FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 15, 2010Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 9 after the first quarter and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Spurs76
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Kings86
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Suns101
Hawks102
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wizards119
Bulls121
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 CHI +2
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets104
Pistons110
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +7; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +6
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Grizzlies135
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +25; Q4 MEM +25
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Nets105
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Knicks104
Q1 TOR +19; Q2 TOR +24; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Mavs99
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Heat115
Rockets106
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Bucks113
Warriors104
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Lakers126
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +40
Final · Box score
Magic87
Blazers102
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +20; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +15
On this day · 2008–09Jan 15, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Brandon Roy (Blazers-Nets), 29 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32, Dallas rallies past OKC

Antawn Jamison goes for 34 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-7+3+1DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2827162798
Mavs1929262599
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 11, 25, 22, 22, 26, 29, 30, 32DAL32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 20, 11, 10, 26, 21, 16, 7, 21DAL21 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 31, 31, 25, 27, 40, 30, 35, 30OKC30 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 8, 17, 29, 11, 18, 17, 25, 18OKC18 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Bulls22
Spurs-Bobcats16
Pacers-Nets8
Clippers-Lakers8
Suns-Hawks7
Hornets-Pistons7
Bucks-Warriors6
Thunder-Mavs5
Kings-Sixers4
Wolves-Grizzlies3
Heat-Rockets1
Raptors-Knicks0
Magic-Blazers0
Shot of the night

D-Rose's jumper with 5.4 seconds left in 2OT breaks the tie, 121-119 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Grizzlies combined for 245, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 110, Grizzlies 135
245
Wizards-BullsWizards 119, Bulls 121
240
Pacers-NetsPacers 121, Nets 105
226
Heat-RocketsHeat 115, Rockets 106
221
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 113, Warriors 104
217
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 112, Knicks 104
216
Hornets-PistonsHornets 104, Pistons 110
214
Clippers-LakersClippers 86, Lakers 126
212
Suns-HawksSuns 101, Hawks 102
203
Thunder-MavsThunder 98, Mavs 99
197
Magic-BlazersMagic 87, Blazers 102
189
Kings-SixersKings 86, Sixers 98
184
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 76, Bobcats 92
168
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-MavsThunder 98, Mavs 99
+1 DAL
Suns-HawksSuns 101, Hawks 102
+1 ATL
Wizards-BullsWizards 119, Bulls 121
+2 CHI
Hornets-PistonsHornets 104, Pistons 110
+6 DET
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 112, Knicks 104
+8 TOR
Heat-RocketsHeat 115, Rockets 106
+9 MIA
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 113, Warriors 104
+9 MIL
Kings-SixersKings 86, Sixers 98
+12 PHI
Magic-BlazersMagic 87, Blazers 102
+15 POR
Pacers-NetsPacers 121, Nets 105
+16 IND
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 76, Bobcats 92
+16 CHA
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 110, Grizzlies 135
+25 MEM
Clippers-LakersClippers 86, Lakers 126
+40 LAL
DAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-MavsDAL won · Thunder 98, Mavs 99
9 pts
Suns-HawksATL won · Suns 101, Hawks 102
8 pts
Bucks-WarriorsMIL won · Bucks 113, Warriors 104
8 pts
Spurs-BobcatsCHA won · Spurs 76, Bobcats 92
4 pts
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 119, Bulls 121
3 pts
Jefferson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonMIN · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
HorfordATL · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MayoMEM · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
MaggetteGSW · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
71% (10-14)
DiawCHA · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 101Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25302026101
Hawks17332824102
The story
Atlanta beat Phoenix 102-101 behind 20 points and 15 rebounds from Josh Smith

Amar'e Stoudemire paced Phoenix: 28 PTS, 14 REB 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −8−5+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 119Bulls 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wizards2424292787119
Bulls2621273089121
The story
Joakim Noah had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Chicago beat Washington 121-119 in OT

Caron Butler led Washington with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 30-27.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2−1−300+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 104Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets162825278104
Pistons3124212014110
The story
Richard Hamilton's 32 points and 10 assists carried Detroit past New Orleans, 110-104 in OT

For New Orleans, David West had 25 PTS, 9 REB 32 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 10-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-16, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +15+11+70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 61.0 FPTS on 24 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 40.

ATL over PHX1DAL over OKC1CHI over WAS2DET over NOH6TOR over NYK8MIA over HOU9MIL over GSW9PHI over SAC12POR over ORL15CHA over SAS16IND over NJN16MEM over MIN25LAL over LAC40Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 37

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 30, 19, 24, 25, 8, 22, 17, 37Bulls-Wizards · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 29, 28, 44, 33, 24, 13, 35, 37Heat-Rockets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 17, 32, 26, 28, 32, 31, 25, 34Wizards-Bulls · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 22, 30, 32, 20, 39, 30, 17, 33Warriors-Bucks · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 25, 22, 35, 28, 24, 32, 25, 32Warriors-Bucks · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 16, 7, 20, 29, 12, 17, 19, 32Pistons-Hornets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+7.2 26.9 last 10 · 19.7 season
Martell WebsterPOR+6.0 16.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Randy FoyeWAS+5.8 15.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Matt BarnesORL+5.2 14.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Rajon RondoBOS+5.0 19.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Terrence WilliamsNJN−5.1 2.0 last 10 · 7.1 season
Al ThorntonLAC−4.9 6.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.5 13.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.0 14.2 last 10 · 18.2 season
Ben GordonDET−4.0 13.2 last 10 · 17.2 season