FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 2, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed ORL by 13 after the first quarter and won 96–95.

Final · Box score
Bulls109
Bobcats97
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -8; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Cavs98
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Pacers72
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Nets96
Magic95
Q1 NJN -13; Q2 NJN -8; Q3 NJN -11; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Wizards93
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Celtics97
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Heat98
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Kings107
Knicks97
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Wolves79
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Mavs121
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +22
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Clippers81
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH +13; Q4 NOH +14
On this day · 2006–07Jan 2, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Suns), 41 points.
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The lead · Nets-Magic

New Jersey climbs back to beat Orlando

John Salmons goes for 32 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-8-11+1NJN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1820283096
Magic3115311895
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 24, 15, 31, 23, 21, 24, 23, 18NJN18 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 14, 36, 29, 31, 18, 26, 19, 14NJN14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 13, 27, 19, 26, 22, 28, 17, 23ORL23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carlos ArroyoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 5, 2, 8, 6, 13, 16, 14, 16ORL16 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Golden State by 22.

NJN over ORL1UTA over PHI3CLE over ATL4BOS over HOU4MIL over MIA5SAC over NYK10POR over MIN11CHI over CHA12DET over WAS13NOH over LAC14MEM over IND18DAL over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Cavs19
Nets-Magic11
Grizzlies-Pacers10
Bucks-Heat10
Pistons-Wizards9
Blazers-Wolves4
Rockets-Celtics3
Hornets-Clippers2
Sixers-Jazz1
Warriors-Mavs0
Kings-Knicks0
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 220, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 99, Mavs 121
220
Sixers-JazzSixers 107, Jazz 110
217
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 109, Bobcats 97
206
Kings-KnicksKings 107, Knicks 97
204
Bucks-HeatBucks 103, Heat 98
201
Pistons-WizardsPistons 106, Wizards 93
199
Hawks-CavsHawks 94, Cavs 98
192
Nets-MagicNets 96, Magic 95
191
Rockets-CelticsRockets 93, Celtics 97
190
Hornets-ClippersHornets 95, Clippers 81
176
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 90, Wolves 79
169
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 90, Pacers 72
162
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-MagicNets 96, Magic 95
+1 NJN
Sixers-JazzSixers 107, Jazz 110
+3 UTA
Rockets-CelticsRockets 93, Celtics 97
+4 BOS
Hawks-CavsHawks 94, Cavs 98
+4 CLE
Bucks-HeatBucks 103, Heat 98
+5 MIL
Kings-KnicksKings 107, Knicks 97
+10 SAC
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 90, Wolves 79
+11 POR
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 109, Bobcats 97
+12 CHI
Pistons-WizardsPistons 106, Wizards 93
+13 DET
Hornets-ClippersHornets 95, Clippers 81
+14 NOH
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 90, Pacers 72
+18 MEM
Warriors-MavsWarriors 99, Mavs 121
+22 DAL
NJN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-MagicNJN won · Nets 96, Magic 95
13 pts
Bulls-BobcatsCHI won · Bulls 109, Bobcats 97
8 pts
Bucks-HeatMIL won · Bucks 103, Heat 98
4 pts
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 106, Wizards 93
1 pt
Grizzlies-PacersMEM won · Grizzlies 90, Pacers 72
1 pt
KG shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
SalmonsSAC · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 6 STL
72% (13-18)
NoahCHI · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Mike MillerMEM · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
RichardsonCHA · 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 96Magic 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1820283096
Magic3115311895
The story
Vince Carter had 18 points as New Jersey beat Orlando 96-95

Carlos Arroyo led Orlando with 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 6-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 30-18.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −13−8−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd led the game in fantasy with 35.0 FPTS (10 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 107Jazz 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers20272436107
Jazz24292532110
The story
Utah beat Philadelphia 110-107 behind 20 assists and 15 points from Deron Williams

Samuel Dalembert paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 10 REB 20 AST, 15 PTS, 1 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+6+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala topped the game at 56.2 FPTS: 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 94Cavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1919302694
Cavs2215322998
The story
Larry Hughes' 14 points carried Cleveland past Atlanta, 98-94

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-10 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 22-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3−1+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.6Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 31, 32, 33, 25, 25, 24, 21, 36Cavs-Hawks · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 10, 31, 17, 14, 13, 22, 23, 32Kings-Knicks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 13, 18, 10, 31, 8, 23, 19, 30Grizzlies-Pacers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 16, 20, 23, 28, 16, 24, 25, 30Sixers-Jazz · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 24, 29, 11, 20, 22, 17, 23, 29Wolves-Blazers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 20, 31, 31, 30, 20, 19, 22, 29Mavs-Warriors · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+5.0 23.9 last 10 · 18.9 season
Michael FinleySAS+4.3 14.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.2 14.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+3.8 28.7 last 10 · 24.9 season
Ryan GomesMIN+3.6 13.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.9 6.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−3.9 7.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Brandon BassDAL−3.6 4.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.4 6.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Andres NocioniCHI−3.4 9.9 last 10 · 13.3 season