FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 25, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHI by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–108.

Final · Box score
Mavs100
Celtics124
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +27; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Lakers99
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Suns104
Hawks99
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Kings97
Raptors113
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Pistons105
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Pacers98
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +5
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls108
Wolves109
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Warriors107
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +15
On this day · 2007–08Jan 25, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Mavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wolves

Al Jefferson scores 39, Minnesota wins in overtime

Joakim Noah goes for 14 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-6-50+1MIN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls3025271511108
Wolves1930282012109
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 21, 20, 9, 22, 20, 25, 24, 39MIN39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 16, 5, 8, 13, 6, 12, 11, 19MIN19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 17, 10, 5, 20, 8, 21, 19, 23CHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 14, 16, 22, 12, 20, 12, 14, 22CHI22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Hawks19
Bobcats-Pacers12
Spurs-Lakers11
Bulls-Wolves11
Kings-Raptors7
Mavs-Celtics4
Rockets-Pistons4
Jazz-Nuggets4
Clippers-Warriors1
The night in charts
Mavs-Celtics combined for 224, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-CelticsMavs 100, Celtics 124
224
Bulls-WolvesBulls 108, Wolves 109
217
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 97, Nuggets 117
214
Rockets-PistonsRockets 108, Pistons 105
213
Kings-RaptorsKings 97, Raptors 113
210
Suns-HawksSuns 104, Hawks 99
203
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 92, Warriors 107
199
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 93, Pacers 98
191
Spurs-LakersSpurs 85, Lakers 99
184
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-WolvesBulls 108, Wolves 109
+1 MIN
Rockets-PistonsRockets 108, Pistons 105
+3 HOU
Suns-HawksSuns 104, Hawks 99
+5 PHX
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 93, Pacers 98
+5 IND
Spurs-LakersSpurs 85, Lakers 99
+14 LAL
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 92, Warriors 107
+15 GSW
Kings-RaptorsKings 97, Raptors 113
+16 TOR
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 97, Nuggets 117
+20 DEN
Mavs-CelticsMavs 100, Celtics 124
+24 BOS
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WolvesMIN won · Bulls 108, Wolves 109
11 pts
Suns-HawksPHX won · Suns 104, Hawks 99
2 pts
Kings-RaptorsTOR won · Kings 97, Raptors 113
2 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 85, Lakers 99
1 pt
Hilario shot 12-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
100% (12-12)
ScolaHOU · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
LoveMIN · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
NoahCHI · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 8 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
BarbosaPHX · 20 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Wolves
Bulls 108Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls3025271511108
Wolves1930282012109
The story
Kevin Love had 19 points and 15 rebounds as Minnesota beat Chicago 109-108 in OT

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 30-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −11−6−50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 108Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets39222819108
Pistons27302424105
The story
Metta World Peace's 24 points carried Houston past Detroit, 108-105

For Detroit, Richard Hamilton had 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-27, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +12+4+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace was the fantasy play: 41.7 FPTS on 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 97Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2625262097
Nuggets35253126117
The story
Denver beat Utah 117-97 behind 28 points on 12-of-12 shooting from Nene Hilario

Mehmet Okur paced Utah: 12 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 12-12 FG

The swing

A 35-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+9+14+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 34 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 20 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Suns-Hawks

Phoenix beats Atlanta, 104–99

Phoenix led 83–80 after three and won by 5. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over CHI1HOU over DET3PHX over ATL5IND over CHA5LAL over SAS14GSW over LAC15TOR over SAC16DEN over UTA20BOS over DAL24Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over ATL.
Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 39

Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 21, 20, 9, 22, 20, 25, 24, 39Wolves-Bulls · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 18, 25, 25, 20, 22, 19, 17, 31Raptors-Kings · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 14, 15, 20, 17, 4, 23, 13, 28Nuggets-Jazz · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 42, 30, 24, 23, 30, 17, 25, 27Pacers-Bobcats · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 10, 9, 18, 19, 14, 7, 17, 27Pistons-Rockets · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 33, 16, 28, 22, 20, 7, 14, 27Mavs-Celtics · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+8.0 21.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+7.4 20.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andrew BynumLAL+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+5.6 23.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Von WaferHOU+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−5.5 16.3 last 10 · 21.8 season
Marquis DanielsIND−5.1 8.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Brandon RushIND−4.4 1.9 last 10 · 6.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL−4.2 17.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Matt BarnesPHX−3.6 6.7 last 10 · 10.3 season