FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 9, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed DEN by 1 after the first quarter and won 94–81.

Final · Box score
Pacers86
Sixers96
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Raptors97
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Hawks106
Nets101
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats87
Knicks91
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Pistons68
Bulls92
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +24
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Nuggets81
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +13
On this day · 2010–11Jan 9, 2011: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Blazers), 44 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nuggets

New Orleans handles Denver by 13

Tyson Chandler goes for 20 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+8+14+13NOH AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2628241694
Nuggets2719181781
Who led
Carl LandryPoints, last 9 games: 14, 20, 17, 12, 3, 21, 15, 12, 21NOH21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 9 games: 10, 12, 4, 14, 14, 10, 6, 10, 20NOH20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 16, 7, 20, 21, 8, 23, 31, 15DEN15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 25, 9, 17, 16, 8, 12, 20, 15DEN15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Nuggets7
Wolves-Raptors6
Bobcats-Knicks3
Pacers-Sixers1
Hawks-Nets1
Pistons-Bulls0
The night in charts
Hawks-Nets combined for 207, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NetsHawks 106, Nets 101
207
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 87, Raptors 97
184
Pacers-SixersPacers 86, Sixers 96
182
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 87, Knicks 91
178
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 94, Nuggets 81
175
Pistons-BullsPistons 68, Bulls 92
160
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 87, Knicks 91
+4 NYK
Hawks-NetsHawks 106, Nets 101
+5 ATL
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 87, Raptors 97
+10 TOR
Pacers-SixersPacers 86, Sixers 96
+10 PHI
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 94, Nuggets 81
+13 NOH
Pistons-BullsPistons 68, Bulls 92
+24 CHI
Josh Smith shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh SmithATL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
BoozerCHI · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
DiawCHA · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DJ WhiteCHA · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
KamanNOH · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Bobcats-Knicks
Bobcats 87Knicks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2124202287
Knicks2426221991
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 22 points as New York beat Charlotte 91-87

D.J. Augustin led Charlotte with 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 24-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+5+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 106Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31252426106
Nets18272630101
The story
Josh Smith's 26 points carried Atlanta past New Jersey, 106-101

For New Jersey, Deron Williams had 15 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-18, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +13+11+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Raptors
Wolves 87Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2524201887
Raptors2728182497
The story
Toronto beat Minnesota 97-87 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Amir Johnson

Kevin Love paced Minnesota: 14 REB, 13 PTS 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

A 24-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+6+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Bobcats-Knicks

New York never trails at a break against Charlotte

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 91–87. Amar'e Stoudemire led New York with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over CHA4ATL over NJN5PHI over IND10TOR over MIN10NOH over DEN13CHI over DET24Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over CHA.
Top performances

Andrea Bargnani leads the day with 31

Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 9 games: 13, 21, 30, 28, 21, 31, 17, 21, 31Raptors-Wolves · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 9, 14, 9, 15, 17, 23, 25, 26Hawks-Nets · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 7 games: 21, 16, 15, 25, 23, 22, 25Knicks-Bobcats · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 16, 10, 17, 11, 19, 20, 12, 23Bulls-Pistons · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 37, 13, 27, 23, 35, 32, 37, 13, 22Knicks-Bobcats · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 19, 29, 16, 30, 17, 21, 8, 22Bulls-Pistons · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST