FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 12, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DAL by 11 at halftime and won 99–92.

Final · Box score
Heat95
Bulls93
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Mavs92
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -11; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Warriors105
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2007–08Feb 12, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Grizzlies), 33 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Mavs

Paul Pierce scores 31, Boston rallies past Dallas

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-11-6+7BOS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1723293099
Mavs2130241792
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 20, 36, 29, 21, 26, 19, 30, 31BOS31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 14, 22, 23, 22, 22, 18, 1, 20BOS20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 20, 30, 29, 16, 14, 44, 21, 37DAL37 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 19, 15, 13, 23, 18, 13, 23, 17DAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Bulls

Miami holds off Chicago, 95–93

Miami led 76–65 after three and held on to win by two. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over CHI2BOS over DAL7GSW over POR7Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CHI.
Lead changes
Heat-Bulls5
Celtics-Mavs1
Blazers-Warriors1
Shot of the night

Marion's jumper with 1.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 95-93 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 203, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 98, Warriors 105
203
Celtics-MavsCeltics 99, Mavs 92
191
Heat-BullsHeat 95, Bulls 93
188
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-BullsHeat 95, Bulls 93
+2 MIA
Celtics-MavsCeltics 99, Mavs 92
+7 BOS
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 98, Warriors 105
+7 GSW
BOS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-MavsBOS won · Celtics 99, Mavs 92
11 pts
Heat-BullsMIA won · Heat 95, Bulls 93
1 pt
Beasley shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BeasleyMIA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
RoyPOR · 37 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
RondoBOS · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 14 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
AldridgePOR · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
MarionMIA · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 95Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2327261995
Bulls2415262893
The story
Dwyane Wade had 24 points as Miami beat Chicago 95-93

Ben Gordon led Chicago with 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 9-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Heat took the second 27-15.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+11+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 99Mavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1723293099
Mavs2130241792
The story
Ray Allen's 20 points carried Boston past Dallas, 99-92

For Dallas, Jason Kidd had 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 PTS 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 5-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 30-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−11−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 98Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2026163698
Warriors32252325105
The story
Golden State won 105-98 despite 37 points from Brandon Roy

Stephen Jackson paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 37 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 14-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +12+11+18+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 49 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 37

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 20, 30, 29, 16, 14, 44, 21, 37Mavs-Celtics · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 17, 30, 6, 26, 32, 19, 22, 37Blazers-Warriors · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 11, 20, 26, 20, 19, 28, 24, 34Bulls-Heat · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 20, 36, 29, 21, 26, 19, 30, 31Celtics-Mavs · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 14, 24, 30, 32, 29, 21, 22, 33, 24Heat-Bulls · W
28.3 PPG season to date · −4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 19, 17, 15, 18, 25, 24, 16, 24Warriors-Blazers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deron WilliamsUTA+8.0 27.2 last 10 · 19.2 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+7.0 22.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Raja BellCHA+6.0 17.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kevin DurantOKC+5.8 31.3 last 10 · 25.5 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−7.3 6.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Baron DavisLAC−5.8 9.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jamal CrawfordGSW−5.1 13.9 last 10 · 19.0 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−3.9 9.1 last 10 · 13.0 season