FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, October 28, 2010Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Wizards83
Magic112
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +24; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +29
Final · Box score
Suns110
Jazz94
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +16
On this day · 2009–10Oct 28, 2009: 12 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Hawks), 31 points.
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The lead · Suns-Jazz

Phoenix beats Utah, 110–94

Dwight Howard goes for 23 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+16+12+16PHX AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27312626110
Jazz2220302294
Who led
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 2 games: 10, 18PHX18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 2 games: 26, 18PHX18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 2 games: 6, 20UTA20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 2 games: 15, 19UTA19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wizards-Magic

Orlando leads Washington wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 112–83. Best quarter: the third, 32–25. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Wizards
Dwight Howard · ORLCartier Martin · WASPTS2317REB102AST10Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 204, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 110, Jazz 94
204
Wizards-MagicWizards 83, Magic 112
195
PHX won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Suns-JazzSuns 110, Jazz 94
+16 PHX
Wizards-MagicWizards 83, Magic 112
+29 ORL
Millsap shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapUTA · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
VinceORL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
LewisORL · 13 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
NashPHX · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
WarrickPHX · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 110Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27312626110
Jazz2220302294
The story
Steve Nash's 18 points carried Phoenix past Utah, 110-94

For Utah, Andrei Kirilenko had 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 6-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-20, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5+16+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap was the fantasy play: 44.1 FPTS on 19 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 83Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1519252483
Magic29293222112
The story
Jameer Nelson had 16 points as Orlando beat Washington 112-83

Cartier Martin led Washington with 17 PTS, 2 REB 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 6-8 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 29-15, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +14+24+31+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
16.52009–10 avg22.0Last 2

22.0 points a game over his last two games, against 16.5 in 2009–10 (81 games). Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
29.42009–10 avg13.0Last 2

13.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.4 in 2009–10 (79 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Cooling off
−8.1points, today vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
14.12009–10 avg6Today

6 points today in 24 minutes, against 14.1 a game in 2009–10 (81 games).

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 23

Dwight HowardMagic-Wizards · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 2 games: 6, 20Jazz-Suns · L
13.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 2 games: 15, 19Jazz-Suns · L
17.0 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 2 games: 2, 19Jazz-Suns · L
10.5 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 2 games: 10, 18Suns-Jazz · W
14.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 2 games: 26, 18Suns-Jazz · W
22.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST