FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 14, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed PHX by 3 after the first quarter and won 102–90.

Final · Box score
Magic91
Wizards120
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +29
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Celtics100
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Hawks58
Bulls97
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +28; Q3 CHI +34; Q4 CHI +39
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Grizzlies73
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +21; Q4 LAC +26
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Suns90
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Heat97
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Cavs118
Kings124
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +6
On this day · 2011–12Jan 14, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 42 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Suns

Kevin Durant scores 41 as OKC beats Phoenix

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 26 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+4+12OKC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21302130102
Suns2421232290
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 26, 22, 29, 26, 42, 33, 41OKC41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 26, 27, 23, 17, 23, 27, 18, 36OKC36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shannon BrownPoints, last 10 games: 21, 0, 12, 0, 7, 8, 4, 15, 11, 21PHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 11, 18, 12, 16, 12, 9, 8, 19PHX19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Suns4
Heat-Jazz3
Clippers-Grizzlies2
Cavs-Kings2
Bobcats-Celtics0
Wolves-Mavs0
The night in charts
Cavs-Kings combined for 242, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-KingsCavs 118, Kings 124
242
Wolves-MavsWolves 98, Mavs 113
211
Magic-WizardsMagic 91, Wizards 120
211
Heat-JazzHeat 97, Jazz 104
201
Thunder-SunsThunder 102, Suns 90
192
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 89, Celtics 100
189
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 99, Grizzlies 73
172
Hawks-BullsHawks 58, Bulls 97
155
SAC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Cavs-KingsCavs 118, Kings 124
+6 SAC
Heat-JazzHeat 97, Jazz 104
+7 UTA
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 89, Celtics 100
+11 BOS
Thunder-SunsThunder 102, Suns 90
+12 OKC
Wolves-MavsWolves 98, Mavs 113
+15 DAL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 99, Grizzlies 73
+26 LAC
Magic-WizardsMagic 91, Wizards 120
+29 WAS
Hawks-BullsHawks 58, Bulls 97
+39 CHI
Brand shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandDAL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
PekovicMIN · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MayoDAL · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
RondoBOS · 17 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB
73% (8-11)
BealWAS · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 118Kings 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24333031118
Kings31382431124
The story
Marcus Thornton had 20 points as Sacramento beat Cleveland 124-118

Tristan Thompson led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +7+12+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Celtics
Bobcats 89Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1827251989
Celtics28282024100
The story
Boston beat Charlotte 100-89 behind a 17-10-12 triple-double from Rajon Rondo

Hakim Warrick paced Charlotte: 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+11+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 102Suns 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21302130102
Suns2421232290
The story
Russell Westbrook's 36 points carried Oklahoma City past Phoenix, 102-90

For Phoenix, Marcin Gortat had 19 PTS, 15 REB 36 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 14-24 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 30-21.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3+6+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.6Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 28.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
28.12011–12 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.1 in 2011–12 (49 games). Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Chicago by 39.

SAC over CLE6UTA over MIA7BOS over CHA11OKC over PHX12DAL over MIN15LAC over MEM26WAS over ORL29CHI over ATL39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 26, 22, 29, 26, 42, 33, 41Thunder-Suns · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 26, 27, 23, 17, 23, 27, 18, 36Thunder-Suns · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 20, 9, 13, 18, 9, 18, 15, 33Cavs-Kings · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 36, 32, 30, 24, 22, 15, 20, 32Heat-Jazz · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 21, 18, 31, 28, 10, 29, 11, 26Kings-Cavs · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 12, 21, 12, 15, 26, 23, 20, 23Jazz-Heat · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+4.9 19.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
JR SmithNYK+4.8 21.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.2 13.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Amir JohnsonTOR+4.1 13.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Carlos BoozerCHI+4.1 19.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Kyle LowryTOR−5.5 8.3 last 10 · 13.8 season
Evan TurnerPHI−4.1 9.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Austin RiversNOH−3.9 2.4 last 10 · 6.3 season
Marc GasolMEM−3.6 9.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.4 4.0 last 10 · 7.4 season