FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 15, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed HOU by 11 after three quarters and won 111–107.

Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Hawks104
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Magic102
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +27; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Pistons103
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Knicks105
Q1 NYK +16; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +12
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs132
Grizzlies124
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Wolves98
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Rockets107
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -11; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Suns90
Clippers97
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2006–07Jan 15, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Jazz), 51 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Rockets

Philadelphia fights back late to top Houston

LeBron James goes for 51 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-5-11+4PHI AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers30251937111
Rockets31292522107
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 25, 8, 22, 13, 14, 20, 6, 26PHI26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 20, 6, 10, 16, 8, 21, 12, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 19, 26, 30, 21, 36, 15, 30, 25HOU25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 18, 20, 14, 15, 20, 11, 12, 20HOU20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bulls-Magic

Orlando beats Chicago, 102–88

Orlando led 89–62 after three and won by 14. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over HOU4GSW over MIN7LAC over PHX7CLE over MEM8ATL over DEN11NYK over WAS12ORL over CHI14DET over TOR14Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over CHI.
Lead changes
Sixers-Rockets10
Warriors-Wolves8
Suns-Clippers7
Bulls-Magic6
Cavs-Grizzlies6
Raptors-Pistons3
Wizards-Knicks1
Nuggets-Hawks0
The night in charts
Cavs-Grizzlies combined for 256, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 132, Grizzlies 124
256
Sixers-RocketsSixers 111, Rockets 107
218
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 105, Wolves 98
203
Wizards-KnicksWizards 93, Knicks 105
198
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 93, Hawks 104
197
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 89, Pistons 103
192
Bulls-MagicBulls 88, Magic 102
190
Suns-ClippersSuns 90, Clippers 97
187
PHI won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sixers-RocketsSixers 111, Rockets 107
+4 PHI
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 105, Wolves 98
+7 GSW
Suns-ClippersSuns 90, Clippers 97
+7 LAC
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 132, Grizzlies 124
+8 CLE
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 93, Hawks 104
+11 ATL
Wizards-KnicksWizards 93, Knicks 105
+12 NYK
Bulls-MagicBulls 88, Magic 102
+14 ORL
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 89, Pistons 103
+14 DET
PHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-RocketsPHI won · Sixers 111, Rockets 107
11 pts
Bulls-MagicORL won · Bulls 88, Magic 102
3 pts
Hamilton shot 16-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HamiltonDET · 39 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
73% (16-22)
YaoHOU · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
CassellLAC · 32 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
ConleyMEM · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Antoine WalkerMIN · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 111Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers30251937111
Rockets31292522107
The story
Andre Miller's 26 points carried Philadelphia past Houston, 111-107

For Houston, Yao Ming had 25 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 37-22.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−5−11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 105Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28282722105
Wolves2420223298
The story
Golden State beat Minnesota 105-98 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Baron Davis

Antoine Walker paced Minnesota: 26 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 7-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+12+17+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Grizzlies
Cavs 132Grizzlies 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3125292819132
Grizzlies3122283211124
The story
Daniel Gibson had 18 points as Cleveland beat Memphis 132-124 in OT

Pau Gasol led Memphis with 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 6-11 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the overtime 19-11.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+3+40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.2Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg46.5Today

47 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 51

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 21, 36, 24, 39, 22, 31, 31, 51Cavs-Grizzlies · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 20, 22, 18, 18, 18, 26, 3, 39Pistons-Raptors · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 26, 17, 26, 23, 20, 32, 35, 36Nuggets-Hawks · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 5, 21, 14, 2, 2, 9, 8, 32Clippers-Suns · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 24, 21, 22, 15, 31, 10, 11, 30Grizzlies-Cavs · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 31, 34, 17, 20, 25, 21, 31, 29Suns-Clippers · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+5.8 25.7 last 10 · 19.9 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+5.6 17.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Joe SmithCHI+5.3 15.7 last 10 · 10.4 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
Kyle LowryMEM−4.2 4.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Antoine WrightNJN−4.2 3.8 last 10 · 8.0 season