FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 1, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 15 at halftime and won 109–108.

Final · OT · Box score
Knicks112
Hawks108
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -13; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Magic106
Wolves94
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Kings108
Lakers109
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -15; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +1
The lead · Kings-Lakers

Kobe Bryant drops 39 in 15-point comeback win over Sacramento

Al Horford goes for 22 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-7+1LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28362222108
Lakers23263030109
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 39, 29, 28, 40, 35, 38, 34, 44, 39LAL39 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 14, 7, 12, 6, 13, 9, 11, 20LAL20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 7, 13, 6, 17, 8, 6, 8, 30SAC30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Omri CasspiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 21, 11, 4, 18, 15, 11, 21, 23SAC23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Knicks-Hawks

New York needs overtime to survive Atlanta

Tied 99–99 after regulation. New York won the final period 13–9 for a 112–108 win. Nate Robinson led New York with 41 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Hawks
Nate Robinson · NYKJoe Johnson · ATLPTS4128REB68AST85Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Wolves10
Kings-Lakers8
Knicks-Hawks6
Shot of the night

Kobe's three at the buzzer puts the Lakers ahead, 109-108 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 220, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 112, Hawks 108
220
Kings-LakersKings 108, Lakers 109
217
Magic-WolvesMagic 106, Wolves 94
200
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-LakersKings 108, Lakers 109
+1 LAL
Knicks-HawksKnicks 112, Hawks 108
+4 NYK
Magic-WolvesMagic 106, Wolves 94
+12 ORL
LAL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-LakersLAL won · Kings 108, Lakers 109
15 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 112, Hawks 108
13 pts
Magic-WolvesORL won · Magic 106, Wolves 94
2 pts
Horford shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
79% (11-14)
Nate RobinsonNYK · 41 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
75% (18-24)
OdomLAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
CasspiSAC · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
UdrihSAC · 19 PTS, 13 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 108Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28362222108
Lakers23263030109
The story
Pau Gasol's 17 points and 16 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 109-108

For Sacramento, Beno Udrih had 19 PTS, 13 AST 17 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 30-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−15−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 112Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2233123213112
Hawks262826199108
The story
Wilson Chandler had 24 points and 17 rebounds as New York beat Atlanta 112-108 in OT

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 32-19.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+1−130+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Wolves
Magic 106Wolves 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24272233106
Wolves2619262394
The story
Orlando beat Minnesota 106-94 behind 15 rebounds and 9 points from Dwight Howard

Jonny Flynn paced Minnesota: 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 15 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 4-10 FG

The swing

A 33-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2+6+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Nate Robinson leads the day with 41

Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 0, 19, 15, 25, 11, 24, 0, 41Knicks-Hawks · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +30.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Nov 27, 2015: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Season high41 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 39, 29, 28, 40, 35, 38, 34, 44, 39Lakers-Kings · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 7, 13, 6, 17, 8, 6, 8, 30Kings-Lakers · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 12, 40, 21, 16, 24, 15, 35, 28Hawks-Knicks · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 14, 26, 16, 15, 12, 23, 15, 24Knicks-Hawks · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 16, 8, 10, 17, 22, 15, 11, 24Hawks-Knicks · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+6.2 36.8 last 10 · 30.6 season
Corey MaggetteGSW+4.6 22.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.5 22.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rajon RondoBOS+4.4 17.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.3 27.2 last 10 · 22.9 season
Cold
Dahntay JonesIND−5.6 6.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Andrew BynumLAL−5.1 9.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Ben GordonDET−3.8 14.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA−3.8 7.2 last 10 · 11.0 season
Al HarringtonNYK−3.7 14.8 last 10 · 18.5 season