FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 25, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHX by 11 at halftime and won 124–115.

Final · Box score
Pacers109
Sixers98
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Celtics95
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Heat91
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Magic94
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Rockets95
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Spurs93
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Suns115
Jazz124
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Blazers97
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 NOH +1
On this day · 2008–09Jan 25, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Al Jefferson (Wolves-Bulls), 39 points.
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The lead · Suns-Jazz

Utah climbs back to beat Phoenix

Chris Paul goes for 24 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-11-5+9UTA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24452719115
Jazz24343333124
Who led
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 9, 15, 8, 12, 7, 26, 11, 25UTA25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 15, 25, 19, 13, 18, 31, 22, 21UTA21 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 11, 10, 9, 6, 9, 5, 20, 32PHX32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 16, 8, 21PHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Indiana by 11.

CLE over MIA1NOH over POR1MEM over ORL5CHI over SAS5BOS over LAC6ATL over HOU7UTA over PHX9IND over PHI11DEN over CHA11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Grizzlies20
Cavs-Heat13
Hornets-Blazers10
Bulls-Spurs9
Clippers-Celtics8
Hawks-Rockets7
Bobcats-Nuggets4
Suns-Jazz4
Pacers-Sixers3
Shot of the night

CP3's jumper with 3.9 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 239, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 115, Jazz 124
239
Pacers-SixersPacers 109, Sixers 98
207
Hawks-RocketsHawks 102, Rockets 95
197
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 93, Nuggets 104
197
Hornets-BlazersHornets 98, Blazers 97
195
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 94, Grizzlies 99
193
Bulls-SpursBulls 98, Spurs 93
191
Clippers-CelticsClippers 89, Celtics 95
184
Cavs-HeatCavs 92, Heat 91
183
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HeatCavs 92, Heat 91
+1 CLE
Hornets-BlazersHornets 98, Blazers 97
+1 NOH
Bulls-SpursBulls 98, Spurs 93
+5 CHI
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 94, Grizzlies 99
+5 MEM
Clippers-CelticsClippers 89, Celtics 95
+6 BOS
Hawks-RocketsHawks 102, Rockets 95
+7 ATL
Suns-JazzSuns 115, Jazz 124
+9 UTA
Pacers-SixersPacers 109, Sixers 98
+11 IND
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 93, Nuggets 104
+11 DEN
UTA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-JazzUTA won · Suns 115, Jazz 124
11 pts
Cavs-HeatCLE won · Cavs 92, Heat 91
10 pts
Pacers-SixersIND won · Pacers 109, Sixers 98
4 pts
Bulls-SpursCHI won · Bulls 98, Spurs 93
2 pts
Clippers-CelticsBOS won · Clippers 89, Celtics 95
2 pts
Afflalo shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AfflaloDEN · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DragicPHX · 32 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
BoozerUTA · 21 PTS, 20 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
ShaqCLE · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 92Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2426172592
Heat3420152291
The story
LeBron James had 32 points as Cleveland beat Miami 92-91

Jermaine O'Neal led Miami with 18 PTS, 8 REB 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-23 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 26-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10−4−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Blazers
Hornets 98Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3116252698
Blazers2326242497
The story
David West's 18 points carried New Orleans past Portland, 98-97

For Portland, Juwan Howard had 16 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 4-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +8−2−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 115Jazz 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24452719115
Jazz24343333124
The story
Utah beat Phoenix 124-115 behind 21 points and 20 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Steve Nash paced Phoenix: 15 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 20 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 33-19 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−11−5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 32

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 35, 37, 24, 32, 16, 32, 27, 32Heat-Cavs · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 41, 37, 36, 32, 28, 37, 37, 32Cavs-Heat · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 11, 10, 9, 6, 9, 5, 20, 32Suns-Jazz · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 30, 8, 11, 24, 32, 19, 10, 27Magic-Grizzlies · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 27, 18, 24, 29, 37, 20, 20, 27Nuggets-Bobcats · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 22, 17, 37, 19, 23, 32, 20, 27Bulls-Spurs · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+9.0 29.7 last 10 · 20.7 season
Randy FoyeWAS+7.6 17.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.3 20.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Martell WebsterPOR+5.6 16.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Andre MillerPOR+4.6 17.6 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Vince CarterORL−6.8 9.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.2 7.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.4 22.9 last 10 · 28.3 season
Larry HughesNYK−4.8 5.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
J.J. BareaDAL−4.5 4.3 last 10 · 8.8 season