FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 7, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Heat84
Sixers101
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Cavs77
Rockets92
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Bulls114
Warriors108
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +6
On this day · 2006–07Feb 7, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Raptors-Magic), 41 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Warriors

Chris Duhon scores 34 in Chicago win over Golden State

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+30+6CHI AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls32182737114
Warriors23243031108
Who led
Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 7, 3, 5, 0, 4, 6, 9, 34CHI34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 7, 6, 2, 4, 9, 25, 16, 27CHI27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 12, 28, 39, 24, 18, 16, 21, 25GSW25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 19, 15, 25, 22, 21, 23, 5, 22GSW22 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Cavs-Rockets

Houston leads Cleveland wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 92–77. Best quarter: the third, 32–20. Yao Ming led Houston with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over GSW6HOU over CLE15PHI over MIA17Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over CLE.
Lead changes
Bulls-Warriors6
Cavs-Rockets5
Heat-Sixers4
The night in charts
Bulls-Warriors combined for 222, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 114, Warriors 108
222
Heat-SixersHeat 84, Sixers 101
185
Cavs-RocketsCavs 77, Rockets 92
169
CHI won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 114, Warriors 108
+6 CHI
Cavs-RocketsCavs 77, Rockets 92
+15 HOU
Heat-SixersHeat 84, Sixers 101
+17 PHI
Ellis shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisGSW · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
92% (11-12)
DuhonCHI · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
69% (11-16)
Joe SmithCHI · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
WellsHOU · 13 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
BattierHOU · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Bulls-Warriors
Bulls 114Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls32182737114
Warriors23243031108
The story
Joe Smith had 27 points as Chicago beat Golden State 114-108

Monta Ellis led Golden State with 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the first 32-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +9+30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Rockets
Cavs 77Rockets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1920201877
Rockets2317322092
The story
Yao Ming's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Cleveland, 92-77

For Cleveland, Larry Hughes had 13 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-20, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+1+13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 84Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2426221284
Sixers30242126101
The story
Philadelphia beat Miami 101-84 behind 25 points from Andre Iguodala

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 9-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+4+3+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 40 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Duhon leads the day with 34

Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 7, 3, 5, 0, 4, 6, 9, 34Bulls-Warriors · W
5.9 PPG season to date · +28.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 51, 27, 28, 23, 36, 41, 37, 28, 33, 32Cavs-Rockets · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 7, 6, 2, 4, 9, 25, 16, 27Bulls-Warriors · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 15, 24, 33, 18, 11, 22, 20, 25Sixers-Heat · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 12, 28, 39, 24, 18, 16, 21, 25Warriors-Bulls · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 30, 26, 11, 36, 17, 12, 16, 22Rockets-Cavs · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.8 18.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Kareem RushIND+5.4 14.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Al JeffersonMIN+5.1 26.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
Al ThorntonLAC+4.5 14.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+4.0 19.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.5 7.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.7 6.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Ricky DavisMIA−5.0 8.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.9 16.7 last 10 · 21.6 season