FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 10, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by POR (vs GSW) and MIN (vs MIL).

Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Wizards89
Q1 CHA -8; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Wolves106
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +2
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder109
Bulls98
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Knicks76
Rockets96
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Blazers113
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2007–08Jan 10, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Rudy Gay (Grizzlies-Kings), 31 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Wolves

Minnesota turns it around against Milwaukee

Kevin Durant goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9-5+2MIN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28322321104
Wolves19322728106
Who led
Rodney CarneyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 11, 0, 4, 6, 6, 2, 14, 22MIN22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 16, 38, 21, 32, 18, 19, 21, 20MIN20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 27, 4, 25, 20, 31, 17, 35, 20, 24, 32MIL32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 8, 16, 18, 19, 6, 27, 13, 29MIL29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 20.

MIN over MIL2CHA over WAS3OKC over CHI11POR over GSW13UTA over DET17HOU over NYK20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Knicks-Rockets15
Thunder-Bulls12
Bobcats-Wizards7
Bucks-Wolves4
Warriors-Blazers4
Pistons-Jazz0
The night in charts
Warriors-Blazers combined for 213, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 100, Blazers 113
213
Bucks-WolvesBucks 104, Wolves 106
210
Thunder-BullsThunder 109, Bulls 98
207
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 92, Wizards 89
181
Pistons-JazzPistons 82, Jazz 99
181
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 76, Rockets 96
172
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-WolvesBucks 104, Wolves 106
+2 MIN
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 92, Wizards 89
+3 CHA
Thunder-BullsThunder 109, Bulls 98
+11 OKC
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 100, Blazers 113
+13 POR
Pistons-JazzPistons 82, Jazz 99
+17 UTA
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 76, Rockets 96
+20 HOU
POR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 100, Blazers 113
9 pts
Bucks-WolvesMIN won · Bucks 104, Wolves 106
9 pts
Bobcats-WizardsCHA won · Bobcats 92, Wizards 89
8 pts
Collison shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonOKC · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
AzubuikeGSW · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
JeffersonMIL · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
CarneyMIN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
DiawCHA · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Bucks-Wolves
Bucks 104Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28322321104
Wolves19322728106
The story
Sebastian Telfair had 17 points and 11 assists as Minnesota beat Milwaukee 106-104

Luke Ridnour led Milwaukee with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 28-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−9−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Wizards
Bobcats 92Wizards 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2322242392
Wizards3118211989
The story
Charlotte beat Washington 92-89 behind 19 points from Raja Bell

Andray Blatche paced Washington: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 22-18 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −8−4−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bulls
Thunder 109Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder3123221815109
Bulls29222320498
The story
Nick Collison's 21 points carried Oklahoma City past Chicago, 109-98 in OT

For Chicago, Drew Gooden had 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Thunder took it 15-4.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2+3+20+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg17.9Last 3

17.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 37 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 32

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 27, 4, 25, 20, 31, 17, 35, 20, 24, 32Bucks-Wolves · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 8, 16, 18, 19, 6, 27, 13, 29Bucks-Wolves · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 25, 18, 25, 33, 27, 9, 27, 28Thunder-Bulls · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 12, 21, 20, 13, 22, 26, 26Blazers-Warriors · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 11, 32, 29, 23, 6, 23, 19, 25Warriors-Blazers · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 23, 26, 23, 19, 21, 20, 20, 22Jazz-Pistons · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+7.8 20.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.6 20.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.5 17.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Brandon RoyPOR+5.4 28.2 last 10 · 22.8 season
Shaquille O'NealPHX+5.4 22.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−3.8 7.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Beno UdrihSAC−3.7 7.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Ray AllenBOS−3.5 14.0 last 10 · 17.5 season
Caron ButlerWAS−3.3 16.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−3.3 10.8 last 10 · 14.1 season