FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 11, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHX by 12 after the first quarter and won 132–98.

Final · Box score
Pacers111
Sixers103
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +8
Final · OT · Box score
Kings133
Wizards136
Q1 WAS +19; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Wolves96
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Suns98
Nuggets132
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +30; Q4 DEN +34
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Blazers86
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Cavs57
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +32; Q3 LAL +51; Q4 LAL +55
On this day · 2009–10Jan 11, 2010: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Warriors), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nuggets

Arron Afflalo scores 31, Denver rallies past Phoenix

Kevin Love goes for 20 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+9+30+34DEN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3223172698
Nuggets20443830132
Who led
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 15, 17, 0, 15, 10, 4, 9, 31DEN31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 31, 24, 16, 33, 31, 26, 8, 28DEN28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 21, 23, 7, 20, 11, 14, 20, 15PHX15 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 18, 18, 19, 17, 13, 19, 19, 15PHX15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Cleveland by 55, the widest margin of 6 games.

WAS over SAC3IND over PHI8SAS over MIN11NYK over POR14DEN over PHX34LAL over CLE55Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Blazers8
Pacers-Sixers6
Kings-Wizards5
Suns-Nuggets3
Spurs-Wolves0
Cavs-Lakers0
The night in charts
Kings-Wizards combined for 269, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WizardsKings 133, Wizards 136
269
Suns-NuggetsSuns 98, Nuggets 132
230
Pacers-SixersPacers 111, Sixers 103
214
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 107, Wolves 96
203
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 100, Blazers 86
186
Cavs-LakersCavs 57, Lakers 112
169
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-WizardsKings 133, Wizards 136
+3 WAS
Pacers-SixersPacers 111, Sixers 103
+8 IND
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 107, Wolves 96
+11 SAS
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 100, Blazers 86
+14 NYK
Suns-NuggetsSuns 98, Nuggets 132
+34 DEN
Cavs-LakersCavs 57, Lakers 112
+55 LAL
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 98, Nuggets 132
12 pts
Kings-WizardsWAS won · Kings 133, Wizards 136
2 pts
Afflalo shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AfflaloDEN · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
UdrihSAC · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
LandrySAC · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
BrandPHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Nick YoungWAS · 43 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
64% (14-22)
Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 133Wizards 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings193727437133
Wizards3816403210136
The story
Andray Blatche had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Washington beat Sacramento 136-133 in OT

Beno Udrih led Sacramento with 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the first 38-19, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +19−2+110+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 107Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs36272519107
Wolves2528232096
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 107-96 behind 19 points from Manu Ginobili

Luke Ridnour paced Minnesota: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +11+10+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 98Nuggets 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3223172698
Nuggets20443830132
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 28 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past Phoenix, 132-98

For Phoenix, Vince Carter had 15 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 44-23.

DEN lead by quarter
400 −12+9+30+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg41.3Today

41 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nick Young leads the day with 43

Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 18, 25, 8, 24, 21, 16, 7, 43Wizards-Kings · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +27.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Dec 15, 1996: 43 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Career high43 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 15, 17, 0, 15, 10, 4, 9, 31Nuggets-Suns · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 31, 24, 16, 33, 31, 26, 8, 28Nuggets-Suns · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 29, 15, 15, 18, 25, 15, 16, 27Pacers-Sixers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 14, 24, 5, 0, 3, 17, 25, 26Kings-Wizards · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 12, 9, 10, 20, 12, 14, 13, 26Kings-Wizards · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jared DudleyPHX+6.5 15.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+6.2 21.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+6.1 22.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dorell WrightGSW+5.2 21.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jrue HolidayPHI+4.7 19.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−5.5 12.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Hakim WarrickPHX−4.2 6.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Jeff GreenOKC−4.0 11.5 last 10 · 15.5 season
Kyle KorverCHI−3.6 4.2 last 10 · 7.8 season