FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 17, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAS by 14 at halftime and won 120–98.

Final · Box score
Warriors105
Cavs95
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Magic96
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Heat120
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -14; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Suns97
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +20; Q3 CHI +28; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Pistons80
Rockets97
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Bucks95
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Clippers79
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +29
On this day · 2010–11Jan 17, 2011: 13 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (Clippers-Pacers), 47 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Heat

LeBron James scores 33, Miami rallies past San Antonio

Dwight Howard goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-14+13+22MIA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3528122398
Heat26233932120
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 34, 16, 28, 33, 32, 26, 23, 35, 33MIA33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 19, 22, 33, 16, 16, 16, 17, 30MIA30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 8, 24, 6, 2, 5, 13, 7, 20SAS20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 11, 19, 4, 22, 28, 20, 17, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Magic

Orlando extends win streak to 5

96–89 over Charlotte. Record: 10–3. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 25 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
W@ CHA100–79Wvs TOR102–96L@ DET78–89Wvs WAS103–85Lvs CHI83–97W@ SAC104–97W@ POR107–104W@ GSW117–109W@ NYK102–93Wvs CHA96–89
Lead changes
Bobcats-Magic10
Suns-Bulls4
Nuggets-Bucks1
Spurs-Heat1
Pistons-Rockets1
Clippers-Jazz0
The night in charts
Spurs-Heat combined for 218, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-HeatSpurs 98, Heat 120
218
Suns-BullsSuns 97, Bulls 118
215
Warriors-CavsWarriors 105, Cavs 95
200
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 105, Bucks 95
200
Clippers-JazzClippers 79, Jazz 108
187
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 89, Magic 96
185
Pistons-RocketsPistons 80, Rockets 97
177
ORL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 89, Magic 96
+7 ORL
Warriors-CavsWarriors 105, Cavs 95
+10 GSW
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 105, Bucks 95
+10 DEN
Pistons-RocketsPistons 80, Rockets 97
+17 HOU
Suns-BullsSuns 97, Bulls 118
+21 CHI
Spurs-HeatSpurs 98, Heat 120
+22 MIA
Clippers-JazzClippers 79, Jazz 108
+29 UTA
MIA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-HeatMIA won · Spurs 98, Heat 120
14 pts
Bobcats-MagicORL won · Bobcats 89, Magic 96
7 pts
Nash shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
HendersonCHA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
BoozerCHI · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (14-21)
WatsonCHI · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
David LeeGSW · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
65% (13-20)
Final · Bobcats-Magic
Bobcats 89Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2426172289
Magic1730202996
The story
Orlando beat Charlotte 96-89 behind 15 points from Hedo Turkoglu

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 15 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-8 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −7−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 105Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26292624105
Cavs2624291695
The story
David Lee's 29 points carried Golden State past Cleveland, 105-95

For Cleveland, Kyrie Irving had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 13-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-16, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0+5+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Heat
Spurs 98Heat 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3528122398
Heat26233932120
The story
Chris Bosh had 30 points as Miami beat San Antonio 120-98

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 14-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Heat took the third 39-12.

MIA lead by quarter
300 −9−14+13+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, today vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
5.62010–11 avg18Today

18 points today in 15 minutes, against 5.6 a game in 2010–11 (41 games).

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg19.6Last 3

19.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg34.3Today

34 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 34, 16, 28, 33, 32, 26, 23, 35, 33Heat-Spurs · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 12, 23, 7, 4, 12, 17, 13, 31Bulls-Suns · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 19, 22, 33, 16, 16, 16, 17, 30Heat-Spurs · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 31, 21, 5, 15, 27, 19, 7, 30Bucks-Nuggets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26, 24, 24, 29Warriors-Cavs · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 19, 28, 28, 5, 13, 45, 8, 25Magic-Bobcats · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST