85Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1328152985
Bulls2720202996
The story
Ben Gordon's 30 points carried Chicago past Dallas, 96-85

For Dallas, Jerry Stackhouse had 16 PTS, 3 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 12-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-13, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +14+6+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 39 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 31.1 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 33

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 24, 31, 26, 16, 27, 8, 23, 33Nets-Clippers · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 23, 24, 20, 20, 23, 31, 12, 30Bulls-Mavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 38, 11, 43, 38, 30, 27, 22, 33, 28Mavs-Bulls · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 4, 18, 17, 19, 12, 18, 18, 21Bulls-Mavs · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 15, 21, 22, 18, 16, 11, 15, 18Clippers-Nets · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 18, 21, 16, 19, 27, 34, 25, 18Clippers-Nets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 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+6.8 30.0 last 10 · 23.2 season
Juwan HowardHOU+5.7 14.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Nick CollisonSEA+5.4 14.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.3 19.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
Fred JonesTOR−5.7 2.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Luke RidnourSEA−5.3 8.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Chris DuhonCHI−4.3 2.3 last 10 · 6.6 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−3.8 13.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−3.5 8.9 last 10 · 12.4 season