FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 5, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed PHX by 11 at halftime and won 118–113.

Final · Box score
Nets113
Hawks107
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN -7; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Pistons85
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Kings93
Bulls94
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Rockets103
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Suns113
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH -11; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Blazers103
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +14
On this day · 2006–07Jan 5, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Jazz), 44 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Suns

New Orleans rallies from 11 down to beat Phoenix

Josh Smith goes for 34 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-11-3+5NOH AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34233328118
Suns31372520113
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 19, 40, 17, 20, 23, 16, 24, 28NOH28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 11, 21, 9, 10, 19, 16, 24, 23NOH23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 10, 31, 10, 16, 6, 22, 16, 28PHX28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 21, 7, 24, 9, 10, 12, 17, 23PHX23 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Bulls14
Jazz-Blazers10
Hornets-Suns7
Celtics-Pistons6
Knicks-Rockets1
The night in charts
Hornets-Suns combined for 231, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SunsHornets 118, Suns 113
231
Nets-HawksNets 113, Hawks 107
220
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 91, Rockets 103
194
Jazz-BlazersJazz 89, Blazers 103
192
Kings-BullsKings 93, Bulls 94
187
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 92, Pistons 85
177
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BullsKings 93, Bulls 94
+1 CHI
Hornets-SunsHornets 118, Suns 113
+5 NOH
Nets-HawksNets 113, Hawks 107
+6 NJN
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 92, Pistons 85
+7 BOS
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 91, Rockets 103
+12 HOU
Jazz-BlazersJazz 89, Blazers 103
+14 POR
NOH erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-SunsNOH won · Hornets 118, Suns 113
11 pts
Celtics-PistonsBOS won · Celtics 92, Pistons 85
10 pts
Nets-HawksNJN won · Nets 113, Hawks 107
7 pts
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 89, Blazers 103
3 pts
Kings-BullsCHI won · Kings 93, Bulls 94
1 pt
Glen Davis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Glen DavisBOS · 20 PTS, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
BrooksHOU · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PetersonNOH · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
NocioniCHI · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 93Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2524222293
Bulls2428231994
The story
Chicago beat Sacramento 94-93 behind 26 points from Andres Nocioni

Dahntay Jones paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-10 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+3+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brad Miller topped the game at 47.1 FPTS: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST

Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 118Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34233328118
Suns31372520113
The story
Chris Paul had 28 points and 10 assists as New Orleans beat Phoenix 118-113

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 11-26 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Hornets took the third 33-25.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +3−11−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 113Hawks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22282637113
Hawks27302228107
The story
Vince Carter's 29 points carried New Jersey past Atlanta, 113-107

For Atlanta, Anthony Johnson had 14 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 37-28.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −5−7−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 14.

CHI over SAC1NOH over PHX5NJN over ATL6BOS over DET7HOU over NYK12POR over UTA14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Josh Smith leads the day with 34

Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 18, 12, 16, 16, 13, 20, 20, 34Hawks-Nets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 18, 12, 22, 25, 16, 19, 26, 30Rockets-Knicks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 31, 23, 21, 24, 23, 18, 30, 29Nets-Hawks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 19, 40, 17, 20, 23, 16, 24, 28Hornets-Suns · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 10, 31, 10, 16, 6, 22, 16, 28Suns-Hornets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 19, 4, 4, 7, 4, 7, 13, 26Blazers-Jazz · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+6.3 25.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Ben GordonCHI+5.0 24.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Michael FinleySAS+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.6 15.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.2 24.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
Cold
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 6.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.5 6.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.8 11.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−3.4 20.1 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−3.4 19.4 last 10 · 22.8 season