FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 31, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed BOS by 7 after three quarters and won 90–89.

Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Spurs89
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Celtics89
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +26; Q2 CLE +28; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +25
Final · Box score
Magic91
Pistons86
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Nets79
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Raptors117
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +15
Final · OT · Box score
Suns115
Rockets111
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Wolves112
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Thunder112
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +8
On this day · 2008–09Jan 31, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Hornets-Spurs), 38 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Celtics

Lakers take over late to edge Boston

Kevin Durant goes for 45 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11-5-7+1LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3017192490
Celtics1933211689
Who led
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 8, 7, 19, 21, 12, 27, 6, 19LAL19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 11, 31, 27, 27, 26, 29, 24, 19LAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 15, 7, 21, 19, 16, 11, 6, 21BOS21 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 20, 24, 21, 24, 22, 12, 35, 15BOS15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs11
Suns-Rockets9
Sixers-Nets8
Warriors-Thunder7
Lakers-Celtics4
Magic-Pistons2
Pacers-Raptors2
Clippers-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Kobe's jumper with 7.3 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 226, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 115, Rockets 111
226
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 102, Raptors 117
219
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 104, Thunder 112
216
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 91, Wolves 112
203
Clippers-CavsClippers 89, Cavs 114
203
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 103, Spurs 89
192
Lakers-CelticsLakers 90, Celtics 89
179
Magic-PistonsMagic 91, Pistons 86
177
Sixers-NetsSixers 83, Nets 79
162
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-CelticsLakers 90, Celtics 89
+1 LAL
Suns-RocketsSuns 115, Rockets 111
+4 PHX
Sixers-NetsSixers 83, Nets 79
+4 PHI
Magic-PistonsMagic 91, Pistons 86
+5 ORL
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 104, Thunder 112
+8 OKC
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 103, Spurs 89
+14 DEN
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 102, Raptors 117
+15 TOR
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 91, Wolves 112
+21 MIN
Clippers-CavsClippers 89, Cavs 114
+25 CLE
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-CelticsLAL won · Lakers 90, Celtics 89
7 pts
Knicks-WolvesMIN won · Knicks 91, Wolves 112
3 pts
Sixers-NetsPHI won · Sixers 83, Nets 79
3 pts
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 103, Spurs 89
2 pts
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 91, Pistons 86
1 pt
KD shot 16-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDOKC · 45 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
76% (16-21)
Grant HillPHX · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Antoine WrightTOR · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
CalderonTOR · 12 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
JeffersonMIN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 90Celtics 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3017192490
Celtics1933211689
The story
Andrew Bynum's 19 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Boston, 90-89

For Boston, Tony Allen had 14 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11−5−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo was the fantasy play: 48.0 FPTS on 21 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB

Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 115Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2832192115115
Rockets2127252711111
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 36 points and 11 rebounds as Phoenix beat Houston 115-111 in OT

Trevor Ariza led Houston with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

The Suns won the first 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7+12+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 104Thunder 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26292029104
Thunder29253325112
The story
Oklahoma City beat Golden State 112-104 behind 28 points and 8 assists from Russell Westbrook

Monta Ellis paced Golden State: 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 33-20 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3−1+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 48 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Season avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 25.

LAL over BOS1PHI over NJN4PHX over HOU4ORL over DET5OKC over GSW8DEN over SAS14TOR over IND15MIN over NYK21CLE over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 45

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 36, 29, 31, 30, 34, 28, 30, 45Thunder-Warriors · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Charles Barkley PHX, Mar 13, 1996: 45 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Season high45 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 12, 27, 23, 15, 16, 12, 22, 36Suns-Rockets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 32, 28, 37, 37, 32, 12, 22, 32Cavs-Clippers · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 9, 23, 8, 11, 16, 6, 28, 30Clippers-Cavs · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 6, 8, 9, 8, 23, 10, 12, 28Thunder-Warriors · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 8, 11, 13, 20, 6, 12, 13, 27Nuggets-Spurs · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+6.1 20.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Andre MillerPOR+5.6 19.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Corey MaggetteGSW+5.5 26.2 last 10 · 20.7 season
Carlos DelfinoMIL+5.4 15.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.8 24.1 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.7 6.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Vince CarterORL−6.7 8.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Ben GordonDET−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Larry HughesNYK−4.8 5.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andre IguodalaPHI−4.6 12.5 last 10 · 17.1 season