FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 13, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DET by 7 at halftime and won 80–78.

Final · Box score
Bobcats80
Pistons78
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Grizzlies87
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Heat99
Wolves96
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Rockets100
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Suns107
Q1 PHX +15; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Magic139
Kings107
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +32
On this day · 2007–08Jan 13, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Raptors-Blazers), 38 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Pistons

Charlotte takes over late to edge Detroit

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7-6+2CHA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2516211880
Pistons2721201078
Who led
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 12, 10, 11, 25, 15, 13, 9, 23CHA23 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 21, 11, 24, 23, 14, 6, 0, 18CHA18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 11, 38, 24, 13, 9, 19, 22DET22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 20, 11, 12, 16, 16, 7, 8, 16DET16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Rockets17
Heat-Wolves10
Bobcats-Pistons4
Mavs-Nuggets3
Cavs-Grizzlies2
Hawks-Suns2
Magic-Kings0
Shot of the night

Felton's jumper with 0.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 80-78 final

The night in charts
Magic-Kings combined for 246, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-KingsMagic 139, Kings 107
246
Hawks-SunsHawks 102, Suns 107
209
Lakers-RocketsLakers 105, Rockets 100
205
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 97, Nuggets 99
196
Heat-WolvesHeat 99, Wolves 96
195
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 102, Grizzlies 87
189
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 80, Pistons 78
158
5 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 97, Nuggets 99
+2 DEN
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 80, Pistons 78
+2 CHA
Heat-WolvesHeat 99, Wolves 96
+3 MIA
Lakers-RocketsLakers 105, Rockets 100
+5 LAL
Hawks-SunsHawks 102, Suns 107
+5 PHX
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 102, Grizzlies 87
+15 CLE
Magic-KingsMagic 139, Kings 107
+32 ORL
CHA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-PistonsCHA won · Bobcats 80, Pistons 78
7 pts
Heat-WolvesMIA won · Heat 99, Wolves 96
6 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 105, Rockets 100
4 pts
Dwight shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
StuckeyDET · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
BarbosaPHX · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WaferHOU · 23 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
HilarioDEN · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 97Nuggets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2621252597
Nuggets3327182199
The story
Chris Andersen had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Dallas 99-97

Jason Terry led Dallas with 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL · 7-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+13+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Pistons
Bobcats 80Pistons 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2516211880
Pistons2721201078
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 80-78 behind 23 points and 9 assists from Raymond Felton

Rodney Stuckey paced Detroit: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 18-10 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −2−7−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Wolves
Heat 99Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2026272699
Wolves2131242096
The story
Dwyane Wade's 31 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Minnesota, 99-96

For Minnesota, Randy Foye had 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 9-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 26-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1−6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
22.02007–08 avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 2007–08 (58 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Sacramento by 32, the widest margin of 7 games.

CHA over DET2DEN over DAL2MIA over MIN3LAL over HOU5PHX over ATL5CLE over MEM15ORL over SAC32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 44

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 24, 31, 28, 34, 10, 19, 15, 44Mavs-Nuggets · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 31, 40, 26, 39, 21, 36, 19, 33Lakers-Rockets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 21, 33, 29, 24, 31, 41, 27, 31Heat-Wolves · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 18, 33, 38, 16, 30, 21, 38, 30Cavs-Grizzlies · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 20, 20, 45, 36, 29, 28, 21, 30Kings-Magic · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 15, 18, 17, 21, 23, 32, 11, 29Wolves-Heat · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+8.7 21.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+6.8 19.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.3 17.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Danny GrangerIND+5.0 31.5 last 10 · 26.5 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+4.9 21.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−4.3 15.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.2 6.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Brandon RushIND−4.0 2.6 last 10 · 6.6 season
John SalmonsSAC−3.9 14.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Devin HarrisNJN−3.7 19.2 last 10 · 22.9 season