FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 8, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CLE by 10 at halftime and won 101–91.

Final · Box score
Spurs105
Celtics99
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Cavs91
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Heat96
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Nets84
Magic101
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Blazers109
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +9; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Pacers117
Wizards119
Q1 WAS -8; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Hornets101
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH -4; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Kings113
Thunder116
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Suns107
Pistons97
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +20
On this day · 2007–08Feb 8, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Wizards), 49 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Cavs

Lakers climb back to beat Cleveland

Dwight Howard goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-10+5+10LAL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30213119101
Cavs3229161491
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 6, 7, 10, 13, 6, 13, 20, 28LAL28 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 22, 38, 30, 25, 61, 36, 26, 19LAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 5, 10, 8, 20, 13, 6, 15, 22CLE22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 25, 43, 12, 23, 22, 16, 9, 19CLE19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Warriors rout

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Utah by 20.

POR over NYK1WAS over IND2OKC over SAC3MIA over CHA4NOH over MIN4SAS over BOS6LAL over CLE10PHX over DET10ORL over NJN17GSW over UTA20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Celtics12
Kings-Thunder9
Suns-Pistons9
Pacers-Wizards8
Lakers-Cavs7
Bobcats-Heat6
Wolves-Hornets6
Jazz-Warriors6
Knicks-Blazers5
Nets-Magic2
Shot of the night

Roy's jumper at the buzzer puts the Blazers ahead, 109-108 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 236, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 117, Wizards 119
236
Kings-ThunderKings 113, Thunder 116
229
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 108, Blazers 109
217
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 96, Warriors 116
212
Suns-PistonsSuns 107, Pistons 97
204
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 105, Celtics 99
204
Wolves-HornetsWolves 97, Hornets 101
198
Lakers-CavsLakers 101, Cavs 91
192
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 92, Heat 96
188
Nets-MagicNets 84, Magic 101
185
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 108, Blazers 109
+1 POR
Pacers-WizardsPacers 117, Wizards 119
+2 WAS
Kings-ThunderKings 113, Thunder 116
+3 OKC
Wolves-HornetsWolves 97, Hornets 101
+4 NOH
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 92, Heat 96
+4 MIA
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 105, Celtics 99
+6 SAS
Suns-PistonsSuns 107, Pistons 97
+10 PHX
Lakers-CavsLakers 101, Cavs 91
+10 LAL
Nets-MagicNets 84, Magic 101
+17 ORL
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 96, Warriors 116
+20 GSW
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-CavsLAL won · Lakers 101, Cavs 91
10 pts
Pacers-WizardsWAS won · Pacers 117, Wizards 119
8 pts
Wolves-HornetsNOH won · Wolves 97, Hornets 101
7 pts
Bobcats-HeatMIA won · Bobcats 92, Heat 96
2 pts
Spurs-CelticsSAS won · Spurs 105, Celtics 99
2 pts
Udrih shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
UdrihSAC · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
BarbosaPHX · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HawesSAC · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DwightORL · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
OdomLAL · 28 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
Final · Knicks-Blazers
Knicks 108Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27233226108
Blazers36232327109
The story
Portland beat New York 109-108 behind 17 points and 12 rebounds from Greg Oden

David Lee paced New York: 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 36-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +9+90+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 117Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers37263123117
Wizards29323127119
The story
Caron Butler's 35 points and 13 rebounds carried Washington past Indiana, 119-117

For Indiana, Danny Granger had 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 12-24 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 32-26.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −8−2−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Thunder
Kings 113Thunder 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23233433113
Thunder34252532116
The story
Jeff Green had 15 points as Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 116-113

John Salmons led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 34-23, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +11+13+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.5Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 46, 18, 35, 29, 33, 31, 31, 39Thunder-Kings · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 12, 31, 28, 18, 20, 16, 21, 35Wizards-Pacers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 27, 21, 25, 25, 29, 10, 26, 34Wizards-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 17, 15, 19, 24, 35, 34, 34, 31Jazz-Warriors · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 22, 22, 22, 29, 35, 12, 21, 30Magic-Nets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 20, 17, 17, 23, 22, 12, 18, 29Knicks-Blazers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+8.6 24.0 last 10 · 15.4 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+7.0 25.8 last 10 · 18.8 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.5 32.0 last 10 · 25.5 season
Eric GordonLAC+6.0 20.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Raja BellCHA+6.0 17.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−7.3 6.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Baron DavisLAC−5.7 10.2 last 10 · 15.9 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Matt BarnesPHX−4.3 5.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−4.0 9.6 last 10 · 13.6 season