FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 5, 2011Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CLE by 12 after the first quarter and won 120–105.

Final · Box score
Raptors120
Cavs105
Q1 TOR -12; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Nets96
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Magic97
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Celtics105
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats108
Wolves105
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Hornets103
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -11; Q3 GSW -10; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Rockets100
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Jazz87
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Suns95
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2009–10Jan 5, 2010: 9 games. Top scorer: Corey Maggette (Warriors-Nuggets), 35 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Cavs

Cleveland's skid reaches eight

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+3+6+15TOR AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26402430120
Cavs38252121105
Who led
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 41, 24, 22, 12, 32, 16, 23, 25TOR25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 11, 21, 11, 12, 17, 8, 15, 22TOR22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 23, 24, 21, 18, 19, 35, 32CLE32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 2, 7, 5, 12, 22, 13, 19, 16CLE16 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Hawks rout

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Utah by 23.

NJN over CHI2BOS over SAS2CHA over MIN3POR over HOU3LAL over PHX4GSW over NOH7ORL over MIL10PHI over WAS12LAC over DEN13TOR over CLE15ATL over UTA23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Sixers14
Blazers-Rockets10
Spurs-Celtics8
Bulls-Nets7
Nuggets-Clippers6
Raptors-Cavs5
Bobcats-Wolves5
Lakers-Suns5
Bucks-Magic3
Hawks-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Vujacic's layup with 5.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Cavs combined for 225, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CavsRaptors 120, Cavs 105
225
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 108, Wolves 105
213
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 110, Hornets 103
213
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 103, Celtics 105
208
Wizards-SixersWizards 97, Sixers 109
206
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 103, Rockets 100
203
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 93, Clippers 106
199
Hawks-JazzHawks 110, Jazz 87
197
Lakers-SunsLakers 99, Suns 95
194
Bulls-NetsBulls 94, Nets 96
190
Bucks-MagicBucks 87, Magic 97
184
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 103, Celtics 105
+2 BOS
Bulls-NetsBulls 94, Nets 96
+2 NJN
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 108, Wolves 105
+3 CHA
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 103, Rockets 100
+3 POR
Lakers-SunsLakers 99, Suns 95
+4 LAL
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 110, Hornets 103
+7 GSW
Bucks-MagicBucks 87, Magic 97
+10 ORL
Wizards-SixersWizards 97, Sixers 109
+12 PHI
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 93, Clippers 106
+13 LAC
Raptors-CavsRaptors 120, Cavs 105
+15 TOR
Hawks-JazzHawks 110, Jazz 87
+23 ATL
TOR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CavsTOR won · Raptors 120, Cavs 105
12 pts
Warriors-HornetsGSW won · Warriors 110, Hornets 103
11 pts
Blazers-RocketsPOR won · Blazers 103, Rockets 100
6 pts
Spurs-CelticsBOS won · Spurs 103, Celtics 105
2 pts
Wizards-SixersPHI won · Wizards 97, Sixers 109
2 pts
Ray Allen shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenBOS · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
CalderonTOR · 20 PTS, 17 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
DudleyPHX · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Kevin MartinHOU · 45 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
72% (13-18)
JruePHI · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 103Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25262131103
Celtics27222828105
The story
Ray Allen's 31 points carried Boston past San Antonio, 105-103

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 13-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 28-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−2+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Wolves
Bobcats 108Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats2433142413108
Wolves2320302210105
The story
Tyrus Thomas had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Charlotte beat Minnesota 108-105 in OT

Boris Diaw added 16 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The Bobcats won the second 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+14−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 103Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31241929103
Rockets25223320100
The story
Portland beat Houston 103-100 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge

Luis Scola paced Houston: 12 REB, 6 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 29-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6+8−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 45

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 30, 28, 20, 21, 20, 15, 8, 45Rockets-Blazers · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anfernee Simons POR, Dec 3, 2022: 45 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 43, 12, 25, 16, 16, 26, 23, 12, 35Wolves-Bobcats · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 23, 24, 21, 18, 19, 35, 32Cavs-Raptors · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 22, 31, 35, 31, 24, 16, 33, 31Nuggets-Clippers · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 22, 9, 17, 12, 18, 23, 20, 31Celtics-Spurs · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 36, 39, 22, 12, 25, 25, 20, 29Warriors-Hornets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonCLE+6.2 22.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.1 14.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+4.8 24.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.8 20.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+4.6 18.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonORL−4.9 12.7 last 10 · 17.6 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.3 10.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.1 21.0 last 10 · 25.1 season
Jeff GreenOKC−4.0 11.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Mike ConleyMEM−3.8 9.8 last 10 · 13.6 season