FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 29, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 8 after three quarters and won 88–87.

Final · Box score
Bulls93
Heat97
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Celtics87
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Nets73
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +21
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Magic85
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +21
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs100
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Wolves101
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Hornets72
Q1 ATL +16; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +24; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Nuggets105
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC -6; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2010–11Jan 29, 2011: 8 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Mavs), 27 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Celtics

Cleveland rallies from 8 down to beat Boston

Kobe Bryant goes for 35 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+1-8+1CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2321182688
Celtics2419271787
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 25, 18, 13, 18, 17, 7, 32, 23CLE23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 14, 10, 14, 3, 11, 10, 4, 18CLE18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 9, 16, 7, 6, 6, 14, 7, 22BOS22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 24, 8, 12, 34, 19, 24, 28, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Atlanta by 22.

CLE over BOS1DAL over SAS1MIA over CHI4LAC over DEN4LAL over MIN5TOR over NJN21IND over ORL21ATL over NOH22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics20
Clippers-Nuggets11
Pacers-Magic9
Spurs-Mavs7
Lakers-Wolves4
Raptors-Nets2
Bulls-Heat0
Hawks-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Kyrie's layup with 2.6 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 88-87 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 109, Nuggets 105
214
Lakers-WolvesLakers 106, Wolves 101
207
Spurs-MavsSpurs 100, Mavs 101
201
Pacers-MagicPacers 106, Magic 85
191
Bulls-HeatBulls 93, Heat 97
190
Cavs-CelticsCavs 88, Celtics 87
175
Raptors-NetsRaptors 94, Nets 73
167
Hawks-HornetsHawks 94, Hornets 72
166
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-CelticsCavs 88, Celtics 87
+1 CLE
Spurs-MavsSpurs 100, Mavs 101
+1 DAL
Bulls-HeatBulls 93, Heat 97
+4 MIA
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 109, Nuggets 105
+4 LAC
Lakers-WolvesLakers 106, Wolves 101
+5 LAL
Pacers-MagicPacers 106, Magic 85
+21 IND
Raptors-NetsRaptors 94, Nets 73
+21 TOR
Hawks-HornetsHawks 94, Hornets 72
+22 ATL
CLE rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-CelticsCLE won · Cavs 88, Celtics 87
8 pts
Clippers-NuggetsLAC won · Clippers 109, Nuggets 105
6 pts
Pacers-MagicIND won · Pacers 106, Magic 85
3 pts
Teague shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TeagueATL · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DwightORL · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
HilarioDEN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
PauLAL · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
KyrieCLE · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 100Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs182218339100
Mavs2427182210101
The story
Jason Terry had 34 points as Dallas beat San Antonio 101-100 in OT

Gary Neal led San Antonio with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 34 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 14-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+11+110+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 88Celtics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2321182688
Celtics2419271787
The story
Kyrie Irving's 23 points carried Cleveland past Boston, 88-87

For Boston, Ray Allen had 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 26-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+1−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 106Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22312627106
Wolves19262927101
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 106-101 behind 28 points from Pau Gasol

Michael Beasley paced Minnesota: 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 31-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+8+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
30.02010–11 avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 2010–11 (72 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 35

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 42, 42, 14, 24, 30, 33, 24, 27, 35Lakers-Wolves · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 33, 31, 28, 28, 18, 32, 31, 35Heat-Bulls · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 22, 31, 25, 18, 22, 24, 34, 34Bulls-Heat · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 7, 12, 10, 12, 12, 17, 18, 34Mavs-Spurs · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 33, 20, 17, 15, 39, 31, 18, 33Wolves-Lakers · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 20, 10, 21, 20, 5, 9, 9, 32Clippers-Nuggets · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Leandro BarbosaTOR+3.9 17.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Samuel DalembertHOU+3.4 12.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+3.0 15.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Tiago SplitterSAS+2.8 12.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Deron WilliamsNJN+2.7 22.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Cold
Carl LandryNOH−3.3 8.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Richard JeffersonSAS−3.0 7.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR−2.5 11.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Kyle KorverCHI−2.3 4.2 last 10 · 6.5 season
Jose CalderonTOR−1.9 8.6 last 10 · 10.5 season