FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 4, 2010Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed UTA by 8 after the first quarter and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Hawks75
Heat92
Q1 MIA +16; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Bulls85
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Jazz87
Q1 NOH -8; Q2 NOH -7; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Clippers105
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2008–09Jan 4, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Raptors), 39 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Jazz

Devin Brown scores 30, New Orleans rallies past Utah

Andre Miller goes for 22 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+7+4NOH AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2420252291
Jazz3219112587
Who led
Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 10, 10, 11, 22, 8, 16, 12, 30NOH30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 12, 21, 14, 12, 44, 21, 15, 20NOH20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 22, 17, 14, 19, 16, 17, 18, 18UTA18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 23, 18, 18, 27, 21, 14, 16, 17UTA17 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Thunder-Bulls

OKC handles Chicago by 13

The Thunder won the third quarter 32–14. Final: 98–85. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over UTA4LAC over POR10OKC over CHI13MIA over ATL17Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over CHI.
Lead changes
Thunder-Bulls8
Blazers-Clippers8
Hawks-Heat1
Hornets-Jazz1
The night in charts
Blazers-Clippers combined for 200, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 95, Clippers 105
200
Thunder-BullsThunder 98, Bulls 85
183
Hornets-JazzHornets 91, Jazz 87
178
Hawks-HeatHawks 75, Heat 92
167
NOH won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hornets-JazzHornets 91, Jazz 87
+4 NOH
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 95, Clippers 105
+10 LAC
Thunder-BullsThunder 98, Bulls 85
+13 OKC
Hawks-HeatHawks 75, Heat 92
+17 MIA
NOH rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-JazzNOH won · Hornets 91, Jazz 87
8 pts
Thunder-BullsOKC won · Thunder 98, Bulls 85
5 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 95, Clippers 105
1 pt
Howard shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardPOR · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KamanLAC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
69% (9-13)
WestNOH · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
KDOKC · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
WebsterPOR · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 91Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2420252291
Jazz3219112587
The story
David West had 20 points as New Orleans beat Utah 91-87

Deron Williams led Utah with 17 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Hornets took the third 25-11.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −8−7+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 95Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2124292195
Clippers20253327105
The story
Marcus Camby's 15 rebounds and 9 points carried Los Angeles past Portland, 105-95

For Portland, Martell Webster had 25 PTS, 6 REB 15 REB, 9 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 4-9 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-21, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 75Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1420241775
Heat3021221992
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 92-75 behind 28 points from Dwyane Wade

Jamal Crawford paced Atlanta: 23 PTS, 4 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +16+17+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Brown leads the day with 30

Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 10, 10, 11, 22, 8, 16, 12, 30Hornets-Jazz · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 21, 19, 22, 16, 11, 8, 17, 29Thunder-Bulls · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 28, 29, 30, 25, 22, 16, 29, 28Heat-Hawks · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 30, 38, 30, 40, 35, 31, 31, 25Thunder-Bulls · W
28.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 15, 3, 11, 11, 6, 15, 21, 25Blazers-Clippers · L
9.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 26, 24, 19, 26, 11, 4, 23Hawks-Heat · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+5.3 23.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Derrick RoseCHI+5.0 23.4 last 10 · 18.4 season
Rajon RondoBOS+4.4 17.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+4.1 26.8 last 10 · 22.7 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.1 26.9 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.5 20.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Andrew BynumLAL−4.4 10.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Dahntay JonesIND−4.3 7.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.1 15.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Boris DiawCHA−3.8 6.1 last 10 · 9.9 season