FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 15, 2011Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 110–106.

Final · Box score
Rockets112
Hawks106
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Bobcats81
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Wizards98
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Kings106
Pistons110
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -11; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Heat96
Bulls99
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Mavs70
Grizzlies89
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +19
Final · Box score
Magic108
Wolves99
Q1 ORL -9; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Nuggets127
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +31; Q3 DEN +35; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Nets89
Blazers96
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2009–10Jan 15, 2010: 13 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Wizards), 37 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pistons

Detroit fights back from 11 down against Sacramento

Dwyane Wade goes for 33 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-11+2+4DET AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36341026106
Pistons27322328110
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 12, 26, 12, 23, 15, 8, 9, 21DET21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 6, 3, 0, 20, 11, 15, 19, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 32, 21, 12, 6, 29, 27, 9, 25SAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 1, 17, 11, 4, 6, 19, 8, 7, 0, 22SAC22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Cleveland by 28.

WAS over TOR3CHI over MIA3DET over SAC4HOU over ATL6NOH over CHA7POR over NJN7ORL over MIN9MEM over DAL19DEN over CLE28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Bobcats14
Nets-Blazers11
Raptors-Wizards10
Rockets-Hawks9
Kings-Pistons7
Heat-Bulls6
Magic-Wolves4
Mavs-Grizzlies1
Cavs-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Cavs-Nuggets combined for 226, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 99, Nuggets 127
226
Rockets-HawksRockets 112, Hawks 106
218
Kings-PistonsKings 106, Pistons 110
216
Magic-WolvesMagic 108, Wolves 99
207
Heat-BullsHeat 96, Bulls 99
195
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 95, Wizards 98
193
Nets-BlazersNets 89, Blazers 96
185
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 88, Bobcats 81
169
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 70, Grizzlies 89
159
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BullsHeat 96, Bulls 99
+3 CHI
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 95, Wizards 98
+3 WAS
Kings-PistonsKings 106, Pistons 110
+4 DET
Rockets-HawksRockets 112, Hawks 106
+6 HOU
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 88, Bobcats 81
+7 NOH
Nets-BlazersNets 89, Blazers 96
+7 POR
Magic-WolvesMagic 108, Wolves 99
+9 ORL
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 70, Grizzlies 89
+19 MEM
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 99, Nuggets 127
+28 DEN
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-PistonsDET won · Kings 106, Pistons 110
11 pts
Magic-WolvesORL won · Magic 108, Wolves 99
9 pts
Nets-BlazersPOR won · Nets 89, Blazers 96
8 pts
Raptors-WizardsWAS won · Raptors 95, Wizards 98
6 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 96, Bulls 99
5 pts
Hilario shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
AfflaloDEN · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PrinceDET · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
HorfordATL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 96Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1934172696
Bulls2820252699
The story
Carlos Boozer's 12 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Miami, 99-96

For Miami, Eddie House had 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +9−5+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 95Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2517252895
Wizards1928282398
The story
Washington beat Toronto 98-95 behind 29 points from Nick Young

Andrea Bargnani paced Toronto: 25 PTS, 7 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −6+5+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jose Calderon topped the game at 59.8 FPTS: 21 PTS, 15 AST, 9 REB

Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 106Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36341026106
Pistons27322328110
The story
Will Bynum had 18 points as Detroit beat Sacramento 110-106

Jason Thompson led Sacramento with 22 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Pistons took the third 23-10.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−11+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans led the game in fantasy with 55.5 FPTS (25 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 34

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 19, 21, 27, 36, 29, 17, 29, 34Bulls-Heat · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 40, 45, 25, 31, 34, 14, 34, 31, 16, 33Heat-Bulls · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 19, 6, 14, 14, 5, 16, 35, 32Nets-Blazers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 16, 16, 29, 29, 28, 24, 26, 30Hawks-Rockets · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 8, 24, 21, 16, 7, 43, 15, 29Wizards-Raptors · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 25, 28, 27, 28, 31, 19, 25, 27Blazers-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach RandolphMEM+5.9 26.0 last 10 · 20.1 season
Dorell WrightGSW+5.6 22.2 last 10 · 16.6 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.4 21.8 last 10 · 16.4 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.2 30.3 last 10 · 25.1 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+4.8 25.5 last 10 · 20.7 season
Cold
Hakim WarrickPHX−4.8 5.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.1 10.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Reggie WilliamsGSW−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Jeff GreenOKC−3.7 11.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.6 9.1 last 10 · 12.7 season