FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 16, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAL by 8 at halftime and won 109–103.

Final
TOR104
IND111
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +7
Final
SAS87
PHI109
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +22
Final
NYK89
WAS96
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +7
Final
NOH78
CLE92
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +14
Final
UTA101
MEM91
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +10
Final
DET79
OKC89
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +10
Final
MIN105
PHX103
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +2
Final
MIL129
SAC122
Q1 MIL +19; Q2 MIL +20; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +7
Final
ATL114
GSW119
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +5
Final
ORL109
LAL103
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +6
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 16, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Gerald Wallace (CHA vs ORL), 36 points.
The lead · ORL @ LAL

Orlando climbs out of an 8-point hole against Lakers

Down 8 at the half, the Magic won the fourth quarter 35–28 and the game 109–103. Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-3-8-1+6ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL20243035109
LAL23292328103
Who led
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 16, 15, 14, 15, 14, 22, 23, 28ORL28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 15, 39, 15, 23, 16, 24, 25, 25ORL25 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 26, 39, 21, 36, 19, 33, 29, 28LAL28 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 6, 14, 10, 12, 10, 9, 17LAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MIN @ PHX

Minnesota wins a tight one over Phoenix

105–103. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Al Jefferson led Minnesota with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over PHX2GSW over ATL5ORL over LAL6IND over TOR7WAS over NYK7MIL over SAC7UTA over MEM10OKC over DET10CLE over NOH14PHI over SAS22Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over PHX.
Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 44

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.
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 17, 35, 20, 24, 32, 29, 16, 44MIL @ SAC · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 33, 27, 9, 27, 28, 26, 21, 32OKC vs DET · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 38, 16, 30, 21, 38, 30, 28, 29CLE vs NOH · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 11, 11, 28, 25, 19, 32, 35, 29GSW vs ATL · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 26, 39, 21, 36, 19, 33, 29, 28LAL vs ORL · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 16, 15, 14, 15, 14, 22, 23, 28ORL @ LAL · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 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
Andrea BargnaniTOR+9.3 22.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Eric GordonLAC+8.5 20.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+5.7 22.9 last 10 · 17.2 season
Michael ReddMIL+5.1 26.8 last 10 · 21.7 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.9 15.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Caron ButlerWAS−5.5 14.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Brandon RushIND−4.6 1.7 last 10 · 6.3 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−4.3 10.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Rudy GayMEM−4.0 14.5 last 10 · 18.5 season