FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 26, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed PHI by 7 at halftime and won 101–86.

Final · Box score
Suns103
Wizards87
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Heat95
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Bucks83
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Hornets101
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH -7; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +15
Final · Box score
Nets85
Thunder94
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Clippers88
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +25
On this day · 2007–08Jan 26, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Pacers), 35 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Hornets

Chris Paul posts 27-10-15 as New Orleans tops Philadelphia

Dwyane Wade goes for 35 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7+6+15NOH AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2324162386
Hornets20202932101
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 23, 33, 18, 23, 27, 29, 23, 27NOH27 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 8, 16, 15, 10, 26, 20, 17, 26NOH26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 15, 22, 11, 27, 10, 11, 17, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 22, 19, 12, 11, 27, 12, 21, 19PHI19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Clippers20
Wolves-Bucks17
Rockets-Knicks10
Suns-Wizards8
Sixers-Hornets7
Hawks-Heat2
Nets-Thunder1
The night in charts
Rockets-Knicks combined for 202, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KnicksRockets 98, Knicks 104
202
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 113, Clippers 88
201
Suns-WizardsSuns 103, Wizards 87
190
Sixers-HornetsSixers 86, Hornets 101
187
Nets-ThunderNets 85, Thunder 94
179
Hawks-HeatHawks 79, Heat 95
174
Wolves-BucksWolves 90, Bucks 83
173
NYK won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Rockets-KnicksRockets 98, Knicks 104
+6 NYK
Wolves-BucksWolves 90, Bucks 83
+7 MIN
Nets-ThunderNets 85, Thunder 94
+9 OKC
Sixers-HornetsSixers 86, Hornets 101
+15 NOH
Hawks-HeatHawks 79, Heat 95
+16 MIA
Suns-WizardsSuns 103, Wizards 87
+16 PHX
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 113, Clippers 88
+25 POR
NOH rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HornetsNOH won · Sixers 86, Hornets 101
7 pts
Rockets-KnicksNYK won · Rockets 98, Knicks 104
6 pts
Suns-WizardsPHX won · Suns 103, Wizards 87
2 pts
Wolves-BucksMIN won · Wolves 90, Bucks 83
1 pt
Blazers-ClippersPOR won · Blazers 113, Clippers 88
1 pt
Roy shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoyPOR · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
ShaqPHX · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Andre MillerPHI · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Amar'ePHX · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 98Knicks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2335221898
Knicks29261930104
The story
Wilson Chandler's 18 points carried New York past Houston, 104-98

For Houston, Tracy McGrady had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 30-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6−3−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 86Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2324162386
Hornets20202932101
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 26 points as New Orleans beat Philadelphia 101-86

Thaddeus Young led Philadelphia with 22 PTS, 4 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Hornets took the third 29-16.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −3−7+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 79Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1413242879
Heat1729183195
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 95-79 behind 16 points from Daequan Cook

Josh Smith paced Atlanta: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 5-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+19+13+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Knicks

New York handles Houston by 6

The Knicks won the fourth quarter 30–18. Final: 104–98. Nate Robinson led New York with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over HOU6MIN over MIL7OKC over NJN9NOH over PHI15PHX over WAS16MIA over ATL16POR over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over HOU.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 35

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 41, 27, 31, 17, 29, 32, 25, 27, 35Heat-Hawks · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 11, 27, 29, 17, 9, 23, 22, 33Blazers-Clippers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 26, 22, 16, 16, 21, 20, 19, 29Suns-Wizards · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 6, 25, 11, 22, 32, 12, 31, 28Wizards-Suns · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 23, 33, 18, 23, 27, 29, 23, 27Hornets-Sixers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 25, 15, 28, 22, 33, 19, 19, 27Wizards-Suns · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrea BargnaniTOR+7.4 20.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andrew BynumLAL+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Eric GordonLAC+5.9 19.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Brook LopezNJN+4.9 16.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+4.8 22.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−6.1 15.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Marquis DanielsIND−5.1 8.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.5 16.8 last 10 · 21.3 season
Brandon RushIND−4.4 1.9 last 10 · 6.3 season
Matt BarnesPHX−4.0 6.0 last 10 · 10.0 season