FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 10, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MEM by 4 after three quarters and won 116–113.

Final · Box score
Pistons90
Spurs80
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Kings116
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Suns86
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +26; Q4 UTA +22
On this day · 2006–07Jan 10, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Kirk Hinrich (Bulls-Wizards), 33 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Kings

Sacramento takes over late to edge Memphis

Rasheed Wallace goes for 23 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-2-4+3SAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24322928113
Kings30242735116
Who led
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 13, 22, 23, 32, 22, 13, 21, 28SAC28 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 6, 19, 6, 12, 11, 12, 17, 25SAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 19, 8, 16, 24, 21, 22, 15, 31MEM31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 31, 8, 23, 19, 30, 12, 28, 18, 19MEM19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pistons-Spurs

Detroit controls San Antonio start to finish

Detroit won 90–80, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over MEM3DET over SAS10UTA over PHX22Final margin, points. Pink = DET over SAS.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Kings6
Pistons-Spurs3
Shot of the night

Garcia's three with 7.9 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 116-113 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Kings combined for 229, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 113, Kings 116
229
Suns-JazzSuns 86, Jazz 108
194
Pistons-SpursPistons 90, Spurs 80
170
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 113, Kings 116
+3 SAC
Pistons-SpursPistons 90, Spurs 80
+10 DET
Suns-JazzSuns 86, Jazz 108
+22 UTA
Gay shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GayMEM · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
BrewerUTA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
UdrihSAC · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 113Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24322928113
Kings30242735116
The story
John Salmons had 28 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Memphis 116-113

Mike Miller led Memphis with 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 35-28.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6−2−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Spurs
Pistons 90Spurs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3024132390
Spurs1524192280
The story
Tayshaun Prince's 17 points carried Detroit past San Antonio, 90-80

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 12 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-15, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +15+15+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 86Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2820122686
Jazz35232822108
The story
Utah beat Phoenix 108-86 behind 22 points and 17 rebounds from Mehmet Okur

Amar'e Stoudemire paced Phoenix: 21 PTS, 14 REB 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-12 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +7+10+26+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 34 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 31

Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 19, 8, 16, 24, 21, 22, 15, 31Grizzlies-Kings · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 13, 22, 23, 32, 22, 13, 21, 28Kings-Grizzlies · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 16, 6, 22, 16, 28, 12, 27, 25Suns-Jazz · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 6, 19, 6, 12, 11, 12, 17, 25Kings-Grizzlies · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 8, 16, 24, 20, 12, 17, 32, 24Spurs-Pistons · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 10, 10, 7, 16, 20, 16, 9, 23Pistons-Spurs · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+8.5 28.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+5.6 16.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Joe SmithCHI+5.0 15.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Ben GordonCHI+4.9 24.5 last 10 · 19.6 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+4.5 21.3 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.2 18.1 last 10 · 23.3 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.8 5.7 last 10 · 10.5 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.5 5.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Jason TerryDAL−4.4 10.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kyle LowryMEM−3.6 5.0 last 10 · 8.6 season