FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 14, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 122–120.

Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Bobcats119
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Celtics83
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Nets73
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +26
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Spurs89
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Kings122
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +2
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers123
Sonics121
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +2
On this day · 2006–07Jan 14, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Kings

Kevin Martin scores 39, Sacramento rallies past Dallas

Marcus Camby goes for 23 rebounds

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2+6+2SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35222340120
Kings26293136122
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 19, 21, 10, 28, 26, 25, 25, 39SAC39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 23, 32, 22, 13, 21, 28, 15, 22SAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 19, 17, 15, 12, 19, 7, 12, 25DAL25 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 14, 9, 8, 14, 15, 11, 20, 25DAL25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Sonics22
Bucks-Jazz20
Nuggets-Bobcats11
Wizards-Celtics7
Sixers-Spurs6
Mavs-Kings5
Blazers-Nets0
Shot of the night

Kobe's jumper with 4.3 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 123-121 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Sonics combined for 244, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SonicsLakers 123, Sonics 121
244
Mavs-KingsMavs 120, Kings 122
242
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 116, Bobcats 119
235
Bucks-JazzBucks 87, Jazz 98
185
Blazers-NetsBlazers 99, Nets 73
172
Wizards-CelticsWizards 88, Celtics 83
171
Sixers-SpursSixers 82, Spurs 89
171
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 120, Kings 122
+2 SAC
Lakers-SonicsLakers 123, Sonics 121
+2 LAL
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 116, Bobcats 119
+3 CHA
Wizards-CelticsWizards 88, Celtics 83
+5 WAS
Sixers-SpursSixers 82, Spurs 89
+7 SAS
Bucks-JazzBucks 87, Jazz 98
+11 UTA
Blazers-NetsBlazers 99, Nets 73
+26 POR
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-KingsSAC won · Mavs 120, Kings 122
9 pts
Wizards-CelticsWAS won · Wizards 88, Celtics 83
4 pts
Lakers-SonicsLAL won · Lakers 123, Sonics 121
4 pts
Nuggets-BobcatsCHA won · Nuggets 116, Bobcats 119
3 pts
Bucks-JazzUTA won · Bucks 87, Jazz 98
1 pt
Kevin Martin shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kevin MartinSAC · 39 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
88% (14-16)
Devin HarrisDAL · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
BogutMIL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
RoyPOR · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Willie GreenPHI · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 123Sonics 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers283623288123
Sonics293329246121
The story
Lamar Odom had 14 rebounds and 6 points as Los Angeles beat Seattle 123-121 in OT

Kurt Thomas led Seattle with 16 PTS, 9 REB 14 REB, 7 AST, 6 PTS · 3-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 28-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+2−40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 120Kings 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35222340120
Kings26293136122
The story
Sacramento beat Dallas 122-120 behind 22 points from Francisco Garcia

Jason Terry paced Dallas: 25 PTS, 7 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −9−2+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Bobcats
Nuggets 116Bobcats 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25433117116
Bobcats34332923119
The story
Gerald Wallace's 40 points carried Charlotte past Denver, 119-116

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 35 PTS, 7 REB 40 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 13-24 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-25, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +9−1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 26 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Trail Blazers rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Portland beat New Jersey by 26.

SAC over DAL2LAL over SEA2CHA over DEN3WAS over BOS5SAS over PHI7UTA over MIL11POR over NJN26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 48

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 22, 15, 26, 25, 19, 37, 37, 48Lakers-Sonics · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high48 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 23, 25, 25, 21, 15, 27, 26, 40Bobcats-Nuggets · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 19, 21, 10, 28, 26, 25, 25, 39Kings-Mavs · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 30, 26, 17, 26, 23, 20, 32, 35Nuggets-Bobcats · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 22, 18, 15, 23, 10, 17, 17, 33Jazz-Bucks · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 19, 17, 15, 12, 19, 7, 12, 25Mavs-Kings · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe SmithCHI+6.0 16.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Jason RichardsonCHA+5.8 25.7 last 10 · 19.9 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+5.7 16.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Chris BoshTOR+5.5 27.1 last 10 · 21.6 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.2 11.2 last 10 · 6.0 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.9 5.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.7 18.3 last 10 · 23.0 season
Ray AllenBOS−4.3 13.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
Antoine WrightNJN−4.2 3.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Josh HowardDAL−3.6 16.8 last 10 · 20.4 season