FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 30, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 6 after the first quarter and won 93–89.

Final · Box score
Magic69
Sixers74
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Wizards88
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Heat109
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Wolves120
Rockets108
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Grizzlies73
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Bucks103
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Mavs122
Suns99
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +26; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Jazz93
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +12
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The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Utah handles Portland by 4

Kevin Durant goes for 36 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6-1+4UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2619251989
Jazz2019302493
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 26, 20, 16, 26, 31, 20, 6, 19UTA19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 4, 19, 17, 18, 11, 9, 20, 15UTA15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 20, 33, 25, 13, 23, 18, 23, 25POR25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 0, 9, 14, 0, 10, 16, 14, 15POR15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Dallas by 23.

UTA over POR4PHI over ORL5CHI over WAS10SAS over MEM10MIN over HOU12LAC over OKC12MIA over NOH14MIL over DET21DAL over PHX23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Rockets14
Spurs-Grizzlies9
Magic-Sixers7
Mavs-Suns6
Blazers-Jazz5
Hornets-Heat4
Thunder-Clippers3
Bulls-Wizards0
Pistons-Bucks0
The night in charts
Wolves-Rockets combined for 228, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RocketsWolves 120, Rockets 108
228
Mavs-SunsMavs 122, Suns 99
221
Thunder-ClippersThunder 100, Clippers 112
212
Hornets-HeatHornets 95, Heat 109
204
Bulls-WizardsBulls 98, Wizards 88
186
Pistons-BucksPistons 82, Bucks 103
185
Blazers-JazzBlazers 89, Jazz 93
182
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 83, Grizzlies 73
156
Magic-SixersMagic 69, Sixers 74
143
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 89, Jazz 93
+4 UTA
Magic-SixersMagic 69, Sixers 74
+5 PHI
Bulls-WizardsBulls 98, Wizards 88
+10 CHI
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 83, Grizzlies 73
+10 SAS
Thunder-ClippersThunder 100, Clippers 112
+12 LAC
Wolves-RocketsWolves 120, Rockets 108
+12 MIN
Hornets-HeatHornets 95, Heat 109
+14 MIA
Pistons-BucksPistons 82, Bucks 103
+21 MIL
Mavs-SunsMavs 122, Suns 99
+23 DAL
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 89, Jazz 93
6 pts
Wolves-RocketsMIN won · Wolves 120, Rockets 108
2 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 95, Heat 109
2 pts
Dunleavy shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DunleavyMIL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
CP3LAC · 26 PTS, 14 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
WestDAL · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
BeasleyMIN · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
LoveMIN · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 89Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2619251989
Jazz2019302493
The story
Paul Millsap had 19 points and 15 rebounds as Utah beat Portland 93-89

LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 25 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Jazz took the third 30-25.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6−6−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 69Sixers 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic181592769
Sixers1918211674
The story
Andre Iguodala's 14 points and 11 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Orlando, 74-69

For Orlando, Dwight Howard had 17 PTS, 11 REB 14 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 21-9, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +1+4+16+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 100Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25212430100
Clippers36282622112
The story
Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 112-100 behind 22 points from Blake Griffin

DeAndre Jordan backed him with 11 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 36-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +11+18+20+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 28, 28, 33, 20, 20, 25, 37, 36Thunder-Clippers · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 31, 25, 18, 22, 24, 34, 34, 35Bulls-Wizards · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 4, 8, 19, 11, 9, 7, 18, 34Wolves-Rockets · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 21, 26, 36, 21, 24, 14, 28, 31Thunder-Clippers · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 20, 17, 15, 39, 31, 18, 33, 29Wolves-Rockets · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 28, 25, 11, 32, 25, 31, 29, 29Rockets-Wolves · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.0 25.3 last 10 · 21.3 season
Leandro BarbosaTOR+3.9 17.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
John WallWAS+3.6 19.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
Tayshaun PrinceDET+3.4 15.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Shawn MarionDAL+3.0 15.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Wesley MatthewsPOR−2.7 10.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Carl LandryNOH−2.4 9.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Gerald WallacePOR−2.2 11.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Richard JeffersonSAS−2.1 8.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jose CalderonTOR−1.9 8.6 last 10 · 10.5 season