FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 26, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed PHI by 7 at halftime and won 101–86.

Final
PHX103
WAS87
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX 0; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +16
Final
ATL79
MIA95
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +16
Final
HOU98
NYK104
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +6
Final
MIN90
MIL83
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +7
Final
PHI86
NOH101
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH -7; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +15
Final
NJN85
OKC94
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +9
Final
POR113
LAC88
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +25
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 26, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs IND), 35 points.
The lead · PHI @ NOH

Chris Paul posts 27-10-15 as New Orleans tops Philadelphia

A triple-double in a 101–86 win.

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7+6+15NOH AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2324162386
NOH20202932101
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 23, 33, 18, 23, 27, 29, 23, 27NOH27 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 8, 16, 15, 10, 26, 20, 17, 26NOH26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 15, 22, 11, 27, 10, 11, 17, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 22, 19, 12, 11, 27, 12, 21, 19PHI19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · HOU @ NYK

New York handles Houston by 6

The Knicks won the fourth quarter 30–18. Final: 104–98. Nate Robinson led New York with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over HOU6MIN over MIL7OKC over NJN9NOH over PHI15PHX over WAS16MIA over ATL16POR over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over HOU.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 35

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: 31, 41, 27, 31, 17, 29, 32, 25, 27, 35MIA vs ATL · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 11, 27, 29, 17, 9, 23, 22, 33POR @ LAC · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 26, 22, 16, 16, 21, 20, 19, 29PHX @ WAS · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 6, 25, 11, 22, 32, 12, 31, 28WAS vs PHX · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 23, 33, 18, 23, 27, 29, 23, 27NOH vs PHI · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 25, 15, 28, 22, 33, 19, 19, 27WAS vs PHX · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 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+7.4 20.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andrew BynumLAL+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Eric GordonLAC+5.9 19.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Brook LopezNJN+4.9 16.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+4.8 22.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−6.1 15.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Marquis DanielsIND−5.1 8.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.5 16.8 last 10 · 21.3 season
Brandon RushIND−4.4 1.9 last 10 · 6.3 season
Matt BarnesPHX−4.0 6.0 last 10 · 10.0 season