FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 17, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHA by 7 at halftime and won 107–102.

Final · Box score
Sixers91
Pacers100
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +9
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats102
Magic107
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL -6; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Wizards111
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Pistons86
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs107
Knicks112
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Thunder98
Q1 NOH +14; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Nets88
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +26
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Suns140
Q1 PHX +15; Q2 PHX +32; Q3 PHX +46; Q4 PHX +40
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Jazz117
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Lakers96
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +13
The lead · Bobcats-Magic

Dwight Howard scores 45 as Orlando beats Charlotte

David West goes for 37 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4-7-60+5ORL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bobcats212924217102
Magic2518252712107
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 22, 29, 35, 12, 21, 30, 16, 45ORL45 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 19, 15, 12, 7, 16, 14, 12, 17ORL17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 7, 9, 16, 15, 9, 15, 15, 22CHA22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 18, 10, 15, 15, 10, 19, 16, 14CHA14 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Clippers by 40, the widest margin of 10 games.

NOH over OKC2ORL over CHA5NYK over SAS5MIL over DET6WAS over MIN8IND over PHI9LAL over ATL13UTA over MEM18HOU over NJN26PHX over LAC40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Knicks21
Bobcats-Magic13
Hornets-Thunder9
Wolves-Wizards8
Grizzlies-Jazz8
Hawks-Lakers4
Bucks-Pistons1
Nets-Rockets1
Sixers-Pacers0
Clippers-Suns0
Shot of the night

CP3's layup with 2.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 240, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 100, Suns 140
240
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 107, Knicks 112
219
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 99, Jazz 117
216
Wolves-WizardsWolves 103, Wizards 111
214
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 102, Magic 107
209
Nets-RocketsNets 88, Rockets 114
202
Hornets-ThunderHornets 100, Thunder 98
198
Sixers-PacersSixers 91, Pacers 100
191
Hawks-LakersHawks 83, Lakers 96
179
Bucks-PistonsBucks 92, Pistons 86
178
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-ThunderHornets 100, Thunder 98
+2 NOH
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 107, Knicks 112
+5 NYK
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 102, Magic 107
+5 ORL
Bucks-PistonsBucks 92, Pistons 86
+6 MIL
Wolves-WizardsWolves 103, Wizards 111
+8 WAS
Sixers-PacersSixers 91, Pacers 100
+9 IND
Hawks-LakersHawks 83, Lakers 96
+13 LAL
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 99, Jazz 117
+18 UTA
Nets-RocketsNets 88, Rockets 114
+26 HOU
Clippers-SunsClippers 100, Suns 140
+40 PHX
ORL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-MagicORL won · Bobcats 102, Magic 107
7 pts
Hawks-LakersLAL won · Hawks 83, Lakers 96
1 pt
Grant Hill shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillPHX · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
Amar'ePHX · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
BarbosaPHX · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL
75% (9-12)
McDyessDET · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
MurphyIND · 17 PTS, 7 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Thunder
Hornets 100Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32212522100
Thunder1829242798
The story
Chris Paul's 21 points and 8 assists carried New Orleans past Oklahoma City, 100-98

For Oklahoma City, Jeff Green had 24 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-18, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +14+6+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Magic
Bobcats 102Magic 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats212924217102
Magic2518252712107
The story
Rashard Lewis had 17 points as Orlando beat Charlotte 107-102 in OT

Emeka Okafor led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 5-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 27-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4−7−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 107Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs272921255107
Knicks2730202510112
The story
New York beat San Antonio 112-107 in OT behind 32 points and 10 rebounds from Nate Robinson

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 26 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Knicks settled it in overtime, 10-5.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0+100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 47

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 29, 33, 31, 31, 39, 31, 20, 47Thunder-Hornets · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 22, 29, 35, 12, 21, 30, 16, 45Magic-Bobcats · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high45 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 12, 16, 25, 24, 17, 9, 15, 37Hornets-Thunder · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 14, 13, 11, 13, 19, 30, 33, 32Knicks-Spurs · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 27, 18, 7, 15, 20, 12, 25, 30Nets-Rockets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 25, 29, 10, 26, 34, 17, 23, 29Wizards-Wolves · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ramon SessionsMIL+7.9 19.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+6.8 26.0 last 10 · 19.2 season
Raja BellCHA+6.3 17.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kevin DurantOKC+5.5 31.4 last 10 · 25.9 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−7.3 5.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Baron DavisLAC−5.8 9.5 last 10 · 15.3 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