FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 3, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SEA by 20 after the first quarter and won 104–96.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Blazers115
Bulls109
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -1; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers 0; OT2 POR +6
Final · Box score
Spurs77
Nuggets80
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Suns104
Q1 PHX -20; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +8
On this day · 2006–07Jan 3, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Matt Barnes (Warriors-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Suns

Amar'e Stoudemire drops 34 in 20-point comeback win over Seattle

Joe Smith goes for 31 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-2+9+8PHX AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3312183396
Suns13302932104
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 17, 25, 28, 19, 30, 28, 31, 34PHX34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 10, 21, 7, 24, 9, 10, 12, 17PHX17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 13, 6, 18, 27, 23, 25, 6, 28SEA28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 3, 5, 10, 8, 6, 10, 18, 20SEA20 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Blazers-Bulls

Portland flips a halftime deficit, wins in double overtime

Chicago led 48–41 at the break. Tied 88–88 after regulation, Portland won the extra time 13–7. Final: 115–109. Brandon Roy led Portland with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Bulls
Brandon Roy · PORBen Gordon · CHIPTS2532REB65AST113Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Blazers-Bulls16
Spurs-Nuggets10
Sonics-Suns4
Shot of the night

Jack's layup with 19 seconds left in 2OT breaks the tie, 115-109 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Bulls combined for 224, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-BullsBlazers 115, Bulls 109
224
Sonics-SunsSonics 96, Suns 104
200
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 77, Nuggets 80
157
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 77, Nuggets 80
+3 DEN
Blazers-BullsBlazers 115, Bulls 109
+6 POR
Sonics-SunsSonics 96, Suns 104
+8 PHX
PHX erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-SunsPHX won · Sonics 96, Suns 104
20 pts
Blazers-BullsPOR won · Blazers 115, Bulls 109
7 pts
Joe Smith shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithCHI · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
NashPHX · 17 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Amar'ePHX · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
58% (11-19)
Ben GordonCHI · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (15-27)
AIDEN · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 77Nuggets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1525191877
Nuggets2022182080
The story
Allen Iverson's 29 points carried Denver past San Antonio, 80-77

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 20-15, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+2+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 47.8 FPTS on 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Blazers-Bulls
Blazers 115Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Blazers212028191413115
Bulls22262218147109
The story
Brandon Roy had 25 points and 11 assists as Portland beat Chicago 115-109 in OT

Ben Gordon led Chicago with 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 28-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−7−100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Sonics-Suns
Sonics 96Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3312183396
Suns13302932104
The story
Phoenix beat Seattle 104-96 behind 17 points and 10 assists from Steve Nash

Earl Watson paced Seattle: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 17 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 7-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-12 second quarter erased a 20-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −20−2+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 34

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 17, 25, 28, 19, 30, 28, 31, 34Suns-Sonics · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 19, 18, 18, 31, 25, 39, 22, 32Bulls-Blazers · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 2, 16, 19, 6, 13, 16, 16, 31Bulls-Blazers · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 38, 36, 34, 21, 24, 39, 13, 29Nuggets-Spurs · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 13, 6, 18, 27, 23, 25, 6, 28Sonics-Suns · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 25, 18, 17, 22, 22, 17, 24, 25Blazers-Bulls · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 11 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 15.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.2 14.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Ben GordonCHI+3.9 23.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+3.8 28.7 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.9 6.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.5 6.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Andres NocioniCHI−3.9 9.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Brandon BassDAL−3.6 4.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.4 6.0 last 10 · 9.4 season