FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 11, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed TOR by 13 at halftime and won 105–101.

Final · Box score
Raptors101
Pacers105
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -13; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Sixers96
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Celtics96
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Bulls120
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +28; Q4 CHI +33
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +16; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Suns105
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Heat89
Jazz118
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +29
Final · Box score
Cavs117
Warriors114
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +3
On this day · 2008–09Jan 11, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Warriors), 42 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pacers

Indiana fights back from 13 down against Toronto

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13-6+4IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors30351917101
Pacers22302627105
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 20, 22, 33, 26, 11, 19, 25, 23IND23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 14, 24, 19, 16, 5, 21, 15, 20IND20 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 25, 33, 25, 22, 18, 29, 31, 27TOR27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 16, 28, 21, 15, 18, 23, 23, 12TOR12 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Bulls rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Detroit by 33.

CLE over GSW3IND over TOR4PHI over NOH4PHX over MIL4ATL over BOS6DEN over MIN11OKC over NYK18UTA over MIA29CHI over DET33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Sixers8
Hawks-Celtics8
Cavs-Warriors7
Pistons-Bulls5
Bucks-Suns4
Knicks-Thunder2
Heat-Jazz2
Wolves-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Cavs-Warriors combined for 231, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 117, Warriors 114
231
Pistons-BullsPistons 87, Bulls 120
207
Heat-JazzHeat 89, Jazz 118
207
Raptors-PacersRaptors 101, Pacers 105
206
Bucks-SunsBucks 101, Suns 105
206
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 94, Nuggets 105
199
Hawks-CelticsHawks 102, Celtics 96
198
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 88, Thunder 106
194
Hornets-SixersHornets 92, Sixers 96
188
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 117, Warriors 114
+3 CLE
Hornets-SixersHornets 92, Sixers 96
+4 PHI
Raptors-PacersRaptors 101, Pacers 105
+4 IND
Bucks-SunsBucks 101, Suns 105
+4 PHX
Hawks-CelticsHawks 102, Celtics 96
+6 ATL
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 94, Nuggets 105
+11 DEN
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 88, Thunder 106
+18 OKC
Heat-JazzHeat 89, Jazz 118
+29 UTA
Pistons-BullsPistons 87, Bulls 120
+33 CHI
IND erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 101, Pacers 105
13 pts
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 102, Celtics 96
10 pts
D-Rose shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D-RoseCHI · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
BoozerUTA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
DengCHI · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
NashPHX · 30 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB
67% (12-18)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 117Warriors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33293124117
Warriors31232931114
The story
Anderson Varejao had 15 points as Cleveland beat Golden State 117-114

Corey Maggette led Golden State with 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+8+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 101Pacers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors30351917101
Pacers22302627105
The story
Troy Murphy's 20 points and 16 rebounds carried Indiana past Toronto, 105-101

For Toronto, Chris Bosh had 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 27-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −8−13−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 102Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks21253125102
Celtics3124251696
The story
Atlanta beat Boston 102-96 behind 36 points from Joe Johnson

Rajon Rondo paced Boston: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 36 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 14-25 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −10−9−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg20.4Today

20 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 14, 48, 28, 29, 23, 35, 41, 37Cavs-Warriors · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 15, 35, 28, 11, 20, 12, 7, 36Hawks-Celtics · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 33, 13, 25, 22, 35, 28, 24, 32Warriors-Cavs · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 36, 16, 11, 19, 30, 26, 16, 30Suns-Bucks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 40, 35, 31, 31, 25, 27, 40, 30Thunder-Knicks · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 33, 37, 22, 30, 32, 20, 39, 30Warriors-Cavs · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.7 25.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Luther HeadIND+5.4 14.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Rajon RondoBOS+5.1 19.2 last 10 · 14.1 season
Zach RandolphMEM+4.8 25.2 last 10 · 20.4 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+4.5 27.1 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Charlie VillanuevaDET−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−5.4 12.8 last 10 · 18.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−5.0 20.0 last 10 · 25.0 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN−4.8 2.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Al ThorntonLAC−4.3 7.6 last 10 · 11.9 season