FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 1, 2007Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHA by 10 after three quarters and won 102–96.

Final
MIN102
CHA96
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 MIN +6
Final
BOS89
POR81
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS 0; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +8
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2005–06Jan 1, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Juan Dixon (POR vs LAC), 24 points.
The lead · MIN @ CHA

Kevin Garnett scores 32, Minnesota rallies past Charlotte

Minnesota trailed by 10 after three and won 102–96.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8-10+6MIN AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN20272134102
CHA2926231896
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 22, 24, 29, 26, 24, 10, 17, 32MIN32 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 22, 23, 3, 15, 14, 24, 18, 25MIN25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Matt CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 15, 16, 4, 14, 6, 27, 18, 23CHA23 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 13, 18, 10, 11, 22, 22, 10, 22CHA22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · BOS @ POR

Boston beats Portland, 89–81

Boston led 70–67 after three and won by 8. Tony Allen led Boston with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · BOS vs POR
Tony Allen · BOSBrandon Roy · PORPTS2218REB84AST15Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg26.4Last 3

26.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 32

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 22, 24, 29, 26, 24, 10, 17, 32MIN @ CHA · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 22, 23, 3, 15, 14, 24, 18, 25MIN @ CHA · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Matt CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 15, 16, 4, 14, 6, 27, 18, 23CHA vs MIN · L
9.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 13, 18, 10, 11, 22, 22, 10, 22CHA vs MIN · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 11, 17, 12, 18, 13, 20, 23, 22BOS @ POR · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 12, 11, 8, 18, 10, 18, 15, 21MIN @ CHA · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Tony AllenBOS+8.0 18.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Earl BoykinsDEN+6.6 20.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Caron ButlerWAS+5.4 25.9 last 10 · 20.5 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+5.3 15.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Vince CarterNJN−5.3 20.1 last 10 · 25.4 season
Sam CassellLAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Zach RandolphPOR−3.4 20.9 last 10 · 24.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.3 22.8 last 10 · 26.1 season
Metta World PeaceSAC−3.3 11.6 last 10 · 14.9 season