FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 12, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nuggets trailed Warriors by 3 after the first quarter and won 123–111.

Final · Box score
Clippers74
Pistons92
Q1 Pistons +4; Q2 Pistons +7; Q3 Pistons +15; Q4 Pistons +18
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Nuggets123
Q1 Nuggets -3; Q2 Nuggets +6; Q3 Nuggets +18; Q4 Nuggets +12
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Jazz102
Q1 Jazz +9; Q2 Jazz +18; Q3 Jazz +29; Q4 Jazz +26
On this day · 2005–06Feb 12, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Pistons), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Nuggets

Denver makes it three straight

Carmelo Anthony goes for 28 points

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+18+12Nuggets AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36232824111
Nuggets33324018123
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 33, 33, 20, 31, 27, 34, 29, 28Nuggets28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 9, 17, 13, 18, 9, 4, 16, 28Nuggets28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 21, 11, 17, 16, 13, 24, 6, 24Warriors24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 9, 7, 4, 5, 7, 5, 16, 23Warriors23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Jazz7
Warriors-Nuggets5
Clippers-Pistons3
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 234, 56 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 111, Nuggets 123
234
Hawks-JazzHawks 76, Jazz 102
178
Clippers-PistonsClippers 74, Pistons 92
166
Nuggets won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 111, Nuggets 123
+12 Nuggets
Clippers-PistonsClippers 74, Pistons 92
+18 Pistons
Hawks-JazzHawks 76, Jazz 102
+26 Jazz
Hilario shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioNuggets · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
AzubuikeWarriors · 23 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
JR SmithNuggets · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
56% (10-18)
PrincePistons · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
Marvin WilliamsHawks · 15 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
50% (6-12)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 111Nuggets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36232824111
Nuggets33324018123
The story
JR Smith had 28 points as Denver beat Golden State 123-111

Matt Barnes led Golden State with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 40-28, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −3+6+18+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pistons
Clippers 74Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2315181874
Pistons2718262192
The story
Detroit beat Los Angeles 92-74 behind 19 points from Chris Webber

Corey Maggette paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 26-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +4+7+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 76Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1319182676
Jazz22282923102
The story
Mehmet Okur's 19 points carried Utah past Atlanta, 102-76

For Atlanta, Marvin Williams had 15 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 4-9 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-18, was where the Jazz built it.

Jazz lead by quarter
300 +9+18+29+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko was the fantasy play: 38.8 FPTS on 11 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 42 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Josh PowellWarriors
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Pistons

Detroit leads Clippers wire to wire

Detroit was ahead at every break and won 92–74. Best quarter: the first, 27–23. Chris Webber led Detroit with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Nuggets over Warriors12Pistons over Clippers18Jazz over Hawks26Final margin, points. Pink = Pistons over Clippers.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 28

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 33, 33, 20, 31, 27, 34, 29, 28Nuggets-Warriors · W
30.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 9, 17, 13, 18, 9, 4, 16, 28Nuggets-Warriors · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 21, 11, 17, 16, 13, 24, 6, 24Warriors-Nuggets · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 14, 20, 13, 27, 18, 14, 17, 24Nuggets-Warriors · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 9, 7, 4, 5, 7, 5, 16, 23Warriors-Nuggets · L
10.1 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 6, 17, 12, 15, 17, 18, 8, 19Pistons-Clippers · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenCeltics+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Amar'e StoudemireSuns+6.3 26.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jamal CrawfordKnicks+6.2 24.2 last 10 · 18.0 season
Andre IguodalaSixers+6.1 23.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Nene HilarioNuggets+5.9 16.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Tyronn LueHawks−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesRaptors−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Willie GreenSixers−4.6 5.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Travis OutlawBlazers−4.4 4.2 last 10 · 8.6 season
T.J. FordRaptors−4.3 10.1 last 10 · 14.4 season