FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 8, 2010Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed SAC by 15 at halftime and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Raptors108
Sixers106
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -11; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Magic97
Wizards104
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Celtics85
Hawks93
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Grizzlies91
Q1 MEM +19; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Wolves116
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Nets99
Hornets103
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +9; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Spurs103
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -10; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Heat109
Suns105
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Blazers107
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Kings101
Warriors108
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -15; Q3 GSW -10; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2008–09Jan 8, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Chris Duhon (Knicks-Mavs), 24 points.
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The lead · Kings-Warriors

Monta Ellis drops 39 in 15-point comeback win over Sacramento

Andrew Bogut goes for 27 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-15-10+7GSW AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32292515101
Warriors28183032108
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 35, 33, 37, 22, 30, 32, 20, 39GSW39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 22, 33, 13, 25, 22, 35, 28, 24GSW24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 10, 24, 23, 28, 18, 14, 27, 25SAC25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ime UdokaPoints, last 10 games: 0, 17, 0, 11, 7, 2, 13, 2, 5, 19SAC19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 9.

TOR over PHI2MEM over UTA2DEN over CLE2MIL over CHI3NOH over NJN4MIA over PHX4WAS over ORL7MIN over IND7GSW over SAC7ATL over BOS8DAL over SAS9POR over LAL9Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pacers-Wolves19
Heat-Suns17
Cavs-Nuggets15
Mavs-Spurs10
Bulls-Bucks7
Magic-Wizards6
Celtics-Hawks6
Raptors-Sixers5
Nets-Hornets5
Jazz-Grizzlies3
Kings-Warriors2
Lakers-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Mayo's jumper with 5.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 91-89 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Wolves combined for 225, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WolvesPacers 109, Wolves 116
225
Mavs-SpursMavs 112, Spurs 103
215
Raptors-SixersRaptors 108, Sixers 106
214
Heat-SunsHeat 109, Suns 105
214
Kings-WarriorsKings 101, Warriors 108
209
Lakers-BlazersLakers 98, Blazers 107
205
Nets-HornetsNets 99, Hornets 103
202
Magic-WizardsMagic 97, Wizards 104
201
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 97, Nuggets 99
196
Bulls-BucksBulls 93, Bucks 96
189
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 89, Grizzlies 91
180
Celtics-HawksCeltics 85, Hawks 93
178
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-SixersRaptors 108, Sixers 106
+2 TOR
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 97, Nuggets 99
+2 DEN
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 89, Grizzlies 91
+2 MEM
Bulls-BucksBulls 93, Bucks 96
+3 MIL
Heat-SunsHeat 109, Suns 105
+4 MIA
Nets-HornetsNets 99, Hornets 103
+4 NOH
Kings-WarriorsKings 101, Warriors 108
+7 GSW
Pacers-WolvesPacers 109, Wolves 116
+7 MIN
Magic-WizardsMagic 97, Wizards 104
+7 WAS
Celtics-HawksCeltics 85, Hawks 93
+8 ATL
Mavs-SpursMavs 112, Spurs 103
+9 DAL
Lakers-BlazersLakers 98, Blazers 107
+9 POR
GSW erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WarriorsGSW won · Kings 101, Warriors 108
15 pts
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 108, Sixers 106
11 pts
Mavs-SpursDAL won · Mavs 112, Spurs 103
10 pts
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 85, Hawks 93
6 pts
Heat-SunsMIA won · Heat 109, Suns 105
6 pts
Roy shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoyPOR · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DoolingNJN · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
WestNOH · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
HorfordATL · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
UdokaSAC · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 108Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23263425108
Sixers32282521106
The story
Chris Bosh had 29 points as Toronto beat Philadelphia 108-106

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Raptors took the third 34-25.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −9−11−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala led the game in fantasy with 52.2 FPTS (17 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST)

Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 93Bucks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1922232993
Bucks2918173296
The story
Milwaukee beat Chicago 96-93 behind 24 points from Michael Redd

Joakim Noah paced Chicago: 18 REB, 10 PTS 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +10+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 101Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32292515101
Warriors28183032108
The story
Corey Maggette's 24 points carried Golden State past Sacramento, 108-101

For Sacramento, Tyreke Evans had 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 32-15.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4−15−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 39

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 35, 33, 37, 22, 30, 32, 20, 39Warriors-Kings · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 26, 29, 14, 48, 28, 29, 23, 35Cavs-Nuggets · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 30, 25, 22, 16, 29, 28, 44, 33Heat-Suns · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 38, 34, 44, 39, 15, 22, 33, 32Lakers-Blazers · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 23, 41, 24, 25, 37, 6, 27, 32Blazers-Lakers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 14, 12, 44, 21, 15, 20, 19, 32Hornets-Nets · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.2 25.0 last 10 · 18.8 season
Derrick RoseCHI+5.6 24.4 last 10 · 18.8 season
Zach RandolphMEM+5.6 26.1 last 10 · 20.5 season
Luther HeadIND+5.2 14.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK+4.6 19.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.8 13.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Ben GordonDET−4.7 13.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.6 9.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.3 20.6 last 10 · 24.9 season
Al ThorntonLAC−3.8 8.0 last 10 · 11.8 season