FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 16, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed LAC by 9 at halftime and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Hornets101
Pacers96
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Suns99
Bobcats125
Q1 CHA +21; Q2 CHA +27; Q3 CHA +28; Q4 CHA +26
Final · Box score
Kings86
Wizards96
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Pistons94
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Grizzlies92
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Heat80
Thunder98
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Clippers101
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +1
On this day · 2008–09Jan 16, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Kings), 44 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Clippers

LeBron James scores 32 as Cleveland wins in Los Angeles

Stephen Jackson goes for 29 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-9-5+1CLE AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23242629102
Clippers26302223101
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 48, 28, 29, 23, 35, 41, 37, 36, 32CLE32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 18, 27, 7, 11, 16, 8, 10, 18CLE18 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 14, 13, 14, 13, 5, 8, 7, 33LAC33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 13, 19, 18, 17, 18, 11, 17, 28LAC28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Pacers10
Knicks-Pistons8
Kings-Wizards6
Heat-Thunder6
Cavs-Clippers5
Spurs-Grizzlies1
Suns-Bobcats0
Bucks-Jazz0
The night in charts
Suns-Bobcats combined for 224, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BobcatsSuns 99, Bobcats 125
224
Bucks-JazzBucks 95, Jazz 112
207
Cavs-ClippersCavs 102, Clippers 101
203
Hornets-PacersHornets 101, Pacers 96
197
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 90, Pistons 94
184
Kings-WizardsKings 86, Wizards 96
182
Heat-ThunderHeat 80, Thunder 98
178
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 86, Grizzlies 92
178
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-ClippersCavs 102, Clippers 101
+1 CLE
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 90, Pistons 94
+4 DET
Hornets-PacersHornets 101, Pacers 96
+5 NOH
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 86, Grizzlies 92
+6 MEM
Kings-WizardsKings 86, Wizards 96
+10 WAS
Bucks-JazzBucks 95, Jazz 112
+17 UTA
Heat-ThunderHeat 80, Thunder 98
+18 OKC
Suns-BobcatsSuns 99, Bobcats 125
+26 CHA
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-ClippersCLE won · Cavs 102, Clippers 101
9 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 86, Grizzlies 92
3 pts
Kings-WizardsWAS won · Kings 86, Wizards 96
1 pt
Knicks-PistonsDET won · Knicks 90, Pistons 94
1 pt
KD shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDOKC · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
78% (14-18)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
MilesUTA · 19 PTS, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DelfinoMIL · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
Eric GordonLAC · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Cavs-Clippers
Cavs 102Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23242629102
Clippers26302223101
The story
Mo Williams had 18 points as Cleveland beat Los Angeles 102-101

Eric Gordon led Los Angeles with 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-17 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 29-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−9−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 90Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2413233090
Pistons2328261794
The story
Charlie Villanueva's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Detroit past New York, 94-90

For New York, Danilo Gallinari had 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 28-13.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1+14+17+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Lee was the fantasy play: 60.9 FPTS on 26 PTS, 17 REB, 9 AST

Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 101Pacers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26262326101
Pacers2523202896
The story
New Orleans beat Indiana 101-96 behind 22 points and 11 assists from Chris Paul

Roy Hibbert paced Indiana: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 8-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +1+4+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 37 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat Phoenix by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

CLE over LAC1DET over NYK4NOH over IND5MEM over SAS6WAS over SAC10UTA over MIL17OKC over MIA18CHA over PHX26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 31, 25, 27, 40, 30, 35, 30, 36Thunder-Heat · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 14, 13, 14, 13, 5, 8, 7, 33Clippers-Cavs · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 48, 28, 29, 23, 35, 41, 37, 36, 32Cavs-Clippers · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 15, 19, 32, 13, 18, 9, 21, 29Bobcats-Suns · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 35, 22, 25, 26, 15, 43, 16, 29Bobcats-Suns · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 22, 5, 21, 20, 20, 19, 12, 28Heat-Thunder · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 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+5.6 14.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Stephen JacksonCHA+5.2 25.3 last 10 · 20.1 season
Matt BarnesORL+5.2 14.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Terrence WilliamsNJN−5.1 2.0 last 10 · 7.1 season
Al ThorntonLAC−4.9 6.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.1 13.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
Ben GordonDET−4.0 13.2 last 10 · 17.2 season
Andre IguodalaPHI−3.8 14.0 last 10 · 17.8 season