FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 24, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NJN by 8 after three quarters and won 121–119.

Final
SAS90
MIA89
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -7; Q4 SAS +1
Final
IND92
MIL104
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +12
Final
NJN119
GSW121
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +2
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 24, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (UTA vs MEM), 39 points.
The lead · NJN @ GSW

Monta Ellis scores 39, Golden State holds off New Jersey

Final: 121–119. Monta Ellis added 4 rebounds and 2 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+7+1-8+2GSW AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN26263829119
GSW33202939121
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 27, 29, 17, 11, 23, 12, 28, 39GSW39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 4, 20, 27, 22, 24, 40, 19, 15, 25GSW25 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 28, 17, 9, 22, 21, 24, 18, 34NJN34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 18, 16, 10, 26, 20, 10, 21, 29NJN29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SAS @ MIA

San Antonio takes over late to edge Miami

Down 7 after three, San Antonio won the fourth 25–17. Final: 90–89. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over MIA1GSW over NJN2MIL over IND12Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over MIA.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg23.2Last 3

23.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 39

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.
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 27, 29, 17, 11, 23, 12, 28, 39GSW vs NJN · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 22, 18, 16, 17, 24, 19, 28, 37MIL vs IND · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 28, 17, 9, 22, 21, 24, 18, 34NJN @ GSW · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 24, 15, 18, 20, 24, 19, 28, 30SAS @ MIA · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 18, 16, 10, 26, 20, 10, 21, 29NJN @ GSW · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 25, 34, 11, 24, 37, 22, 42, 27MIA vs SAS · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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
Ryan GomesMIN+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Chris BoshTOR+5.3 27.5 last 10 · 22.2 season
Andrew BogutMIL+5.1 18.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Andres NocioniCHI+4.8 19.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Josh BooneNJN+4.4 11.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.6 16.7 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.5 7.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.3 17.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−5.2 4.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Ricky DavisMIA−4.7 9.3 last 10 · 14.0 season