FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 21, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed ATL by 17 after three quarters and won 108–104.

Final · Box score
Cavs95
Magic101
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +18; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +9
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs101
Pistons109
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +2; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Nets94
Q1 MEM -16; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Wolves107
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Hornets102
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 NOH +11; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Warriors108
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW -17; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Kings88
Suns104
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +16
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz93
Blazers89
Q1 UTA -13; Q2 UTA -12; Q3 UTA -13; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +4
On this day · 2008–09Feb 21, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Warriors), 32 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Warriors

Stephen Curry drops 32 in 17-point comeback win over Atlanta

Dwight Howard goes for 22 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1-17+4GSW AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24283814104
Warriors21302235108
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 6, 23, 25, 36, 11, 24, 13, 32GSW32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 22, 25, 34, 46, 15, 27, 6, 26GSW26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 37, 34, 18, 11, 16, 18, 19, 31ATL31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 14, 16, 15, 15, 11, 31, 10, 26ATL26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Suns14
Hawks-Warriors12
Spurs-Pistons10
Cavs-Magic6
Rockets-Hornets4
Jazz-Blazers4
Thunder-Wolves3
Grizzlies-Nets2
Celtics-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Celtics-Nuggets combined for 219, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 105, Nuggets 114
219
Thunder-WolvesThunder 109, Wolves 107
216
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 104, Warriors 108
212
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 101, Pistons 109
210
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 104, Nets 94
198
Rockets-HornetsRockets 94, Hornets 102
196
Cavs-MagicCavs 95, Magic 101
196
Kings-SunsKings 88, Suns 104
192
Jazz-BlazersJazz 93, Blazers 89
182
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-WolvesThunder 109, Wolves 107
+2 OKC
Jazz-BlazersJazz 93, Blazers 89
+4 UTA
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 104, Warriors 108
+4 GSW
Cavs-MagicCavs 95, Magic 101
+6 ORL
Rockets-HornetsRockets 94, Hornets 102
+8 NOH
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 101, Pistons 109
+8 DET
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 105, Nuggets 114
+9 DEN
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 104, Nets 94
+10 MEM
Kings-SunsKings 88, Suns 104
+16 PHX
GSW erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-WarriorsGSW won · Hawks 104, Warriors 108
17 pts
Grizzlies-NetsMEM won · Grizzlies 104, Nets 94
16 pts
Jazz-BlazersUTA won · Jazz 93, Blazers 89
13 pts
Kings-SunsPHX won · Kings 88, Suns 104
3 pts
Cavs-MagicORL won · Cavs 95, Magic 101
1 pt
Shaq shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqCLE · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
Brook LopezNJN · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
StephGSW · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
PerkinsBOS · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JamisonCLE · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 109Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30322423109
Wolves23282927107
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 22-10-14 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Minnesota, 109-107

For Minnesota, Kevin Love had 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 9-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-23, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +7+11+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 93Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz142422231093
Blazers27232310689
The story
Carlos Boozer had 23 rebounds and 22 points as Utah beat Portland 93-89 in OT

Marcus Camby led Portland with 18 REB, 2 PTS, 2 AST 23 REB, 22 PTS, 5 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 23-10.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −13−12−130+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Warriors
Hawks 104Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24283814104
Warriors21302235108
The story
Golden State beat Atlanta 108-104 behind 26 points from Monta Ellis

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-14 fourth quarter erased a 17-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3−1−17+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith topped the game at 52.9 FPTS: 17 REB, 14 PTS, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 49 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 16.

OKC over MIN2GSW over ATL4UTA over POR4ORL over CLE6DET over SAS8NOH over HOU8DEN over BOS9MEM over NJN10PHX over SAC16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 22, 36, 47, 32, 32, 43, 22, 33Cavs-Magic · L
30.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 6, 23, 25, 36, 11, 24, 13, 32Warriors-Hawks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 45, 33, 30, 29, 33, 25, 36, 32Thunder-Wolves · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 37, 34, 18, 11, 16, 18, 19, 31Hawks-Warriors · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 22, 15, 11, 16, 16, 8, 10, 29Spurs-Pistons · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 15, 11, 27, 18, 21, 29, 15, 29Grizzlies-Nets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonNOH+11.0 20.3 last 10 · 9.3 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+6.2 19.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+5.7 15.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Paul MillsapUTA+5.0 16.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−8.0 3.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−5.8 14.2 last 10 · 20.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−5.7 7.1 last 10 · 12.8 season