FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 8, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CHI by 11 after three quarters and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Nets99
Bobcats115
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Sonics79
Cavs95
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Sixers83
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Rockets92
Wizards84
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Grizzlies101
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Heat91
Wolves101
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Bulls100
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -11; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Jazz111
Q1 UTA +21; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Magic100
Kings104
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +4
On this day · 2006–07Jan 8, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Bulls), 31 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Bulls

New York fights back late to top Chicago

Dwight Howard goes for 29 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1-11+5NYK AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24292428105
Bulls27253612100
Who led
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 11, 8, 2, 12, 24, 25, 16, 29NYK29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 21, 16, 31, 29, 9, 24, 9, 24NYK24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 19, 6, 13, 16, 16, 31, 9, 22CHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 31, 25, 39, 22, 32, 20, 21CHI21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Bobcats6
Knicks-Bulls6
Heat-Wolves4
Magic-Kings3
Bucks-Sixers2
Pacers-Jazz2
Rockets-Wizards2
Sonics-Cavs1
Lakers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 218, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 117, Grizzlies 101
218
Nets-BobcatsNets 99, Bobcats 115
214
Knicks-BullsKnicks 105, Bulls 100
205
Magic-KingsMagic 100, Kings 104
204
Pacers-JazzPacers 89, Jazz 111
200
Heat-WolvesHeat 91, Wolves 101
192
Rockets-WizardsRockets 92, Wizards 84
176
Sonics-CavsSonics 79, Cavs 95
174
Bucks-SixersBucks 87, Sixers 83
170
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-SixersBucks 87, Sixers 83
+4 MIL
Magic-KingsMagic 100, Kings 104
+4 SAC
Knicks-BullsKnicks 105, Bulls 100
+5 NYK
Rockets-WizardsRockets 92, Wizards 84
+8 HOU
Heat-WolvesHeat 91, Wolves 101
+10 MIN
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 117, Grizzlies 101
+16 LAL
Sonics-CavsSonics 79, Cavs 95
+16 CLE
Nets-BobcatsNets 99, Bobcats 115
+16 CHA
Pacers-JazzPacers 89, Jazz 111
+22 UTA
Fisher shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FisherLAL · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
DwightORL · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
CurryNYK · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
BoozerUTA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
HeadHOU · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Magic-Kings
Magic 100Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic18202438100
Kings26272526104
The story
Brad Miller's 20 points carried Sacramento past Orlando, 104-100

For Orlando, Rashard Lewis had 22 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-18, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8+15+16+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 105Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24292428105
Bulls27253612100
The story
Eddy Curry had 29 points as New York beat Chicago 105-100

Joe Smith led Chicago with 22 PTS, 12 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 28-12.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3+1−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Cavs
Sonics 79Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1518232379
Cavs2421292195
The story
Cleveland beat Seattle 95-79 behind 22 points from LeBron James

Kevin Durant paced Seattle: 24 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+12+18+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Sixers

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Philadelphia

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 87–83. Mo Williams led Milwaukee with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over PHI4SAC over ORL4NYK over CHI5HOU over WAS8MIN over MIA10CHA over NJN16CLE over SEA16LAL over MEM16UTA over IND22Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over PHI.
Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 29

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 23, 16, 29, 15, 17, 13, 16, 29Magic-Kings · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 11, 8, 2, 12, 24, 25, 16, 29Knicks-Bulls · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 15, 21, 6, 3, 6, 34, 21, 27Wolves-Heat · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 21, 4, 19, 10, 11, 17, 22, 26Lakers-Grizzlies · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 36, 41, 20, 22, 27, 48, 12, 27, 18, 25Heat-Wolves · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 27, 25, 34, 28, 28, 33, 21, 25Bobcats-Nets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+7.2 26.8 last 10 · 19.6 season
Joe SmithCHI+5.0 15.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Ben GordonCHI+4.9 24.5 last 10 · 19.6 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+4.3 14.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.3 15.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.0 18.4 last 10 · 23.4 season
Jason TerryDAL−4.9 10.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 6.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kyle LowryMEM−4.2 4.4 last 10 · 8.6 season