FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 7, 2009Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed BOS by 9 after the first quarter and won 89–85.

Final · Box score
Magic106
Hawks102
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Bobcats81
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +28; Q4 CLE +30
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Wizards93
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Celtics85
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Nets100
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Bucks105
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Thunder87
Wolves129
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +29; Q3 MIN +32; Q4 MIN +42
Final · Box score
Heat97
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Suns110
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Jazz116
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +26
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Blazers84
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Warriors106
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2007–08Jan 7, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Warriors-Spurs), 34 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Celtics

Houston climbs back to beat Boston

Danny Granger goes for 37 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+3-3+4HOU AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2230191889
Celtics3118251185
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 19, 26, 12, 22, 14, 16, 14, 26HOU26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 9, 10, 1, 8, 3, 9, 6, 19HOU19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 20, 21, 13, 28, 26, 31, 28, 26BOS26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 22, 14, 21, 17, 10, 6, 14, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 42.

POR over DET1IND over PHX3ORL over ATL4HOU over BOS4PHI over MIL5TOR over WAS6LAL over GSW8NJN over MEM11DEN over MIA11UTA over NOH26CLE over CHA30MIN over OKC42Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Lakers-Warriors11
Rockets-Celtics8
Sixers-Bucks8
Pistons-Blazers5
Hornets-Jazz3
Pacers-Suns2
Magic-Hawks1
Bobcats-Cavs0
Raptors-Wizards0
Grizzlies-Nets0
Thunder-Wolves0
Heat-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Granger's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 113-110 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Suns combined for 223, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-SunsPacers 113, Suns 110
223
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 114, Warriors 106
220
Thunder-WolvesThunder 87, Wolves 129
216
Sixers-BucksSixers 110, Bucks 105
215
Magic-HawksMagic 106, Hawks 102
208
Hornets-JazzHornets 90, Jazz 116
206
Heat-NuggetsHeat 97, Nuggets 108
205
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 81, Cavs 111
192
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 99, Wizards 93
192
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 89, Nets 100
189
Rockets-CelticsRockets 89, Celtics 85
174
Pistons-BlazersPistons 83, Blazers 84
167
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-BlazersPistons 83, Blazers 84
+1 POR
Pacers-SunsPacers 113, Suns 110
+3 IND
Magic-HawksMagic 106, Hawks 102
+4 ORL
Rockets-CelticsRockets 89, Celtics 85
+4 HOU
Sixers-BucksSixers 110, Bucks 105
+5 PHI
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 99, Wizards 93
+6 TOR
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 114, Warriors 106
+8 LAL
Heat-NuggetsHeat 97, Nuggets 108
+11 DEN
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 89, Nets 100
+11 NJN
Hornets-JazzHornets 90, Jazz 116
+26 UTA
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 81, Cavs 111
+30 CLE
Thunder-WolvesThunder 87, Wolves 129
+42 MIN
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-CelticsHOU won · Rockets 89, Celtics 85
9 pts
Pistons-BlazersPOR won · Pistons 83, Blazers 84
7 pts
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 110, Bucks 105
6 pts
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 90, Jazz 116
4 pts
Lakers-WarriorsLAL won · Lakers 114, Warriors 106
3 pts
Yao shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Brook LopezNJN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Josh SmithATL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
DwightORL · 23 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
SolomonTOR · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Blazers
Pistons 83Blazers 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2623191583
Blazers2022231984
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 26 points carried Portland past Detroit, 84-83

For Detroit, Rodney Stuckey had 13 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 23-19.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−7−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tayshaun Prince was the fantasy play: 43.1 FPTS on 26 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 113Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28333418113
Suns21362924110
The story
Mike Dunleavy had 14 points as Indiana beat Phoenix 113-110

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 6-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+4+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 87Wolves 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2419232187
Wolves42302631129
The story
Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 129-87 behind 32 points from Randy Foye

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 16 PTS, 12 AST 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-16 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 42-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
500 +18+29+32+42 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 35 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 37

Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 26, 26, 34, 25, 22, 35, 36, 37Pacers-Suns · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 15, 20, 20, 13, 21, 19, 10, 33Lakers-Warriors · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 19, 12, 15, 18, 17, 21, 23, 32Wolves-Thunder · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 28, 29, 30, 22, 14, 26, 13, 32Wizards-Raptors · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 43, 32, 28, 29, 21, 33, 29, 24, 31Heat-Nuggets · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 19, 13, 15, 17, 28, 9, 28Sixers-Bucks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+7.7 19.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.5 20.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+5.6 22.2 last 10 · 16.6 season
Randy FoyeMIN+5.3 20.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.3 17.1 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.2 6.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Beno UdrihSAC−4.0 6.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−3.6 8.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Mike MillerMIN−3.4 6.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−3.3 10.9 last 10 · 14.2 season