FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 5, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed SAC by 12 at halftime and won 98–90.

Final
SAS91
MIA84
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +7
Final
SAC90
NJN98
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN -12; Q3 NJN -2; Q4 NJN +8
Final
TOR97
MIL107
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +10
Final
IND115
DEN135
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +20
Final
GSW114
UTA119
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +5
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 · 2007–08Jan 5, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Josh Smith (ATL vs NJN), 34 points.
The lead · SAC @ NJN

New Jersey rallies from 12 down to beat Sacramento

Trailing by 12 at the half, New Jersey outscored the Kings 55–35 the rest of the way. Final: 98–90. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Kevin Martin scored 36 for Sacramento in the loss.

Game flow · NJN 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+5-12-2+8NJN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC1837191690
NJN2320292698
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 38, 19, 28, 31, 4, 18, 20, 29NJN29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Yi JianlianPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 5, 7, 9, 2, 12, 8, 13, 22NJN22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 26, 27, 22, 8, 20, 20, 45, 36SAC36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 6, 9, 8, 9, 10, 8, 9, 12SAC12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · TOR @ MIL

Milwaukee climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Down 8 after one, the Bucks won the fourth quarter 33–26 and the game 107–97. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 35 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIL vs TOR
Michael Redd · MILChris Bosh · TORPTS3531REB611AST45Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 36

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.
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 41, 26, 26, 34, 25, 22, 35, 36IND @ DEN · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 26, 27, 22, 8, 20, 20, 45, 36SAC @ NJN · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 14, 27, 4, 25, 20, 31, 17, 35MIL vs TOR · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 31, 13, 29, 30, 24, 19, 23, 31TOR @ MIL · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 38, 19, 28, 31, 4, 18, 20, 29NJN vs SAC · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 6, 50, 18, 22, 10, 11, 11, 28GSW @ UTA · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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
Eric GordonLAC+7.3 18.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+7.0 20.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Boris DiawCHA+5.7 16.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Mike JamesWAS+5.3 13.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
Jarrett JackIND+5.2 16.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Beno UdrihSAC−4.4 6.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Caron ButlerWAS−3.8 16.7 last 10 · 20.5 season
Maurice EvansATL−3.5 3.5 last 10 · 7.0 season
Richard JeffersonMIL−3.5 13.6 last 10 · 17.1 season