FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 8, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CHI by 11 after three quarters and won 105–100.

Final
NJN99
CHA115
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +16
Final
SEA79
CLE95
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +16
Final
MIL87
PHI83
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +4
Final
HOU92
WAS84
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +8
Final
LAL117
MEM101
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +16
Final
MIA91
MIN101
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +10
Final
NYK105
CHI100
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -11; Q4 NYK +5
Final
IND89
UTA111
Q1 UTA +21; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +22
Final
ORL100
SAC104
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +4
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 8, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (HOU @ CHI), 31 points.
The lead · NYK @ CHI

New York fights back late to top Chicago

Chicago led 88–77 after three. New York won the fourth 28–12 and the game 105–100. Eddy Curry led New York with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · NYK 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+1-11+5NYK AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK24292428105
CHI27253612100
Who led
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 11, 8, 2, 12, 24, 25, 16, 29NYK29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 21, 16, 31, 29, 9, 24, 9, 24NYK24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 19, 6, 13, 16, 16, 31, 9, 22CHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 31, 25, 39, 22, 32, 20, 21CHI21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · MIL @ PHI

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Philadelphia

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 87–83. Mo Williams led Milwaukee with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over PHI4SAC over ORL4NYK over CHI5HOU over WAS8MIN over MIA10CHA over NJN16CLE over SEA16LAL over MEM16UTA over IND22Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over PHI.
Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 29

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.
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 23, 16, 29, 15, 17, 13, 16, 29ORL @ SAC · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 11, 8, 2, 12, 24, 25, 16, 29NYK @ CHI · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 15, 21, 6, 3, 6, 34, 21, 27MIN vs MIA · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 21, 4, 19, 10, 11, 17, 22, 26LAL @ MEM · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 36, 41, 20, 22, 27, 48, 12, 27, 18, 25MIA @ MIN · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 27, 25, 34, 28, 28, 33, 21, 25CHA vs NJN · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 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+7.2 26.8 last 10 · 19.6 season
Joe SmithCHI+5.0 15.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Ben GordonCHI+4.9 24.5 last 10 · 19.6 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+4.3 14.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.3 15.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.0 18.4 last 10 · 23.4 season
Jason TerryDAL−4.9 10.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 6.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kyle LowryMEM−4.2 4.4 last 10 · 8.6 season