FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 8, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed SAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 104–97.

Final · Box score
Wolves93
Wizards72
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Magic104
Kings97
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Thunder108
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Suns109
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Blazers98
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Lakers90
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2010–11Jan 8, 2011: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Grizzlies), 40 points.
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The lead · Magic-Kings

Orlando gets past Sacramento

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 28 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+2+7ORL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic19303223104
Kings2126321897
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 9 games: 2, 10, 16, 16, 5, 4, 8, 17, 22ORL22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 9 games: 6, 13, 5, 7, 7, 6, 4, 8, 20ORL20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 9 games: 20, 4, 19, 13, 27, 9, 8, 26, 28SAC28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 8 games: 12, 16, 15, 9, 4, 26, 19, 16SAC16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Lakers

Lakers lead Memphis wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 90–82. Best quarter: the first, 31–22. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over SAC7LAL over MEM8OKC over SAS12PHX over MIL16POR over CLE20MIN over WAS21Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over MEM.
Lead changes
Magic-Kings8
Cavs-Blazers6
Spurs-Thunder4
Grizzlies-Lakers4
Wolves-Wizards2
Bucks-Suns1
The night in charts
Spurs-Thunder combined for 204, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 96, Thunder 108
204
Bucks-SunsBucks 93, Suns 109
202
Magic-KingsMagic 104, Kings 97
201
Cavs-BlazersCavs 78, Blazers 98
176
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 82, Lakers 90
172
Wolves-WizardsWolves 93, Wizards 72
165
ORL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Magic-KingsMagic 104, Kings 97
+7 ORL
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 82, Lakers 90
+8 LAL
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 96, Thunder 108
+12 OKC
Bucks-SunsBucks 93, Suns 109
+16 PHX
Cavs-BlazersCavs 78, Blazers 98
+20 POR
Wolves-WizardsWolves 93, Wizards 72
+21 MIN
Gortat shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatPHX · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
PondexterMEM · 14 PTS, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
Tyreke EvansSAC · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Glen DavisORL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
RidnourMIN · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Magic-Kings
Magic 104Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic19303223104
Kings2126321897
The story
Orlando beat Sacramento 104-97 behind 22 points from Jason Richardson

JJ Hickson paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2+2+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans topped the game at 48.6 FPTS: 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB

Final · Cavs-Blazers
Cavs 78Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1718222178
Blazers1824272998
The story
Gerald Wallace had 16 points as Portland beat Cleveland 98-78

Anderson Varejao led Cleveland with 10 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the fourth 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+7+12+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Wizards
Wolves 93Wizards 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2028271893
Wizards1717261272
The story
Kevin Love's 20 points and 16 rebounds carried Minnesota past Washington, 93-72

For Washington, Trevor Booker had 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-17, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +3+14+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 28

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 8 games: 25, 24, 13, 19, 30, 28, 14, 28Blazers-Cavs · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 9 games: 20, 4, 19, 13, 27, 9, 8, 26, 28Kings-Magic · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 26, 28, 17, 16, 37, 30, 39, 26Lakers-Grizzlies · W
27.6 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 8 games: 16, 8, 25, 12, 16, 16, 8, 24Blazers-Cavs · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 9 games: 2, 10, 16, 16, 5, 4, 8, 17, 22Magic-Kings · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 32, 30, 12, 27, 19, 26, 27, 21Thunder-Spurs · W
25.7 PPG season to date · −5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST