FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 5, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed SAC by 12 at halftime and won 98–90.

Final · Box score
Spurs91
Heat84
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Kings90
Nets98
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN -12; Q3 NJN -2; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Bucks107
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Pacers115
Nuggets135
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Jazz119
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2007–08Jan 5, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Josh Smith (Hawks-Nets), 34 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nets

New Jersey rallies from 12 down to beat Sacramento

Dwyane Wade goes for 24 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-12-2+8NJN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1837191690
Nets2320292698
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 38, 19, 28, 31, 4, 18, 20, 29NJN29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Yi JianlianPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 5, 7, 9, 2, 12, 8, 13, 22NJN22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 26, 27, 22, 8, 20, 20, 45, 36SAC36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 6, 9, 8, 9, 10, 8, 9, 12SAC12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Down 8 after one, the Bucks won the fourth quarter 33–26 and the game 107–97. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 35 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Raptors
Michael Redd · MILChris Bosh · TORPTS3531REB611AST45Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Warriors-Jazz10
Raptors-Bucks8
Kings-Nets6
Spurs-Heat2
Pacers-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Pacers-Nuggets combined for 250, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 115, Nuggets 135
250
Warriors-JazzWarriors 114, Jazz 119
233
Raptors-BucksRaptors 97, Bucks 107
204
Kings-NetsKings 90, Nets 98
188
Spurs-HeatSpurs 91, Heat 84
175
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-JazzWarriors 114, Jazz 119
+5 UTA
Spurs-HeatSpurs 91, Heat 84
+7 SAS
Kings-NetsKings 90, Nets 98
+8 NJN
Raptors-BucksRaptors 97, Bucks 107
+10 MIL
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 115, Nuggets 135
+20 DEN
NJN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NetsNJN won · Kings 90, Nets 98
12 pts
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 97, Bucks 107
8 pts
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 114, Jazz 119
1 pt
Bosh shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshTOR · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST
86% (12-14)
BiedrinsGSW · 17 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
MeloDEN · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 25 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 114Jazz 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29303223114
Jazz28372925119
The story
Deron Williams' 25 points and 15 assists carried Utah past Golden State, 119-114

For Golden State, Andris Biedrins had 17 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST 25 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 37-30.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+6+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Heat
Spurs 91Heat 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2118262691
Heat1524212484
The story
San Antonio beat Miami 91-84 behind 19 points from Tim Duncan

Shawn Marion paced Miami: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 21-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +60+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nets
Kings 90Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1837191690
Nets2320292698
The story
Vince Carter had 29 points as New Jersey beat Sacramento 98-90

Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 36 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Nets took the third 29-19.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +5−12−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 36

Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 41, 26, 26, 34, 25, 22, 35, 36Pacers-Nuggets · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 26, 27, 22, 8, 20, 20, 45, 36Kings-Nets · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 14, 27, 4, 25, 20, 31, 17, 35Bucks-Raptors · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 31, 13, 29, 30, 24, 19, 23, 31Raptors-Bucks · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 38, 19, 28, 31, 4, 18, 20, 29Nets-Kings · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 6, 50, 18, 22, 10, 11, 11, 28Warriors-Jazz · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+7.3 18.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+7.0 20.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Boris DiawCHA+5.7 16.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Mike JamesWAS+5.3 13.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
Jarrett JackIND+5.2 16.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Beno UdrihSAC−4.4 6.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Caron ButlerWAS−3.8 16.7 last 10 · 20.5 season
Maurice EvansATL−3.5 3.5 last 10 · 7.0 season
Richard JeffersonMIL−3.5 13.6 last 10 · 17.1 season