FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 4, 2011Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 4 at halftime and won 101–89.

Final · Box score
Bucks89
Heat101
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Spurs115
Knicks128
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Mavs84
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Kings102
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +25
On this day · 2009–10Jan 4, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Devin Brown (Hornets-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 34 in Miami win over Milwaukee

Tyreke Evans goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-4+3+12MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2031191989
Heat26212628101
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 20, 22, 18, 40, 45, 25, 31, 34MIA34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 19, 36, 27, 18, 20, 25, 38, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 18, 23, 20, 12, 18, 18, 21, 18MIL18 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 19, 5, 15, 15, 14, 4, 8, 16MIL16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Heat12
Blazers-Mavs11
Thunder-Grizzlies8
Raptors-Bulls7
Hawks-Kings7
Spurs-Knicks3
Pistons-Lakers2
The night in charts
Spurs-Knicks combined for 243, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 115, Knicks 128
243
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 105, Grizzlies 110
215
Hawks-KingsHawks 108, Kings 102
210
Raptors-BullsRaptors 91, Bulls 111
202
Pistons-LakersPistons 83, Lakers 108
191
Bucks-HeatBucks 89, Heat 101
190
Blazers-MavsBlazers 81, Mavs 84
165
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-MavsBlazers 81, Mavs 84
+3 DAL
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 105, Grizzlies 110
+5 MEM
Hawks-KingsHawks 108, Kings 102
+6 ATL
Bucks-HeatBucks 89, Heat 101
+12 MIA
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 115, Knicks 128
+13 NYK
Raptors-BullsRaptors 91, Bulls 111
+20 CHI
Pistons-LakersPistons 83, Lakers 108
+25 LAL
Gibson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GibsonCHI · 16 PTS, 14 REB
73% (8-11)
ChandlerNYK · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
Joe JohnsonATL · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
GayMEM · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
BlairSAS · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 81Mavs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2416202181
Mavs2419192284
The story
Tyson Chandler's 14 points and 13 rebounds carried Dallas past Portland, 84-81

For Portland, Marcus Camby had 20 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 19-16, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0+3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 28 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 105Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27282228105
Grizzlies31242431110
The story
Memphis beat Oklahoma City 110-105 behind 31 points and 16 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 16 REB · 11-20 FG

The swing

A 31-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +40+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Kings
Hawks 108Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27272331108
Kings23172339102
The story
Jamal Crawford had 31 points as Atlanta beat Sacramento 108-102

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 10-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the second 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4+14+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Mavs

Dallas holds off Portland, 84–81

Dallas led 62–60 after three and held on to win by three. Jason Terry led Dallas with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over POR3MEM over OKC5ATL over SAC6MIA over MIL12NYK over SAS13CHI over TOR20LAL over DET25Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over POR.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 34

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 20, 22, 18, 40, 45, 25, 31, 34Heat-Bucks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 24, 11, 18, 21, 35, 27, 21, 31Grizzlies-Thunder · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 17, 13, 21, 15, 21, 29, 10, 31Knicks-Spurs · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 25, 2, 10, 14, 5, 26, 24, 31Hawks-Kings · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 15, 4, 32, 21, 12, 6, 29Kings-Hawks · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 23, 23, 15, 16, 16, 29, 29Hawks-Kings · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.8 25.6 last 10 · 19.8 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Keyon DoolingMIL+5.0 11.6 last 10 · 6.6 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.9 20.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+4.6 18.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.1 11.3 last 10 · 15.4 season
Jeff GreenOKC−4.0 11.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Manu GinobiliSAS−3.9 14.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Mike ConleyMEM−3.8 9.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−3.5 21.7 last 10 · 25.2 season