FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 12, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DET by 13 after the first quarter and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Magic104
Clippers101
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats88
Pacers96
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Wizards93
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Pistons87
Q1 UTA -13; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Sixers107
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Suns97
Bulls81
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies83
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +26; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Heat128
Kings99
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +22; Q3 MIA +31; Q4 MIA +29
On this day · 2011–12Jan 12, 2012: 5 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Warriors), 45 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pistons

Utah fights back from 13 down against Detroit

Jrue Holiday goes for 30 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-11+3+3UTA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1326252690
Pistons2624112687
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 30, 12, 21, 12, 15, 26, 23, 20UTA20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 9, 14, 19, 15, 14, 19, 20, 17UTA17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 9, 7, 11, 20, 8, 12, 20, 16DET16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 31, 25, 8, 15, 5, 5, 1, 13DET13 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Sacramento by 29, the widest margin of 8 games.

ORL over LAC3UTA over DET3PHI over HOU7IND over CHA8WAS over ATL10PHX over CHI16DAL over MEM21MIA over SAC29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Wizards7
Suns-Bulls7
Bobcats-Pacers5
Jazz-Pistons5
Rockets-Sixers2
Grizzlies-Mavs2
Magic-Clippers1
Heat-Kings0
The night in charts
Heat-Kings combined for 227, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-KingsHeat 128, Kings 99
227
Rockets-SixersRockets 100, Sixers 107
207
Magic-ClippersMagic 104, Clippers 101
205
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 83, Mavs 104
187
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 88, Pacers 96
184
Suns-BullsSuns 97, Bulls 81
178
Jazz-PistonsJazz 90, Pistons 87
177
Hawks-WizardsHawks 83, Wizards 93
176
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-PistonsJazz 90, Pistons 87
+3 UTA
Magic-ClippersMagic 104, Clippers 101
+3 ORL
Rockets-SixersRockets 100, Sixers 107
+7 PHI
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 88, Pacers 96
+8 IND
Hawks-WizardsHawks 83, Wizards 93
+10 WAS
Suns-BullsSuns 97, Bulls 81
+16 PHX
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 83, Mavs 104
+21 DAL
Heat-KingsHeat 128, Kings 99
+29 MIA
UTA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 90, Pistons 87
13 pts
Magic-ClippersORL won · Magic 104, Clippers 101
8 pts
Bobcats-PacersIND won · Bobcats 88, Pacers 96
2 pts
Suns-BullsPHX won · Suns 97, Bulls 81
1 pt
Chalmers shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChalmersMIA · 34 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
BeasleyPHX · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
LeBronMIA · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL
70% (7-10)
MarionDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
BlakeLAC · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
68% (15-22)
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 90Pistons 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1326252690
Pistons2624112687
The story
Al Jefferson had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Detroit 90-87

Greg Monroe led Detroit with 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Jazz took the third 25-11.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −13−11+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 104Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26232629104
Clippers31262618101
The story
Arron Afflalo's 30 points carried Orlando past Los Angeles, 104-101

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-18.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5−8−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 83Wizards 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1733161783
Wizards2724222093
The story
Washington beat Atlanta 93-83 behind 16 points from Bradley Beal

AJ Price backed him with 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +10+1+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeff Teague topped the game at 35.1 FPTS: 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 34

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 27, 12, 8, 11, 12, 9, 18, 34Kings-Heat · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 5, 3, 9, 5, 5, 3, 2, 34Heat-Kings · W
7.5 PPG season to date · +27.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 22, 7, 12, 10, 24, 20, 15, 30Clippers-Magic · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 26, 14, 28, 19, 29, 24, 12, 30Magic-Clippers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 29, 26, 16, 15, 11, 19, 16, 30Sixers-Rockets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 31, 29, 29, 31, 25, 24, 29Rockets-Sixers · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNYK+5.7 22.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
Luis ScolaPHX+4.2 17.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+4.1 18.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Jameer NelsonORL+4.0 18.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+3.8 13.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Kyle LowryTOR−5.1 9.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Evan TurnerPHI−4.1 9.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Michael BeasleyPHX−3.8 5.6 last 10 · 9.4 season
Gary NealSAS−3.6 6.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.4 16.2 last 10 · 19.6 season