FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 4, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CHA by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–96.

Final
ATL91
IND113
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +22
Final
HOU96
ORL94
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +2
Final
DET101
TOR85
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +16
Final
MEM96
BOS100
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +4
Final
SAC93
CLE97
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE 0; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +4
Final
CHA96
NJN102
Q1 NJN -10; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +6
Final
DEN118
MIN107
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +11
Final
WAS101
MIL77
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +30; Q4 WAS +24
Final
NYK93
SAS97
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +4
Final
MIA89
DAL94
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +5
Final
NOH116
GSW104
Q1 NOH +12; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +16; Q4 NOH +12
Final
PHI93
LAL124
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +24; Q3 LAL +28; Q4 LAL +31
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 · 2006–07Jan 4, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAC), 42 points.
The lead · CHA @ NJN

Vince Carter scores 30 in New Jersey win over Charlotte

Final: 102–96. Vince Carter added 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · NJN 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 Q3Final0-10-6+2+6NJN AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA3117192996
NJN21212733102
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 15, 31, 23, 21, 24, 23, 18, 30NJN30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 36, 29, 31, 18, 26, 19, 14, 28NJN28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 17, 30, 27, 25, 34, 28, 28, 33CHA33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 27, 15, 32, 14, 23, 36, 23, 25CHA25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 31.

HOU over ORL2BOS over MEM4CLE over SAC4SAS over NYK4DAL over MIA5NJN over CHA6DEN over MIN11NOH over GSW12DET over TOR16IND over ATL22WAS over MIL24LAL over PHI31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.9Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Rashad McCants leads the day with 34

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.
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 19, 23, 15, 21, 6, 3, 6, 34MIN vs DEN · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 17, 30, 27, 25, 34, 28, 28, 33CHA @ NJN · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 36, 34, 21, 24, 39, 13, 29, 33DEN @ MIN · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 14, 25, 9, 8, 15, 15, 6, 32IND vs ATL · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 15, 31, 23, 21, 24, 23, 18, 30NJN vs CHA · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 36, 29, 31, 18, 26, 19, 14, 28NJN vs CHA · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 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
Jason RichardsonCHA+6.3 25.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Michael FinleySAS+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.3 15.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.2 24.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
Ben GordonCHI+3.9 23.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 6.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.5 6.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Andres NocioniCHI−3.9 9.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.8 11.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−3.4 19.4 last 10 · 22.8 season