FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 27, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed UTA by 3 after the first quarter and won 106–100.

Final · Box score
Kings110
Cavs117
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Magic135
Q1 ORL +18; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +24
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Grizzlies85
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Jazz100
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bobcats117
Lakers110
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 Bobcats 0; OT2 CHA +7
On this day · 2007–08Jan 27, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Lakers), 41 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Jazz

Utah's skid reaches four

Mo Williams goes for 43 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+10+6SAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25253026106
Jazz28213120100
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 20, 20, 18, 17, 27, 30, 15, 24SAS24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 20, 12, 20, 13, 13, 17, 19, 24SAS24 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Ronnie BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 2, 21, 14, 8, 23, 8, 16, 23UTA23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 22, 43, 9, 13, 23, 22, 8, 4, 12, 22UTA22 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Lakers19
Kings-Cavs14
Spurs-Jazz12
Nuggets-Grizzlies4
Pacers-Magic0
The night in charts
Pacers-Magic combined for 246, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-MagicPacers 111, Magic 135
246
Kings-CavsKings 110, Cavs 117
227
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 117, Lakers 110
227
Spurs-JazzSpurs 106, Jazz 100
206
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 100, Grizzlies 85
185
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 106, Jazz 100
+6 SAS
Kings-CavsKings 110, Cavs 117
+7 CLE
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 117, Lakers 110
+7 CHA
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 100, Grizzlies 85
+15 DEN
Pacers-MagicPacers 111, Magic 135
+24 ORL
SAS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 106, Jazz 100
3 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 100, Grizzlies 85
1 pt
Kings-CavsCLE won · Kings 110, Cavs 117
1 pt
T.J. Ford shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
T.J. FordIND · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
DanielsIND · 16 PTS
73% (8-11)
BrewerUTA · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BynumLAL · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
BonnerSAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 106Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25253026106
Jazz28213120100
The story
San Antonio beat Utah 106-100 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Tim Duncan

Mehmet Okur paced Utah: 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Cavs
Kings 110Cavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27292628110
Cavs26342829117
The story
LeBron James had a 23-15-11 triple-double as Cleveland beat Sacramento 117-110

John Salmons led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST, 3 BLK · 5-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 34-29.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+4+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Lakers
Bobcats 117Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bobcats232627171014117
Lakers16322223107110
The story
Boris Diaw's 23 points and 9 assists carried Charlotte past Los Angeles, 117-110 in OT

For Los Angeles, Andrew Bynum had 24 PTS, 14 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 8-24 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-16, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +7+1+600+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant was the fantasy play: 56.6 FPTS on 38 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Kings-Cavs

Cleveland keeps rolling, beats Sacramento

That is four in a row. Final: 117–110. Mo Williams led Cleveland with 43 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
Wvs CHA111–81Wvs BOS98–83W@ MEM102–87L@ CHI93–102Wvs NOH92–78L@ LAL88–105W@ POR104–98W@ GSW106–105W@ UTA102–97Wvs SAC117–110
Top performances

Mo Williams leads the day with 43

Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 16, 26, 17, 16, 33, 14, 25, 43Cavs-Kings · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +26.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high43 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 33, 29, 28, 20, 18, 11, 22, 38Lakers-Bobcats · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 30, 23, 24, 25, 22, 20, 12, 35Kings-Cavs · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 30, 23, 26, 18, 13, 22, 22, 29Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 9, 17, 5, 14, 11, 5, 5, 27Magic-Pacers · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 20, 20, 18, 17, 27, 30, 15, 24Spurs-Jazz · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 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+6.6 20.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Eric GordonLAC+5.9 19.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Raja BellCHA+5.1 16.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Brook LopezNJN+4.9 16.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−6.4 7.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Devin HarrisNJN−6.1 15.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Brandon RushIND−4.7 1.5 last 10 · 6.2 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.5 16.8 last 10 · 21.3 season
Matt BarnesPHX−4.0 6.0 last 10 · 10.0 season