FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 17, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed UTA by 6 after the first quarter and won 115–108.

Final · Box score
Celtics105
Nets85
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +29; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +20
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers97
Bobcats102
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Pistons85
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Knicks97
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Bulls87
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Heat86
Rockets93
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Mavs115
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Magic106
Nuggets88
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2007–08Jan 17, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Linas Kleiza (Nuggets-Jazz), 41 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 39 in Dallas win over Utah

Gerald Wallace goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+2+7DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23283027108
Mavs17382832115
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 28, 34, 10, 19, 15, 44, 20, 39DAL39 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 18, 9, 10, 11, 33, 16, 28, 22DAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 10, 25, 8, 7, 23, 25, 27, 30UTA30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 21, 20, 20, 22, 43, 9, 13, 23UTA23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Boston by 20.

CHA over POR5SAS over CHI5NOH over DET6HOU over MIA7DAL over UTA7LAC over MIL9PHI over NYK10ORL over DEN18BOS over NJN20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Blazers-Bobcats17
Jazz-Mavs16
Bucks-Clippers16
Spurs-Bulls11
Hornets-Pistons9
Sixers-Knicks8
Magic-Nuggets8
Heat-Rockets6
Celtics-Nets0
The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 223, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 108, Mavs 115
223
Sixers-KnicksSixers 107, Knicks 97
204
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 97, Bobcats 102
199
Magic-NuggetsMagic 106, Nuggets 88
194
Bucks-ClippersBucks 92, Clippers 101
193
Celtics-NetsCeltics 105, Nets 85
190
Spurs-BullsSpurs 92, Bulls 87
179
Heat-RocketsHeat 86, Rockets 93
179
Hornets-PistonsHornets 91, Pistons 85
176
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BullsSpurs 92, Bulls 87
+5 SAS
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 97, Bobcats 102
+5 CHA
Hornets-PistonsHornets 91, Pistons 85
+6 NOH
Jazz-MavsJazz 108, Mavs 115
+7 DAL
Heat-RocketsHeat 86, Rockets 93
+7 HOU
Bucks-ClippersBucks 92, Clippers 101
+9 LAC
Sixers-KnicksSixers 107, Knicks 97
+10 PHI
Magic-NuggetsMagic 106, Nuggets 88
+18 ORL
Celtics-NetsCeltics 105, Nets 85
+20 BOS
DAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 108, Mavs 115
6 pts
Hornets-PistonsNOH won · Hornets 91, Pistons 85
2 pts
Bucks-ClippersLAC won · Bucks 92, Clippers 101
1 pt
Magic-NuggetsORL won · Magic 106, Nuggets 88
1 pt
Yao shot 12-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
100% (12-12)
DirkDAL · 39 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (16-20)
Brook LopezNJN · 28 PTS, 10 REB
71% (12-17)
CambyLAC · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
KleizaDEN · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Bobcats
Blazers 97Bobcats 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers18272223797
Bobcats2426172312102
The story
Emeka Okafor had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Charlotte beat Portland 102-97 in OT

Brandon Roy led Portland with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Bobcats won the first 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +6+500+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 92Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2815222792
Bulls1726162887
The story
San Antonio beat Chicago 92-87 behind 18 points and 14 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Andres Nocioni paced Chicago: 17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +110+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 86Rockets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2115282286
Rockets2520242493
The story
Yao Ming's 26 points on 12-of-12 shooting carried Houston past Miami, 93-86

For Miami, Shawn Marion had 20 PTS, 10 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 12-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 20-15, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+9+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade was the fantasy play: 61.3 FPTS on 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.2Season avg26.5Last 3

26.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 39

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 28, 34, 10, 19, 15, 44, 20, 39Mavs-Jazz · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 11, 24, 23, 14, 6, 0, 18, 31Bobcats-Blazers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 9, 22, 20, 21, 21, 17, 13, 31Magic-Nuggets · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 10, 25, 8, 7, 23, 25, 27, 30Jazz-Mavs · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 29, 24, 31, 41, 27, 31, 17, 29Heat-Rockets · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 25, 28, 20, 12, 27, 29, 21, 28Sixers-Knicks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrea BargnaniTOR+9.3 22.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Eric GordonLAC+8.6 21.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+6.5 24.0 last 10 · 17.5 season
Michael ReddMIL+5.2 26.9 last 10 · 21.7 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.9 15.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−5.5 14.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Vince CarterNJN−5.3 16.2 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−5.2 9.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Ramon SessionsMIL−5.0 5.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Brandon RushIND−4.6 1.7 last 10 · 6.3 season