FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 29, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 124–117.

Final · Box score
Magic83
Hawks93
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Kings117
Grizzlies124
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM -10; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Suns112
Wolves121
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Hornets103
Q1 NOK +4; Q2 NOK +2; Q3 NOK +5; Q4 NOK +12
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +24; Q3 HOU +38; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Bobcats105
Nuggets101
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Nets116
Jazz115
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +1
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The lead · Kings-Grizzlies

Pau Gasol scores 34, Memphis rallies past Sacramento

Kevin Garnett goes for 44 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-11-10+7MEM AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings34322724117
Grizzlies34212841124
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 16, 23, 12, 27, 23, 17, 24, 34MEM34 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 25, 30, 13, 5, 21, 13, 28, 27MEM27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 21, 11, 11, 16, 11, 21, 12, 23SAC23 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 18, 27, 5, 10, 18, 21, 21, 22SAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Nuggets14
Suns-Wolves13
Nets-Jazz9
Blazers-Hornets5
Sixers-Rockets4
Magic-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Vince's three at the buzzer puts the Nets ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Kings-Grizzlies combined for 241, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-GrizzliesKings 117, Grizzlies 124
241
Suns-WolvesSuns 112, Wolves 121
233
Nets-JazzNets 116, Jazz 115
231
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 105, Nuggets 101
206
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 91, Hornets 103
194
Sixers-RocketsSixers 84, Rockets 105
189
Magic-HawksMagic 83, Hawks 93
176
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-JazzNets 116, Jazz 115
+1 NJN
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 105, Nuggets 101
+4 CHA
Kings-GrizzliesKings 117, Grizzlies 124
+7 MEM
Suns-WolvesSuns 112, Wolves 121
+9 MIN
Magic-HawksMagic 83, Hawks 93
+10 ATL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 91, Hornets 103
+12 NOK
Sixers-RocketsSixers 84, Rockets 105
+21 HOU
MEM erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 117, Grizzlies 124
11 pts
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 112, Wolves 121
8 pts
Nets-JazzNJN won · Nets 116, Jazz 115
6 pts
Bobcats-NuggetsCHA won · Bobcats 105, Nuggets 101
3 pts
Pau shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 8 BLK, 1 AST
82% (14-17)
MarionPHX · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
OkaforCHA · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
AIDEN · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
67% (10-15)
HowardHOU · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Nets-Jazz
Nets 116Jazz 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets20333528116
Jazz26303128115
The story
Vince Carter had 33 points as New Jersey beat Utah 116-115

Mehmet Okur led Utah with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Nets took the third 35-31.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6−3+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd led the game in fantasy with 49.7 FPTS (22 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 117Grizzlies 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings34322724117
Grizzlies34212841124
The story
Mike Miller's 27 points carried Memphis past Sacramento, 124-117

For Sacramento, Metta World Peace had 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-19 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 41-24.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0−11−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 112Wolves 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31372717112
Wolves29313427121
The story
Minnesota beat Phoenix 121-112 behind 17 points and 8 assists from Ricky Davis

Shawn Marion paced Phoenix: 24 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 6-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2−8−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg6.1Last 3

6.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.1Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Suns-Wolves

Minnesota rallies from 8 down to beat Phoenix

Trailing by 8 at the half, Minnesota outscored the Suns 61–44 the rest of the way. Final: 121–112. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 44 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Suns
Kevin Garnett · MINRaja Bell · PHXPTS4426REB112AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 44

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 19, 13, 14, 17, 31, 17, 32, 44Wolves-Suns · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 29, 19, 22, 29, 21, 39, 16, 34Hawks-Magic · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 16, 23, 12, 27, 23, 17, 24, 34Grizzlies-Kings · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 26, 16, 27, 8, 23, 33, 40, 33Nets-Jazz · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 32, 25, 36, 23, 21, 33, 18, 31Nuggets-Bobcats · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 25, 30, 13, 5, 21, 13, 28, 27Grizzlies-Kings · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.8 21.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Nick CollisonSEA+6.3 15.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Delonte WestBOS+5.8 16.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
Juwan HowardHOU+5.5 14.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Fred JonesTOR−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Luke RidnourSEA−5.2 7.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Zaza PachuliaATL−4.9 6.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chris DuhonCHI−4.3 2.1 last 10 · 6.4 season
Tyronn LueATL−4.2 8.9 last 10 · 13.1 season