FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 22, 2008Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIL by 8 at halftime and won 114–105.

Final
PHX114
MIL105
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +9
Final
NJN94
SAC128
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +24; Q4 SAC +34
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 22, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs GSW), 42 points.
The lead · PHX @ MIL

Steve Nash scores 37, Phoenix rallies past Milwaukee

Phoenix trailed by 8 at the half and won 114–105.

Game flow · PHX 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+6-8-6+9PHX AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX30242337114
MIL24382122105
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 13, 9, 35, 14, 13, 17, 13, 37PHX37 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 25, 21, 31, 29, 16, 23, 28, 19PHX19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 8, 22, 18, 16, 17, 24, 19, 28MIL28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 17, 14, 29, 23, 21, 21, 13, 19MIL19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · NJN @ SAC

Sacramento never trails at a break against New Jersey

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 128–94. Metta World Peace led Sacramento with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SAC vs NJN
Metta World Peace · SACVince Carter · NJNPTS2721REB63AST48Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 37

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.
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 13, 9, 35, 14, 13, 17, 13, 37PHX @ MIL · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 8, 22, 18, 16, 17, 24, 19, 28MIL vs PHX · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 20, 26, 24, 15, 4, 18, 15, 27SAC vs NJN · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 17, 18, 16, 10, 26, 20, 10, 21NJN @ SAC · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 17, 14, 29, 23, 21, 21, 13, 19MIL vs PHX · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 25, 21, 31, 29, 16, 23, 28, 19PHX @ MIL · W
22.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 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
Andrew BogutMIL+6.0 19.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Chris BoshTOR+5.9 28.1 last 10 · 22.2 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.8 11.7 last 10 · 5.9 season
Ryan GomesMIN+5.0 16.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Joe SmithCHI+4.9 15.5 last 10 · 10.6 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