FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 21, 2008Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed ATL by 9 after the first quarter and won 111–109.

Final
SAS95
CHA86
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +9
Final
BOS109
NYK93
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +16
Final
DAL84
WAS102
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +18
Final · OT
POR111
ATL109
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +2
Final
IND110
PHI103
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +7
Final
SEA89
HOU96
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +7
Final
UTA109
LAC93
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +16
Final
MIL92
NOH106
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH -4; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +14
Final
MIN109
GSW108
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +1
Final
CHI90
MEM104
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +14
Final
DET100
ORL102
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +2
Final
CLE97
MIA90
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +7
Final
DEN99
LAL116
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +17
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 21, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs DAL), 31 points.
The lead · POR @ ATL

Portland needs overtime to survive Atlanta

Tied 100–100 after regulation. Portland won the final period 11–9 for a 111–109 win. Travis Outlaw led Portland with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Joe Johnson scored 37 for Atlanta in the loss.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9+4+10+2POR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
POR1836232311111
ATL272326249109
Who led
Travis OutlawPoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 14, 8, 18, 13, 17, 18, 22, 23POR23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 4, 8, 33, 16, 22, 24, 25, 18POR18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 9, 29, 23, 37, 22, 12, 25, 37ATL37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 8, 2, 0, 6, 2, 4, 5, 18ATL18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Thirteen games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Washington by 18.

MIN over GSW1POR over ATL2ORL over DET2IND over PHI7HOU over SEA7CLE over MIA7SAS over CHA9NOH over MIL14MEM over CHI14BOS over NYK16UTA over LAC16LAL over DEN17WAS over DAL18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg20.8Last 3

20.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg46.6Today

47 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 42

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 18, 25, 34, 11, 24, 37, 22, 42MIA vs CLE · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 9, 29, 23, 37, 22, 12, 25, 37ATL vs POR · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 5, 13, 20, 21, 15, 12, 20, 35MIN @ GSW · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 19, 18, 22, 10, 18, 11, 17, 32DAL @ WAS · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 30, 21, 36, 15, 30, 25, 21, 30HOU vs SEA · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 24, 39, 22, 31, 31, 51, 27, 28CLE @ MIA · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 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
Chris BoshTOR+5.9 28.1 last 10 · 22.2 season
Andrew BogutMIL+5.2 18.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Ryan GomesMIN+5.0 16.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Joe SmithCHI+4.9 15.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Charlie BellMIL+4.8 10.6 last 10 · 5.8 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.7 16.3 last 10 · 22.0 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−5.5 4.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.3 17.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.2 7.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jason KaponoTOR−4.4 4.2 last 10 · 8.6 season