FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 18, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CHI by 8 at halftime and won 119–111.

Final
POR98
MIA91
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +7
Final
ATL78
TOR89
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +11
Final
NYK98
WAS111
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +13
Final
PHI89
BOS116
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +27
Final
SAC100
DET93
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +7
Final
SEA100
MEM124
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +21; Q3 MEM +30; Q4 MEM +24
Final
CHA84
NOH112
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +19; Q3 NOH +28; Q4 NOH +28
Final
MIN95
PHX115
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +20
Final
LAC88
UTA106
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +18
Final
GSW119
CHI111
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW 0; Q4 GSW +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 · 2006–07Jan 18, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs IND), 33 points.
The lead · GSW @ CHI

Baron Davis scores 40 as Golden State beats Chicago

Golden State won 119–111. Baron Davis: 40 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-80+8GSW AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW28223435119
CHI29292627111
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 26, 34, 4, 20, 27, 22, 24, 40GSW40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 11, 29, 5, 22, 9, 21, 17, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 32, 20, 21, 15, 6, 6, 24, 29CHI29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 11, 26, 7, 27, 20, 6, 20, 28CHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · POR @ MIA

Miami's skid reaches twelve

Portland won 98–91; the Heat fall to 8–31. Brandon Roy led Portland with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Lvs ORL114–121L@ WAS74–96Lvs MIL98–103L@ DAL89–94L@ MEM94–101L@ MIN91–101L@ MIL92–98L@ NOH88–114Lvs CHI96–126Lvs POR91–98MIA: last 10 games through Jan 18, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg9.6Last 3

9.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 40

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.
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 26, 34, 4, 20, 27, 22, 24, 40GSW @ CHI · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 48, 12, 27, 18, 25, 34, 11, 24, 37MIA vs POR · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 23, 23, 21, 40, 38, 16, 31, 35TOR vs ATL · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 24, 21, 14, 22, 10, 20, 21, 32WAS vs NYK · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 32, 20, 21, 15, 6, 6, 24, 29CHI vs GSW · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 18, 17, 16, 11, 27, 14, 20, 28DET vs SAC · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 10 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
Joe SmithCHI+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 11.5 last 10 · 5.9 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+5.6 17.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chris BoshTOR+5.4 27.5 last 10 · 22.1 season
Luther HeadHOU+5.1 13.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−5.3 4.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.9 17.9 last 10 · 22.8 season
Kyle LowryMEM−4.6 3.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Jason KaponoTOR−4.2 4.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Antoine WrightNJN−4.2 3.8 last 10 · 8.0 season