FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 28, 2008Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Mavs103
Grizzlies84
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Hornets117
Q1 NOH +11; Q2 NOH +23; Q3 NOH +19; Q4 NOH +24
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats107
Clippers100
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +7
On this day · 2006–07Jan 28, 2007: 6 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Wizards-Celtics), 34 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Jazz

Utah makes it five straight

Chris Paul goes for 23 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+10+10+6UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1926212591
Jazz2728212197
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 21, 18, 19, 12, 33, 13, 23UTA23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 16, 8, 9, 13, 0, 25, 17, 23UTA23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 20, 31, 21, 16, 12, 18, 11, 29SAS29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 18, 20, 24, 19, 28, 30, 17, 26SAS26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Clippers

Charlotte leads Clippers wire to wire

Charlotte was ahead at every break and won 107–100. Best quarter: the second, 30–27. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over SAS6CHA over LAC7DAL over MEM19NOH over DEN24Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over LAC.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Hornets1
Spurs-Jazz0
Mavs-Grizzlies0
Bobcats-Clippers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Hornets combined for 210, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 93, Hornets 117
210
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 107, Clippers 100
207
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 97
188
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 103, Grizzlies 84
187
UTA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 97
+6 UTA
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 107, Clippers 100
+7 CHA
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 103, Grizzlies 84
+19 DAL
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 93, Hornets 117
+24 NOH
Kirilenko shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KirilenkoUTA · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
DirkDAL · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
HowardDAL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 91Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1926212591
Jazz2728212197
The story
Carlos Boozer had 23 points as Utah beat San Antonio 97-91

Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8+10+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Clippers
Bobcats 107Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats29302424107
Clippers22272229100
The story
Charlotte beat Los Angeles 107-100 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Gerald Wallace

Sam Cassell paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +7+10+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hornets
Nuggets 93Hornets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2218282593
Hornets33302430117
The story
Peja Stojakovic's 19 points carried New Orleans past Denver, 117-93

For Denver, Kenyon Martin had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-18, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
300 +11+23+19+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 41 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Thomas leads the day with 29

Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 11, 11, 10, 5, 17, 10, 23, 29Clippers-Bobcats · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 20, 31, 21, 16, 12, 18, 11, 29Spurs-Jazz · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 18, 20, 24, 19, 28, 30, 17, 26Spurs-Jazz · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 18, 11, 17, 32, 21, 26, 20, 26Mavs-Grizzlies · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 19, 12, 14, 16, 18, 8, 17, 23Hornets-Nuggets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 17 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 21, 18, 19, 12, 33, 13, 23Jazz-Spurs · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris BoshTOR+5.9 28.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Kareem RushIND+5.6 13.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Ryan GomesMIN+5.5 17.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Linas KleizaDEN+4.9 16.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Andrew BogutMIL+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Ricky DavisMIA−5.9 7.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.5 7.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.2 16.8 last 10 · 22.0 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.5 11.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.0 15.2 last 10 · 19.2 season