FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 18, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CHI by 8 at halftime and won 119–111.

Final · Box score
Blazers98
Heat91
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Raptors89
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Wizards111
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Celtics116
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +27
Final · Box score
Kings100
Pistons93
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Grizzlies124
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +21; Q3 MEM +30; Q4 MEM +24
Final · Box score
Bobcats84
Hornets112
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +19; Q3 NOH +28; Q4 NOH +28
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Suns115
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +20
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Warriors119
Bulls111
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +8
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The lead · Warriors-Bulls

Baron Davis scores 40 as Golden State beats Chicago

Chauncey Billups goes for 28 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-80+8GSW AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28223435119
Bulls29292627111
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 26, 34, 4, 20, 27, 22, 24, 40GSW40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 11, 29, 5, 22, 9, 21, 17, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 32, 20, 21, 15, 6, 6, 24, 29CHI29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 11, 26, 7, 27, 20, 6, 20, 28CHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Heat

Miami's skid reaches twelve

Portland won 98–91; the Heat fall to 8–31. Brandon Roy led Portland with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Lvs ORL114–121L@ WAS74–96Lvs MIL98–103L@ DAL89–94L@ MEM94–101L@ MIN91–101L@ MIL92–98L@ NOH88–114Lvs CHI96–126Lvs POR91–98
Lead changes
Knicks-Wizards15
Wolves-Suns14
Kings-Pistons10
Warriors-Bulls10
Sixers-Celtics9
Bobcats-Hornets6
Hawks-Raptors6
Blazers-Heat4
Clippers-Jazz1
Sonics-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Warriors-Bulls combined for 230, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BullsWarriors 119, Bulls 111
230
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 100, Grizzlies 124
224
Wolves-SunsWolves 95, Suns 115
210
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 98, Wizards 111
209
Sixers-CelticsSixers 89, Celtics 116
205
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 84, Hornets 112
196
Clippers-JazzClippers 88, Jazz 106
194
Kings-PistonsKings 100, Pistons 93
193
Blazers-HeatBlazers 98, Heat 91
189
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 78, Raptors 89
167
POR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Blazers-HeatBlazers 98, Heat 91
+7 POR
Kings-PistonsKings 100, Pistons 93
+7 SAC
Warriors-BullsWarriors 119, Bulls 111
+8 GSW
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 78, Raptors 89
+11 TOR
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 98, Wizards 111
+13 WAS
Clippers-JazzClippers 88, Jazz 106
+18 UTA
Wolves-SunsWolves 95, Suns 115
+20 PHX
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 100, Grizzlies 124
+24 MEM
Sixers-CelticsSixers 89, Celtics 116
+27 BOS
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 84, Hornets 112
+28 NOH
GSW rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BullsGSW won · Warriors 119, Bulls 111
8 pts
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 98, Heat 91
7 pts
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 100, Pistons 93
6 pts
Knicks-WizardsWAS won · Knicks 98, Wizards 111
4 pts
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 95, Suns 115
4 pts
Carlos Navarro shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Carlos NavarroMEM · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BoozerUTA · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
WestNOH · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
JamisonWAS · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (14-20)
BellPHX · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 100Pistons 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23332024100
Pistons2919291693
The story
Kevin Martin's 24 points carried Sacramento past Detroit, 100-93

For Detroit, Antonio McDyess had 14 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 33-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6+8−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 119Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28223435119
Bulls29292627111
The story
Stephen Jackson had 24 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Chicago 119-111

Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 6-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Warriors took the third 34-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−80+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 100Grizzlies 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics25222528100
Grizzlies32363422124
The story
Memphis beat Seattle 124-100 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Wally Szczerbiak paced Seattle: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 11-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
300 +7+21+30+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bobby Jones topped the game at 58.1 FPTS: 20 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg9.6Last 3

9.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 40

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 26, 34, 4, 20, 27, 22, 24, 40Warriors-Bulls · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 48, 12, 27, 18, 25, 34, 11, 24, 37Heat-Blazers · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 23, 23, 21, 40, 38, 16, 31, 35Raptors-Hawks · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 24, 21, 14, 22, 10, 20, 21, 32Wizards-Knicks · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 32, 20, 21, 15, 6, 6, 24, 29Bulls-Warriors · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 18, 17, 16, 11, 27, 14, 20, 28Pistons-Kings · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe SmithCHI+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 11.5 last 10 · 5.9 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+5.6 17.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chris BoshTOR+5.4 27.5 last 10 · 22.1 season
Luther HeadHOU+5.1 13.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−5.3 4.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.9 17.9 last 10 · 22.8 season
Kyle LowryMEM−4.6 3.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Jason KaponoTOR−4.2 4.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Antoine WrightNJN−4.2 3.8 last 10 · 8.0 season