FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 3, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 14 after three quarters and won 76–74.

Final · Box score
Bobcats101
Cavs115
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Hawks74
Bulls76
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -12; Q3 CHI -14; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Kings96
Grizzlies113
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Thunder93
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Bucks73
Jazz85
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2010–11Jan 3, 2011: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Bobcats), 38 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bulls

Derrick Rose scores 30, Chicago rallies past Atlanta

Kobe Bryant goes for 37 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-12-14+2CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2315181874
Bulls1511163476
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 6 games: 22, 13, 19, 29, 16, 30CHI30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 6 games: 21, 22, 12, 19, 11, 21CHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 6 games: 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 16ATL16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 6 games: 5, 15, 9, 14, 9, 15ATL15 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Cavs

Cleveland beats Charlotte, 115–101

Cleveland led 87–80 after three and won by 14. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over ATL2LAL over HOU9POR over OKC10UTA over MIL12CLE over CHA14MEM over SAC17Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over CHA.
Lead changes
Rockets-Lakers15
Blazers-Thunder7
Bobcats-Cavs3
Hawks-Bulls3
Bucks-Jazz2
Kings-Grizzlies1
Shot of the night

Deng's jumper with 3.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 76-74 final

The night in charts
Bobcats-Cavs combined for 216, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 101, Cavs 115
216
Kings-GrizzliesKings 96, Grizzlies 113
209
Rockets-LakersRockets 99, Lakers 108
207
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 103, Thunder 93
196
Bucks-JazzBucks 73, Jazz 85
158
Hawks-BullsHawks 74, Bulls 76
150
CHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hawks-BullsHawks 74, Bulls 76
+2 CHI
Rockets-LakersRockets 99, Lakers 108
+9 LAL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 103, Thunder 93
+10 POR
Bucks-JazzBucks 73, Jazz 85
+12 UTA
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 101, Cavs 115
+14 CLE
Kings-GrizzliesKings 96, Grizzlies 113
+17 MEM
CHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 74, Bulls 76
14 pts
Bobcats-CavsCLE won · Bobcats 101, Cavs 115
7 pts
Blazers-ThunderPOR won · Blazers 103, Thunder 93
5 pts
Kyrie shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KyrieCLE · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
MayoMEM · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GasolMEM · 15 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
PauLAL · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
GayMEM · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 74Bulls 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2315181874
Bulls1511163476
The story
Luol Deng had 21 points as Chicago beat Atlanta 76-74

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 34-18.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −8−12−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 99Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2521292499
Lakers31192632108
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 108-99 behind 22 rebounds and 21 points from Andrew Bynum

Luis Scola paced Houston: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 REB, 21 PTS, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 32-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+4+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Cavs
Bobcats 101Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats34172921101
Cavs27303028115
The story
Antawn Jamison's 19 points carried Cleveland past Charlotte, 115-101

For Charlotte, Corey Maggette had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 30-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −7+6+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

D.J. Augustin was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
11.32010–11 avg22.7Last 3

22.7 points a game over his last three games, against 11.3 in 2010–11 (54 games). Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
23.92010–11 avg11.4Last 2

11.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.9 in 2010–11 (58 games). Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg27.6Today

28 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 7 games: 28, 29, 26, 28, 17, 16, 37Lakers-Rockets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 5 games: 25, 24, 13, 19, 30Blazers-Thunder · W
22.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 6 games: 22, 13, 19, 29, 16, 30Bulls-Hawks · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 5 games: 19, 20, 14, 4, 26Bobcats-Cavs · L
16.6 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 5 games: 4, 19, 21, 22, 26Jazz-Bucks · W
18.4 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 3 games: 4, 2, 24Bucks-Jazz · L
10.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST