FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed PHI by 14 at halftime and won 104–97.

Final · Box score
Bulls108
Bobcats113
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Magic90
Pacers97
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Sixers97
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -14; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Nets76
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Mavs98
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Warriors122
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Blazers105
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Suns113
Kings109
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Rockets79
Lakers88
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2008–09Jan 5, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Nuggets), 36 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Sixers

Antawn Jamison scores 32 in Washington win over Philadelphia

Tyreke Evans goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-14-2+7WAS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards23213426104
Sixers2632221797
Who led
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 15, 7, 23, 20, 24, 28, 17, 32WAS32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 7, 20, 13, 4, 0, 7, 0, 21WAS21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 3, 10, 0, 14, 2, 8, 6, 20PHI20 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 20, 10, 16, 14, 19, 12, 8, 20PHI20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Nuggets16
Magic-Pacers13
Grizzlies-Blazers13
Wizards-Sixers9
Pistons-Mavs7
Bucks-Nets3
Bulls-Bobcats2
Suns-Kings0
Rockets-Lakers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 245, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 122, Nuggets 123
245
Suns-KingsSuns 113, Kings 109
222
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 108, Bobcats 113
221
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 109, Blazers 105
214
Wizards-SixersWizards 104, Sixers 97
201
Pistons-MavsPistons 93, Mavs 98
191
Magic-PacersMagic 90, Pacers 97
187
Bucks-NetsBucks 98, Nets 76
174
Rockets-LakersRockets 79, Lakers 88
167
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 122, Nuggets 123
+1 DEN
Suns-KingsSuns 113, Kings 109
+4 PHX
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 109, Blazers 105
+4 MEM
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 108, Bobcats 113
+5 CHA
Pistons-MavsPistons 93, Mavs 98
+5 DAL
Wizards-SixersWizards 104, Sixers 97
+7 WAS
Magic-PacersMagic 90, Pacers 97
+7 IND
Rockets-LakersRockets 79, Lakers 88
+9 LAL
Bucks-NetsBucks 98, Nets 76
+22 MIL
WAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-SixersWAS won · Wizards 104, Sixers 97
14 pts
Pistons-MavsDAL won · Pistons 93, Mavs 98
8 pts
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 122, Nuggets 123
2 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersMEM won · Grizzlies 109, Blazers 105
1 pt
Steph shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
MaggetteGSW · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
BogutMIL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
OdomLAL · 19 REB, 17 PTS, 9 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
IguodalaPHI · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 122Nuggets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30323426122
Nuggets28373325123
The story
Kenyon Martin's 27 points and 13 rebounds carried Denver past Golden State, 123-122

For Golden State, Monta Ellis had 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB · 11-18 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 37-32.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2+3+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 113Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34292525113
Kings25243228109
The story
Steve Nash had 30 points and 12 assists as Phoenix beat Sacramento 113-109

Jason Thompson led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+14+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 104Sixers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards23213426104
Sixers2632221797
The story
Washington beat Philadelphia 104-97 behind 19 points and 14 assists from Gilbert Arenas

Samuel Dalembert paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 20 REB 19 PTS, 14 AST, 1 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 third quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3−14−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg29.6Today

30 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Milwaukee by 22.

DEN over GSW1MEM over POR4PHX over SAC4CHA over CHI5DAL over DET5IND over ORL7WAS over PHI7LAL over HOU9MIL over NJN22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Corey Maggette leads the day with 35

Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 23, 25, 22, 33, 13, 25, 22, 35Warriors-Nuggets · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 15, 7, 23, 20, 24, 28, 17, 32Wizards-Sixers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 30, 29, 13, 21, 15, 15, 19, 32Bobcats-Bulls · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 35, 30, 23, 35, 33, 37, 22, 30, 32Warriors-Nuggets · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 18, 24, 14, 36, 16, 11, 19, 30Suns-Kings · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 26, 10, 24, 23, 28, 18, 14, 27Kings-Suns · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.0 24.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Luther HeadIND+5.4 14.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Derrick RoseCHI+5.1 23.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+4.5 27.1 last 10 · 22.6 season
Rajon RondoBOS+4.4 17.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−5.9 19.0 last 10 · 24.9 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.7 14.3 last 10 · 19.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.4 9.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Dahntay JonesIND−4.4 7.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Mike DunleavyIND−3.9 7.7 last 10 · 11.6 season