FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 19, 2009Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed TOR by 9 at halftime and won 87–84.

Final · Box score
Bulls98
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Sixers93
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Hawks87
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Bobcats84
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Rockets115
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Clippers86
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Hornets103
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Grizzlies79
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Suns87
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +30; Q3 BOS +31; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Blazers102
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2007–08Jan 19, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Bobcats-Grizzlies), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 9 down to beat Toronto

Greg Oden goes for 24 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9-2+3ATL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2427132084
Hawks2319202587
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 14, 13, 11, 25, 11, 21, 25, 28ATL28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 13, 17, 7, 22, 17, 10, 20, 23ATL23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 18, 32, 15, 18, 25, 25, 20, 22TOR22 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 25, 21, 17, 23, 31, 20, 15, 20TOR20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Knicks19
Nuggets-Rockets17
Spurs-Bobcats13
Pacers-Hornets13
Pistons-Grizzlies13
Raptors-Hawks9
Cavs-Lakers8
Wizards-Warriors2
Mavs-Sixers1
Wolves-Clippers0
Suns-Celtics0
Bucks-Blazers0
Shot of the night

CP3's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 103-100 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 228, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 113, Rockets 115
228
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 98, Warriors 119
217
Pacers-HornetsPacers 100, Hornets 103
203
Bulls-KnicksBulls 98, Knicks 102
200
Cavs-LakersCavs 88, Lakers 105
193
Suns-CelticsSuns 87, Celtics 104
191
Mavs-SixersMavs 95, Sixers 93
188
Bucks-BlazersBucks 85, Blazers 102
187
Wolves-ClippersWolves 94, Clippers 86
180
Raptors-HawksRaptors 84, Hawks 87
171
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 86, Bobcats 84
170
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 87, Grizzlies 79
166
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 113, Rockets 115
+2 HOU
Mavs-SixersMavs 95, Sixers 93
+2 DAL
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 86, Bobcats 84
+2 SAS
Pacers-HornetsPacers 100, Hornets 103
+3 NOH
Raptors-HawksRaptors 84, Hawks 87
+3 ATL
Bulls-KnicksBulls 98, Knicks 102
+4 NYK
Wolves-ClippersWolves 94, Clippers 86
+8 MIN
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 87, Grizzlies 79
+8 DET
Bucks-BlazersBucks 85, Blazers 102
+17 POR
Cavs-LakersCavs 88, Lakers 105
+17 LAL
Suns-CelticsSuns 87, Celtics 104
+17 BOS
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 98, Warriors 119
+21 GSW
ATL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HawksATL won · Raptors 84, Hawks 87
9 pts
Mavs-SixersDAL won · Mavs 95, Sixers 93
6 pts
Spurs-BobcatsSAS won · Spurs 86, Bobcats 84
5 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 113, Rockets 115
3 pts
Pacers-HornetsNOH won · Pacers 100, Hornets 103
2 pts
Pau shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
Tyrus ThomasCHI · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
KiddDAL · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST
73% (8-11)
KGBOS · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
YaoHOU · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Spurs-Bobcats
Spurs 86Bobcats 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2917172386
Bobcats2120271684
The story
Tim Duncan's 17 points and 11 rebounds carried San Antonio past Charlotte, 86-84

For Charlotte, Raymond Felton had 13 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +8+5−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Sixers
Mavs 95Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1626322195
Sixers2224173093
The story
Dallas beat Philadelphia 95-93 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Jason Kidd

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 18 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 8-11 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-17 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −6−4+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 84Hawks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2427132084
Hawks2319202587
The story
Josh Smith had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Atlanta beat Toronto 87-84

Chris Bosh led Toronto with 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Hawks took the third 20-13.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1−9−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.4Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one Warriors rout

Six of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Washington by 21.

DAL over PHI2SAS over CHA2HOU over DEN2ATL over TOR3NOH over IND3NYK over CHI4MIN over LAC8DET over MEM8BOS over PHX17POR over MIL17LAL over CLE17GSW over WAS21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 31

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 16, 14, 26, 14, 14, 19, 26, 31Rockets-Nuggets · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 36, 37, 28, 42, 30, 24, 23, 30Pacers-Hornets · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 11, 28, 25, 19, 32, 35, 29, 28Warriors-Wizards · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 14, 13, 11, 25, 11, 21, 25, 28Hawks-Raptors · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 32, 26, 10, 23, 33, 18, 23, 27Hornets-Pacers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 14, 23, 11, 13, 23, 14, 12, 27Pistons-Grizzlies · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+8.4 21.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+8.1 21.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+5.5 23.0 last 10 · 17.5 season
Nick YoungWAS+5.0 15.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Von WaferHOU+4.8 15.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Vince CarterNJN−5.3 16.2 last 10 · 21.5 season
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.8 5.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Brandon RushIND−4.6 1.7 last 10 · 6.3 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−4.5 10.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Devin HarrisNJN−4.4 17.9 last 10 · 22.3 season