FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 5, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed PHX by 11 at halftime and won 118–113.

Final
NJN113
ATL107
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN -7; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +6
Final
BOS92
DET85
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +7
Final
SAC93
CHI94
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +1
Final
NYK91
HOU103
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +12
Final
NOH118
PHX113
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH -11; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +5
Final
UTA89
POR103
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +14
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 5, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (HOU vs UTA), 44 points.
The lead · NOH @ PHX

New Orleans rallies from 11 down to beat Phoenix

Trailing by 11 at the half, New Orleans outscored the Suns 61–45 the rest of the way. Final: 118–113. Chris Paul led New Orleans with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · NOH 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+3-11-3+5NOH AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH34233328118
PHX31372520113
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 19, 40, 17, 20, 23, 16, 24, 28NOH28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 11, 21, 9, 10, 19, 16, 24, 23NOH23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 10, 31, 10, 16, 6, 22, 16, 28PHX28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 21, 7, 24, 9, 10, 12, 17, 23PHX23 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 14.

CHI over SAC1NOH over PHX5NJN over ATL6BOS over DET7HOU over NYK12POR over UTA14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Josh Smith 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.
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 18, 12, 16, 16, 13, 20, 20, 34ATL vs NJN · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 18, 12, 22, 25, 16, 19, 26, 30HOU vs NYK · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 31, 23, 21, 24, 23, 18, 30, 29NJN @ ATL · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 19, 40, 17, 20, 23, 16, 24, 28NOH @ PHX · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 10, 31, 10, 16, 6, 22, 16, 28PHX vs NOH · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 19, 4, 4, 7, 4, 7, 13, 26POR vs UTA · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 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
Ben GordonCHI+5.0 24.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Michael FinleySAS+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.6 15.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.2 24.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
Cold
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 6.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.5 6.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.8 11.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−3.4 20.1 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−3.4 19.4 last 10 · 22.8 season