FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 1, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 11 after three quarters and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Nets82
Cavs98
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Heat129
Q1 MIA +18; Q2 MIA +28; Q3 MIA +28; Q4 MIA +39
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Magic102
Q1 ORL -9; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -11; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Wizards86
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Mavs82
Wolves99
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies64
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +26; Q3 CHI +40; Q4 CHI +40
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Kings96
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Clippers93
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2010–11Jan 1, 2011: 8 games. Top scorer: Dorell Wright (Warriors-Heat), 30 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Magic

Orlando climbs out of an 11-point hole against Toronto

Kevin Love goes for 25 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5-11+6ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2725291596
Magic18292332102
Who led
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 5 games: 25, 8, 22, 23, 24ORL24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 5 games: 8, 20, 15, 11, 21ORL21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 4 games: 13, 21, 30, 28TOR28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jose CalderonPoints, last 4 games: 15, 7, 11, 18TOR18 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Nets-Cavs

New Jersey's skid reaches four

Cleveland won 98–82; the Nets fall to 1–4. Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · NJN
W@ WAS90–84Lvs ATL70–106L@ ORL78–94L@ ATL98–105L@ CLE82–98
Lead changes
Lakers-Nuggets15
Hornets-Kings12
Nets-Cavs11
Mavs-Wolves9
Raptors-Magic4
Celtics-Wizards1
Grizzlies-Bulls1
Blazers-Clippers1
Bobcats-Heat0
The night in charts
Bobcats-Heat combined for 219, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 90, Heat 129
219
Raptors-MagicRaptors 96, Magic 102
198
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 90, Nuggets 99
189
Mavs-WolvesMavs 82, Wolves 99
181
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 88, Clippers 93
181
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 94, Wizards 86
180
Nets-CavsNets 82, Cavs 98
180
Hornets-KingsHornets 80, Kings 96
176
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 64, Bulls 104
168
LAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 88, Clippers 93
+5 LAC
Raptors-MagicRaptors 96, Magic 102
+6 ORL
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 94, Wizards 86
+8 BOS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 90, Nuggets 99
+9 DEN
Hornets-KingsHornets 80, Kings 96
+16 SAC
Nets-CavsNets 82, Cavs 98
+16 CLE
Mavs-WolvesMavs 82, Wolves 99
+17 MIN
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 90, Heat 129
+39 MIA
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 64, Bulls 104
+40 CHI
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 96, Magic 102
11 pts
Nets-CavsCLE won · Nets 82, Cavs 98
6 pts
Hornets-KingsSAC won · Hornets 80, Kings 96
2 pts
DJ White shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DJ WhiteCHA · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
RondoBOS · 18 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoozerCHI · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
JamisonCLE · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 88Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1719163688
Clippers2123252493
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 93-88 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Blake Griffin

LaMarcus Aldridge paced Portland: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 25-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +4+8+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mo Williams topped the game at 36.3 FPTS: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 96Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2725291596
Magic18292332102
The story
Dwight Howard had 19 points and 15 rebounds as Orlando beat Toronto 102-96

Jose Calderon led Toronto with 18 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 32-15.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −9−5−11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 94Wizards 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2823222194
Wizards1717262686
The story
Rajon Rondo's a 18-11-14 triple-double carried Boston past Washington, 94-86

For Washington, JaVale McGee had 16 PTS, 14 REB 18 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB · 7-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-17, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+17+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
11.32010–11 avg23.5Last 2

23.5 points a game over his last two games, against 11.3 in 2010–11 (54 games). Today: 18 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
34.72010–11 avg25.2Last 2

25.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.7 in 2010–11 (80 games). Today: 9 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg34.9Today

35 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Andrea Bargnani leads the day with 28

Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 4 games: 13, 21, 30, 28Raptors-Magic · L
23.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 5 games: 20, 4, 19, 13, 27Kings-Hornets · W
16.6 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 4 games: 22, 31, 25, 25Wolves-Mavs · W
25.8 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 5 games: 27, 14, 20, 14, 25Kings-Hornets · W
20.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 5 games: 15, 12, 8, 8, 24Celtics-Wizards · W
13.4 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 5 games: 4, 18, 25, 20, 24Heat-Bobcats · W
18.2 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST