FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 20, 2011Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by CHI (vs DAL) and POR (vs LAC).

Final · Box score
Sixers97
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Mavs77
Bulls82
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Blazers108
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +15
On this day · 2009–10Jan 20, 2010: 13 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Raptors-Bucks), 44 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Bulls

Chicago handles Dallas by 5

Derrick Rose goes for 26 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+9-4+5CHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2015251777
Bulls1925122682
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 36, 29, 17, 29, 34, 22, 33, 26CHI26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 6, 0, 9, 4, 8, 9, 6, 9CHI9 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 18, 26, 17, 13, 7, 32, 14, 19DAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 14, 14, 14, 6, 13, 8, 6, 12DAL12 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Blazers

Portland makes it four straight

Portland beat Clippers 108–93 and moved to 24–20. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · POR
L@ DAL81–84W@ HOU103–100W@ MIN108–98Lvs MIA100–107Lvs NYK86–100L@ PHX111–115Wvs NJN96–89Wvs MIN113–102W@ SAC94–90Wvs LAC108–93
Lead changes
Mavs-Bulls16
Sixers-Bobcats6
Clippers-Blazers1
The night in charts
Clippers-Blazers combined for 201, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-BlazersClippers 93, Blazers 108
201
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 97, Bobcats 100
197
Mavs-BullsMavs 77, Bulls 82
159
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 97, Bobcats 100
+3 CHA
Mavs-BullsMavs 77, Bulls 82
+5 CHI
Clippers-BlazersClippers 93, Blazers 108
+15 POR
CHI rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BullsCHI won · Mavs 77, Bulls 82
4 pts
Clippers-BlazersPOR won · Clippers 93, Blazers 108
4 pts
Fernandez shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FernandezPOR · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
AldridgePOR · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
AugustinCHA · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
IguodalaPHI · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Bobcats
Sixers 97Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2723182997
Bobcats30261826100
The story
D.J. Augustin had 31 points and 8 assists as Charlotte beat Philadelphia 100-97

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 11-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats won the first 30-27, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3+6+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 77Bulls 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2015251777
Bulls1925122682
The story
Kurt Thomas' 11 rebounds and 9 points carried Chicago past Dallas, 82-77

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 11 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST · 4-5 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 25-15.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+9−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 93Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2723212293
Blazers23322924108
The story
Portland beat Los Angeles 108-93 behind 28 points from Wesley Matthews

Blake Griffin paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −4+5+13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 43 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Eric Gordon leads the day with 35

Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 28, 25, 26, 28, 30, 23, 23, 35Clippers-Blazers · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 20, 18, 22, 19, 12, 9, 15, 31Bobcats-Sixers · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 28, 31, 19, 25, 27, 37, 23, 28Blazers-Clippers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 36, 14, 10, 26, 10, 23, 4, 28Blazers-Clippers · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 36, 29, 17, 29, 34, 22, 33, 26Bulls-Mavs · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 11, 8, 12, 12, 8, 9, 17, 21Sixers-Bobcats · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+6.0 27.3 last 10 · 21.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.7 25.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.4 22.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
Sasha VujacicNJN+4.7 13.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.6 27.2 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.8 7.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Hakim WarrickPHX−4.5 5.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Roy HibbertIND−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jeff GreenOKC−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−3.7 19.7 last 10 · 23.4 season