FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 12, 2011Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NJN by 11 after three quarters and won 118–109.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Bobcats96
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Pacers102
Q1 IND -1; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Raptors101
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Kings95
Celtics119
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Pistons99
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Bucks84
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +7
Final · OT · Box score
Magic89
Hornets92
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Rockets112
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +6
Final · OT · Box score
Nets109
Suns118
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX -11; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Knicks125
Jazz131
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Warriors110
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Heat105
Clippers111
Q1 LAC +18; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2009–10Jan 12, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Bobcats-Rockets), 43 points.
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The lead · Nets-Suns

Phoenix flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Zach Randolph goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-2-110+9PHX AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets282927196109
Suns2827183015118
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 4, 21, 23, 7, 20, 11, 14, 20, 15, 23PHX23 PTS · 7 REB · 16 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 18, 19, 17, 13, 19, 19, 15, 23PHX23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Sasha VujacicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 5, 11, 8, 22, 13, 3, 11, 19NJN19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 20, 19, 19, 6, 14, 14, 5, 16NJN16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Lakers-Warriors

Lakers climb back to beat Golden State

Golden State led by 8 at the half. Lakers won it 115–110. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 39 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Warriors
Kobe Bryant · LALMonta Ellis · GSWPTS3938REB60AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Suns19
Hawks-Raptors10
Magic-Hornets8
Lakers-Warriors8
Spurs-Bucks7
Bulls-Bobcats6
Thunder-Rockets6
Mavs-Pacers5
Grizzlies-Pistons5
Knicks-Jazz4
Kings-Celtics2
Heat-Clippers1
Shot of the night

Bibby's three with 8.9 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 104-101 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Jazz combined for 256, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-JazzKnicks 125, Jazz 131
256
Thunder-RocketsThunder 118, Rockets 112
230
Nets-SunsNets 109, Suns 118
227
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 115, Warriors 110
225
Heat-ClippersHeat 105, Clippers 111
216
Kings-CelticsKings 95, Celtics 119
214
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 107, Pistons 99
206
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 104, Raptors 101
205
Mavs-PacersMavs 89, Pacers 102
191
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 91, Bobcats 96
187
Magic-HornetsMagic 89, Hornets 92
181
Spurs-BucksSpurs 91, Bucks 84
175
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HornetsMagic 89, Hornets 92
+3 NOH
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 104, Raptors 101
+3 ATL
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 115, Warriors 110
+5 LAL
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 91, Bobcats 96
+5 CHA
Knicks-JazzKnicks 125, Jazz 131
+6 UTA
Heat-ClippersHeat 105, Clippers 111
+6 LAC
Thunder-RocketsThunder 118, Rockets 112
+6 OKC
Spurs-BucksSpurs 91, Bucks 84
+7 SAS
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 107, Pistons 99
+8 MEM
Nets-SunsNets 109, Suns 118
+9 PHX
Mavs-PacersMavs 89, Pacers 102
+13 IND
Kings-CelticsKings 95, Celtics 119
+24 BOS
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SunsPHX won · Nets 109, Suns 118
11 pts
Lakers-WarriorsLAL won · Lakers 115, Warriors 110
8 pts
Spurs-BucksSAS won · Spurs 91, Bucks 84
8 pts
Grizzlies-PistonsMEM won · Grizzlies 107, Pistons 99
5 pts
Magic-HornetsNOH won · Magic 89, Hornets 92
4 pts
Gay shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GayMEM · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Henry WalkerNYK · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
OkaforNOH · 18 PTS, 14 REB
73% (8-11)
PierceBOS · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
JeffersonUTA · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 89Hornets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic21182220889
Hornets172327141192
The story
Marcus Thornton had 22 points as New Orleans beat Orlando 92-89 in OT

Jason Richardson led Orlando with 21 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Hornets took the second 23-18.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −4+1+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard led the game in fantasy with 59.0 FPTS (29 PTS, 20 REB)

Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 104Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27331529104
Raptors21342224101
The story
Atlanta beat Toronto 104-101 behind 36 points from Jamal Crawford

Andrea Bargnani paced Toronto: 26 PTS, 3 REB 36 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 12-23 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6+5−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Leandro Barbosa topped the game at 46.8 FPTS: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 109Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets282927196109
Suns2827183015118
The story
Steve Nash's 23 points and 16 assists carried Phoenix past New Jersey, 118-109 in OT

For New Jersey, Devin Harris had 15 PTS, 15 AST 23 PTS, 16 AST, 7 REB · 6-17 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 30-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0−2−110+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 33, 28, 17, 24, 25, 27, 13, 39Lakers-Warriors · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 12, 25, 25, 20, 29, 32, 13, 38Warriors-Lakers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 14, 5, 26, 24, 31, 26, 20, 36Hawks-Raptors · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 35, 27, 21, 31, 26, 27, 15, 34Grizzlies-Pistons · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 40, 45, 25, 31, 34, 14, 34, 31Heat-Clippers · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 13, 10, 24, 6, 14, 24, 12, 31Rockets-Thunder · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonCLE+6.1 22.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dorell WrightGSW+5.9 22.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Tracy McGradyDET+5.6 12.1 last 10 · 6.5 season
Zach RandolphMEM+5.5 25.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.1 14.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Hakim WarrickPHX−5.0 5.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.2 10.3 last 10 · 14.5 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.0 11.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.9 9.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.9 14.3 last 10 · 18.2 season