FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 3, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed GSW by 9 at halftime and won 110–90.

Final · Box score
Heat96
Bobcats82
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Warriors90
Magic110
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Celtics96
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Sixers77
Hornets84
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Jazz102
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2009–10Jan 3, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bobcats), 29 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Magic

Orlando fights back from 9 down against Golden State

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9+8+20ORL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2825181990
Magic24203531110
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 26, 29, 6, 19, 12, 24, 22ORL22 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 9, 10, 15, 5, 14, 20, 9, 20ORL20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 44, 36, 39, 22, 12, 25, 25, 20GSW20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 9, 17, 16, 28, 32, 17, 30, 17GSW17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Nuggets12
Pistons-Jazz11
Wolves-Celtics10
Warriors-Magic8
Heat-Bobcats1
Sixers-Hornets1
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 219, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 106, Nuggets 113
219
Warriors-MagicWarriors 90, Magic 110
200
Pistons-JazzPistons 97, Jazz 102
199
Wolves-CelticsWolves 93, Celtics 96
189
Heat-BobcatsHeat 96, Bobcats 82
178
Sixers-HornetsSixers 77, Hornets 84
161
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-CelticsWolves 93, Celtics 96
+3 BOS
Pistons-JazzPistons 97, Jazz 102
+5 UTA
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 106, Nuggets 113
+7 DEN
Sixers-HornetsSixers 77, Hornets 84
+7 NOH
Heat-BobcatsHeat 96, Bobcats 82
+14 MIA
Warriors-MagicWarriors 90, Magic 110
+20 ORL
ORL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MagicORL won · Warriors 90, Magic 110
9 pts
Wolves-CelticsBOS won · Wolves 93, Celtics 96
8 pts
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 96, Bobcats 82
5 pts
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 97, Jazz 102
3 pts
Sixers-HornetsNOH won · Sixers 77, Hornets 84
3 pts
D Wade shot 12-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
MilicicMIN · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
PrinceDET · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
LeBronMIA · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
58% (15-26)
JeffersonUTA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 93Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2522262093
Celtics1726272696
The story
Paul Pierce had 23 points as Boston beat Minnesota 96-93

Luke Ridnour led Minnesota with 13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 26-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−4−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love led the game in fantasy with 43.3 FPTS (24 REB, 12 PTS)

Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 97Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2823281897
Jazz25282524102
The story
Utah beat Detroit 102-97 behind 22 points and 10 assists from Deron Williams

Tracy McGrady paced Detroit: 11 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB 22 PTS, 10 AST · 4-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+2−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tayshaun Prince topped the game at 40.8 FPTS: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 90Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2825181990
Magic24203531110
The story
Dwight Howard's 22 points and 17 rebounds carried Orlando past Golden State, 110-90

For Golden State, Dorell Wright had 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 7-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 35-18.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4−9+8+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hedo Turkoglu was the fantasy play: 55.3 FPTS on 14 REB, 10 PTS, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Celtics

Boston turns it around against Minnesota

From 8 down after one to a 3-point win: 96–93. Paul Pierce led Boston with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Wolves
Paul Pierce · BOSMichael Beasley · MINPTS2319REB63AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 32, 19, 36, 27, 18, 20, 25, 38Heat-Bobcats · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 13, 22, 31, 35, 31, 24, 16, 33Nuggets-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 26, 20, 22, 18, 40, 45, 25, 31Heat-Bobcats · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 13, 28, 6, 17, 17, 18, 12, 26Pistons-Jazz · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 17, 20, 22, 14, 22, 13, 10, 24Rockets-Nuggets · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 18, 11, 18, 21, 33, 12, 30, 23Celtics-Wolves · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 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
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+4.6 24.1 last 10 · 19.5 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+4.5 18.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
JJ RedickORL+4.5 14.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.2 17.7 last 10 · 21.9 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.1 11.3 last 10 · 15.4 season
Mike ConleyMEM−3.7 10.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jason RichardsonORL−3.4 14.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Taj GibsonCHI−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season