FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 16, 2010Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 99–86.

Final · Box score
Nets103
Bobcats94
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Heat105
Sixers78
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +27; Q4 MIA +27
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Pistons108
Q1 DET -6; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +33
Final · Box score
Suns109
Grizzlies95
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Mavs86
Thunder99
Q1 OKC -10; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Rockets95
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Blazers109
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +22
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Kings92
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +10
The lead · Mavs-Thunder

OKC rallies from 10 down to beat Dallas

Kevin Durant goes for 25 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+13+13OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2628112186
Thunder1640222199
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 28, 30, 45, 33, 30, 29, 33, 25OKC25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 10, 12, 28, 12, 26, 21, 8, 17OKC17 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 19, 28, 28, 20, 21, 15, 17, 24DAL24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 21, 18, 19, 21, 20, 36, 16, 14DAL14 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat New York by 33, the widest margin of 10 games.

BOS over SAC3NJN over CHA9UTA over HOU9LAL over GSW10OKC over DAL13PHX over MEM14POR over LAC22DET over MIN23MIA over PHI27CHI over NYK33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Grizzlies15
Jazz-Rockets13
Warriors-Lakers12
Wolves-Pistons10
Mavs-Thunder5
Celtics-Kings5
Clippers-Blazers3
Heat-Sixers1
Knicks-Bulls1
Nets-Bobcats0
The night in charts
Suns-Grizzlies combined for 204, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 109, Grizzlies 95
204
Knicks-BullsKnicks 85, Bulls 118
203
Jazz-RocketsJazz 104, Rockets 95
199
Warriors-LakersWarriors 94, Lakers 104
198
Nets-BobcatsNets 103, Bobcats 94
197
Clippers-BlazersClippers 87, Blazers 109
196
Wolves-PistonsWolves 85, Pistons 108
193
Celtics-KingsCeltics 95, Kings 92
187
Mavs-ThunderMavs 86, Thunder 99
185
Heat-SixersHeat 105, Sixers 78
183
BOS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Celtics-KingsCeltics 95, Kings 92
+3 BOS
Nets-BobcatsNets 103, Bobcats 94
+9 NJN
Jazz-RocketsJazz 104, Rockets 95
+9 UTA
Warriors-LakersWarriors 94, Lakers 104
+10 LAL
Mavs-ThunderMavs 86, Thunder 99
+13 OKC
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 109, Grizzlies 95
+14 PHX
Clippers-BlazersClippers 87, Blazers 109
+22 POR
Wolves-PistonsWolves 85, Pistons 108
+23 DET
Heat-SixersHeat 105, Sixers 78
+27 MIA
Knicks-BullsKnicks 85, Bulls 118
+33 CHI
OKC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-ThunderOKC won · Mavs 86, Thunder 99
10 pts
Wolves-PistonsDET won · Wolves 85, Pistons 108
6 pts
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 104, Rockets 95
6 pts
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 109, Grizzlies 95
3 pts
D-Rose shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D-RoseCHI · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
Brook LopezNJN · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
BynumLAL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
MillsapUTA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
RichardsonPHX · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 95Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3027191995
Kings3022172392
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 17 points as Boston beat Sacramento 95-92

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 5-9 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+5+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Omri Casspi led the game in fantasy with 43.2 FPTS (19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 94Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2427222194
Lakers36182525104
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 104-94 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Shannon Brown

Anthony Morrow paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +12+3+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 86Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2628112186
Thunder1640222199
The story
Jeff Green's 17 points carried Oklahoma City past Dallas, 99-86

For Dallas, Jason Kidd had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 40-28.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −10+2+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 54 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 29

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 18, 16, 30, 19, 24, 21, 3, 29Bulls-Knicks · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 4, 10, 20, 21, 2, 3, 10, 28Blazers-Clippers · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Shannon BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 6, 3, 10, 13, 19, 8, 11, 27Lakers-Warriors · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 6, 17, 8, 3, 20, 16, 13, 27Suns-Grizzlies · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 28, 30, 45, 33, 30, 29, 33, 25Thunder-Mavs · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 29, 24, 16, 22, 32, 20, 21, 24Knicks-Bulls · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonNOH+7.4 15.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Paul MillsapUTA+5.5 16.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
George HillSAS+5.0 16.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Daniel GibsonCLE+4.8 12.1 last 10 · 7.3 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+4.7 15.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−8.2 3.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−6.9 13.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.7 2.8 last 10 · 8.5 season
Ben GordonDET−5.3 10.2 last 10 · 15.5 season