FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 9, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOH by 1 after the first quarter and won 85–80.

Final · Box score
Clippers73
Bobcats94
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +21
Final · Box score
Suns91
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Grizzlies85
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Bucks124
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +12
On this day · 2007–08Feb 9, 2008: 7 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Kings), 34 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Grizzlies

Memphis upsets New Orleans

Ramon Sessions goes for 26 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+1+6+5MEM AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2217192280
Grizzlies2119242185
Who led
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 19, 17, 21, 33, 32, 10, 16, 22MEM22 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 6, 15, 13, 14, 10, 18, 15, 18MEM18 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 26, 11, 4, 18, 24, 28, 11, 23NOH23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 5, 3, 4, 9, 6, 8, 12, 11NOH11 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Rockets-Bucks

Milwaukee leads Houston wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 124–112. Best quarter: the third, 34–18. Ramon Sessions led Milwaukee with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over NOH5MIL over HOU12PHI over PHX17CHA over LAC21Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over HOU.
Lead changes
Clippers-Bobcats8
Suns-Sixers3
Rockets-Bucks3
Hornets-Grizzlies3
The night in charts
Rockets-Bucks combined for 236, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BucksRockets 112, Bucks 124
236
Suns-SixersSuns 91, Sixers 108
199
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 73, Bobcats 94
167
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 80, Grizzlies 85
165
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 80, Grizzlies 85
+5 MEM
Rockets-BucksRockets 112, Bucks 124
+12 MIL
Suns-SixersSuns 91, Sixers 108
+17 PHI
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 73, Bobcats 94
+21 CHA
Thaddeus Young shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
AugustinCHA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BellMIL · 21 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
SpeightsPHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
JeffersonMIL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Hornets-Grizzlies
Hornets 80Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2217192280
Grizzlies2119242185
The story
O.J. Mayo had 22 points and 16 rebounds as Memphis beat New Orleans 85-80

Peja Stojakovic led New Orleans with 23 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the third 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1+1+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 112Bucks 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23351836112
Bucks32323426124
The story
Charlie Villanueva's 25 points carried Milwaukee past Houston, 124-112

For Houston, Luis Scola had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +9+6+22+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bobcats
Clippers 73Bobcats 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2122181273
Bobcats2224212794
The story
Charlotte beat Los Angeles 94-73 behind 19 points and 16 rebounds from Emeka Okafor

Zach Randolph paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 27-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
300 +1+3+6+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg26.1Last 3

26.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg31.3Today

31 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ramon Sessions leads the day with 26

Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 14, 18, 16, 8, 20, 19, 44, 26Bucks-Rockets · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 18, 15, 28, 26, 27, 11, 33, 25Bucks-Rockets · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 20, 10, 19, 17, 20, 27, 16, 25Bucks-Rockets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 22, 8, 18, 11, 10, 14, 14, 25Sixers-Suns · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 0, 6, 8, 4, 6, 0, 15, 24Sixers-Suns · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 26, 11, 4, 18, 24, 28, 11, 23Hornets-Grizzlies · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+8.6 24.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+7.2 18.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+7.0 25.8 last 10 · 18.8 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.5 32.0 last 10 · 25.5 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−6.1 9.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Matt BarnesPHX−4.0 5.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−4.0 9.6 last 10 · 13.6 season