FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 6, 2010Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 118–110.

Final · Box score
Nets89
Hawks119
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +30
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Cavs121
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Magic103
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +5
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics112
Heat106
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Wolves101
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Thunder92
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH -2; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Spurs112
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Suns118
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Jazz117
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2008–09Jan 6, 2009: 8 games. Top scorer: David West (Hornets-Lakers), 40 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Houston's skid reaches three

Dwyane Wade goes for 44 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-7-1+8PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets33272624110
Suns36173233118
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 24, 14, 36, 16, 11, 19, 30, 26PHX26 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 35, 26, 9, 26, 26, 29, 24, 25PHX25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 17, 17, 23, 27, 30, 17, 18, 34HOU34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 27, 20, 26, 11, 18, 15, 8, 19, 31HOU31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Thunder18
Celtics-Heat16
Rockets-Suns10
Pistons-Spurs8
Lakers-Clippers6
Raptors-Magic5
Grizzlies-Jazz3
Warriors-Wolves1
Nets-Hawks0
Wizards-Cavs0
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 228, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 110, Suns 118
228
Wizards-CavsWizards 98, Cavs 121
219
Celtics-HeatCeltics 112, Heat 106
218
Raptors-MagicRaptors 108, Magic 103
211
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 94, Jazz 117
211
Nets-HawksNets 89, Hawks 119
208
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 107, Wolves 101
208
Pistons-SpursPistons 92, Spurs 112
204
Lakers-ClippersLakers 91, Clippers 102
193
Hornets-ThunderHornets 97, Thunder 92
189
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MagicRaptors 108, Magic 103
+5 TOR
Hornets-ThunderHornets 97, Thunder 92
+5 NOH
Celtics-HeatCeltics 112, Heat 106
+6 BOS
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 107, Wolves 101
+6 GSW
Rockets-SunsRockets 110, Suns 118
+8 PHX
Lakers-ClippersLakers 91, Clippers 102
+11 LAC
Pistons-SpursPistons 92, Spurs 112
+20 SAS
Wizards-CavsWizards 98, Cavs 121
+23 CLE
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 94, Jazz 117
+23 UTA
Nets-HawksNets 89, Hawks 119
+30 ATL
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 110, Suns 118
7 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 112, Heat 106
5 pts
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 108, Magic 103
4 pts
Hornets-ThunderNOH won · Hornets 97, Thunder 92
2 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAC won · Lakers 91, Clippers 102
1 pt
Boozer shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
RondoBOS · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
75% (9-12)
CrawfordATL · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
DwightORL · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PerkinsBOS · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Thunder
Hornets 97Thunder 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2325311897
Thunder2323351192
The story
New Orleans beat Oklahoma City 97-92 behind 14 points and 13 assists from Chris Paul

Jeff Green paced Oklahoma City: 20 PTS, 5 REB 14 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 5-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 18-11 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0+2−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 112Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics3027182611112
Heat351924235106
The story
Ray Allen had 22 points as Boston beat Miami 112-106 in OT

Udonis Haslem led Miami with 19 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Celtics took the second 27-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5+3−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 107Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors34271729107
Wolves22222334101
The story
Monta Ellis' 20 points carried Golden State past Minnesota, 107-101

For Minnesota, Kevin Love had 23 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-22, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +12+17+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 31 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.0Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 2.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat New Jersey by 30, the widest margin of 10 games.

TOR over ORL5NOH over OKC5BOS over MIA6GSW over MIN6PHX over HOU8LAC over LAL11SAS over DET20CLE over WAS23UTA over MEM23ATL over NJN30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 44

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 29, 30, 25, 22, 16, 29, 28, 44Heat-Celtics · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 18, 1996: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Season high44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 17, 17, 23, 27, 30, 17, 18, 34Rockets-Suns · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 35, 38, 34, 44, 39, 15, 22, 33Lakers-Clippers · L
30.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 27, 20, 26, 11, 18, 15, 8, 19, 31Rockets-Suns · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 26, 24, 19, 26, 11, 4, 23, 29Hawks-Nets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 8 games: 25, 18, 21, 15, 16, 7, 20, 29Pistons-Spurs · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.1 24.7 last 10 · 18.6 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+4.5 18.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−5.9 19.0 last 10 · 24.9 season
Ben GordonDET−4.7 13.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.7 14.3 last 10 · 19.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.6 9.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Dahntay JonesIND−4.4 7.7 last 10 · 12.1 season