FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 2, 2011Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed LAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 107–98.

Final · Box score
Pacers92
Knicks98
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Clippers98
Q1 ATL -13; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Raptors79
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Cavs95
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Blazers100
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Suns89
Kings94
Q1 SAC -10; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 SAC -8; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Lakers85
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +19
On this day · 2009–10Jan 2, 2010: 12 games. Top scorer: Brandon Roy (Blazers-Warriors), 37 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Clippers

Atlanta climbs back to beat Clippers

Blake Griffin goes for 31 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-11-4+9ATL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks18242837107
Clippers3122212498
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 14, 17, 23, 23, 15, 16, 16, 29ATL29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 23, 25, 2, 10, 14, 5, 26, 24ATL24 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 24, 29, 22, 24, 28, 24, 30, 31LAC31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 7, 16, 8, 5, 15, 11, 9, 15LAC15 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Knicks21
Celtics-Raptors19
Suns-Kings6
Grizzlies-Lakers5
Hawks-Clippers4
Mavs-Cavs2
Rockets-Blazers2
The night in charts
Hawks-Clippers combined for 205, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-ClippersHawks 107, Clippers 98
205
Mavs-CavsMavs 104, Cavs 95
199
Pacers-KnicksPacers 92, Knicks 98
190
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 104, Lakers 85
189
Rockets-BlazersRockets 85, Blazers 100
185
Suns-KingsSuns 89, Kings 94
183
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 93, Raptors 79
172
SAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 89, Kings 94
+5 SAC
Pacers-KnicksPacers 92, Knicks 98
+6 NYK
Mavs-CavsMavs 104, Cavs 95
+9 DAL
Hawks-ClippersHawks 107, Clippers 98
+9 ATL
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 93, Raptors 79
+14 BOS
Rockets-BlazersRockets 85, Blazers 100
+15 POR
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 104, Lakers 85
+19 MEM
ATL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-ClippersATL won · Hawks 107, Clippers 98
13 pts
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 89, Kings 94
10 pts
Pacers-KnicksNYK won · Pacers 92, Knicks 98
2 pts
Sessions shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SessionsCLE · 19 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB
69% (9-13)
MarionDAL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
PierceBOS · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
67% (10-15)
BatumPOR · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
CousinsSAC · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 89Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2721251689
Kings1722262994
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points as Sacramento beat Phoenix 94-89

Marcin Gortat led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 29-16.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −10−9−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Nash led the game in fantasy with 47.8 FPTS (20 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 92Knicks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3223221592
Knicks3025241998
The story
New York beat Indiana 98-92 behind 26 points from Amar'e Stoudemire

Darren Collison paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-24 FG

The swing

A 19-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −20+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 107Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks18242837107
Clippers3122212498
The story
Josh Smith's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Atlanta past Los Angeles, 107-98

For Los Angeles, DeAndre Jordan had 12 REB, 6 PTS 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 37-24.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −13−11−4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg3.3Last 3

3.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Memphis by 19.

SAC over PHX5NYK over IND6ATL over LAC9DAL over CLE9BOS over TOR14POR over HOU15MEM over LAL19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 35

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 21, 13, 23, 24, 21, 18, 19, 35Cavs-Mavs · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 24, 29, 22, 24, 28, 24, 30, 31Clippers-Hawks · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 8, 32, 15, 18, 11, 18, 21, 33, 12, 30Celtics-Raptors · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 14, 17, 23, 23, 15, 16, 16, 29Hawks-Clippers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 19, 7, 2, 4, 21, 16, 28Kings-Suns · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 9, 20, 21, 17, 21, 20, 33, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.9 20.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.7 29.2 last 10 · 24.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+4.6 24.1 last 10 · 19.5 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+4.5 18.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonORL−4.6 13.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.2 17.7 last 10 · 21.9 season
Mike ConleyMEM−3.7 10.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Taj GibsonCHI−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−3.3 12.2 last 10 · 15.5 season