FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 13, 2011Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Wizards97
Wolves109
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Magic124
Thunder125
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Heat102
Nuggets130
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +30; Q4 DEN +28
On this day · 2009–10Jan 13, 2010: 11 games. Top scorer: Aaron Brooks (Rockets-Wolves), 43 points.
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The lead · Magic-Thunder

Kevin Durant scores 36, OKC holds off Orlando

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+4+10+1OKC AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27332638124
Thunder35293229125
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 28, 27, 33, 16, 28, 28, 40, 30, 36OKC36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 17, 23, 8, 28, 15, 22, 23, 32OKC32 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 12, 24, 22, 28, 13, 23, 29, 39ORL39 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 20, 9, 20, 13, 18, 20, 21, 19ORL19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wizards-Wolves

Minnesota leads Washington wire to wire

Minnesota was ahead at every break and won 109–97. Best quarter: the first, 28–18. Kevin Love led Minnesota with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over ORL1MIN over WAS12DEN over MIA28Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over WAS.
Lead changes
Wizards-Wolves7
Heat-Nuggets7
Magic-Thunder0
The night in charts
Magic-Thunder combined for 249, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-ThunderMagic 124, Thunder 125
249
Heat-NuggetsHeat 102, Nuggets 130
232
Wizards-WolvesWizards 97, Wolves 109
206
OKC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Magic-ThunderMagic 124, Thunder 125
+1 OKC
Wizards-WolvesWizards 97, Wolves 109
+12 MIN
Heat-NuggetsHeat 102, Nuggets 130
+28 DEN
KD shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDOKC · 36 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
LoveMIN · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
72% (13-18)
LewisWAS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
KrsticOKC · 16 PTS, 11 REB
60% (6-10)
JR SmithDEN · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Magic-Thunder
Magic 124Thunder 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27332638124
Thunder35293229125
The story
Nenad Krstic had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Orlando 125-124

Jason Richardson led Orlando with 19 PTS, 3 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Thunder won the first 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +8+4+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 97Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1830301997
Wolves28272727109
The story
Luke Ridnour's 16 points and 9 assists carried Minnesota past Washington, 109-97

For Washington, Kirk Hinrich had 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 5-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10+7+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 102Nuggets 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat23202534102
Nuggets26343832130
The story
Denver beat Miami 130-102 behind 28 points from JR Smith

Chris Bosh paced Miami: 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 8-14 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +3+17+30+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg18.2Last 3

18.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 39

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 12, 24, 22, 28, 13, 23, 29, 39Magic-Thunder · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 28, 27, 33, 16, 28, 28, 40, 30, 36Thunder-Magic · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 23, 12, 35, 30, 18, 20, 35Wolves-Wizards · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 17, 23, 8, 28, 15, 22, 23, 32Thunder-Magic · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 25, 2016: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
32 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 12, 17, 2, 9, 2, 9, 15, 28Nuggets-Heat · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 21, 20, 11, 19, 16, 18, 26, 24Heat-Nuggets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonCLE+6.1 22.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dorell WrightGSW+5.9 22.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Tracy McGradyDET+5.6 12.1 last 10 · 6.5 season
Zach RandolphMEM+5.5 25.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.1 14.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Hakim WarrickPHX−5.0 5.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.5 9.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.0 11.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.9 9.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.9 14.3 last 10 · 18.2 season