FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 7, 2011Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAC by 7 after three quarters and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Celtics89
Bobcats94
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Grizzlies84
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Hornets92
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Mavs99
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Nuggets103
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Blazers109
Q1 POR +2; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Kings104
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -7; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Suns104
Warriors92
Q1 PHX +16; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +12
On this day · 2009–10Feb 7, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Raptors-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Kings

Utah takes over late to edge Sacramento

Carmelo Anthony goes for 50 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1-7+3UTA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30252527107
Kings30263117104
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 22, 8, 16, 21, 20, 28, 21, 23UTA23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 20, 5, 20, 17, 39, 26, 14, 21UTA21 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 21, 14, 9, 27, 25, 20, 7, 25SAC25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 35, 26, 19, 13, 18, 20, 25, 21SAC21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bobcats

Charlotte knocks off Boston, 94–89

The Celtics came in at 38–12; the Bobcats at 21–29. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 19 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over CLE3UTA over SAC3CHA over BOS5HOU over DEN5POR over CHI6LAL over MEM9MIN over NOH12PHX over GSW12Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over BOS.
Lead changes
Bulls-Blazers20
Celtics-Bobcats16
Jazz-Kings10
Rockets-Nuggets3
Lakers-Grizzlies2
Suns-Warriors1
Cavs-Mavs1
The night in charts
Bulls-Blazers combined for 212, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-BlazersBulls 103, Blazers 109
212
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 108, Nuggets 103
211
Jazz-KingsJazz 107, Kings 104
211
Wolves-HornetsWolves 104, Hornets 92
196
Suns-WarriorsSuns 104, Warriors 92
196
Cavs-MavsCavs 96, Mavs 99
195
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 89, Bobcats 94
183
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 93, Grizzlies 84
177
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-MavsCavs 96, Mavs 99
+3 DAL
Jazz-KingsJazz 107, Kings 104
+3 UTA
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 108, Nuggets 103
+5 HOU
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 89, Bobcats 94
+5 CHA
Bulls-BlazersBulls 103, Blazers 109
+6 POR
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 93, Grizzlies 84
+9 LAL
Wolves-HornetsWolves 104, Hornets 92
+12 MIN
Suns-WarriorsSuns 104, Warriors 92
+12 PHX
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KingsUTA won · Jazz 107, Kings 104
7 pts
Celtics-BobcatsCHA won · Celtics 89, Bobcats 94
4 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 93, Grizzlies 84
3 pts
Rockets-NuggetsHOU won · Rockets 108, Nuggets 103
1 pt
Reggie Williams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Reggie WilliamsGSW · 19 PTS, 5 REB
80% (8-10)
LivingstonCHA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MeloDEN · 50 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
67% (16-24)
HicksonCLE · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
AldridgePOR · 42 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
65% (15-23)
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 107Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30252527107
Kings30263117104
The story
Deron Williams had 21 points and 9 assists as Utah beat Sacramento 107-104

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 27-17.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−1−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 108Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25272927108
Nuggets26241637103
The story
Kevin Martin's 37 points carried Houston past Denver, 108-103

For Denver, Ty Lawson had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 37 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 12-26 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-16, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+2+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 103Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26242231103
Blazers28222534109
The story
Portland beat Chicago 109-103 behind 42 points from LaMarcus Aldridge

Derrick Rose paced Chicago: 36 PTS, 6 AST 42 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 15-23 FG

The swing

A 25-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +20+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Miller topped the game at 62.7 FPTS: 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg35.1Today

35 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 50

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 18, 33, 12, 37, 20, 31, 25, 50Nuggets-Rockets · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +26.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Apr 22, 2000: 50 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Ties career high50 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 25, 9, 17, 40, 18, 14, 20, 42Blazers-Bulls · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Apr 6, 2006: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Career high42 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 34, 8, 27, 10, 30, 22, 31, 37Rockets-Nuggets · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 26, 24, 21, 22, 20, 32, 14, 36Bulls-Blazers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 24, 31, 22, 21, 10, 20, 18, 27Wolves-Hornets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 0, 18, 14, 18, 11, 14, 7, 27Blazers-Bulls · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcin GortatPHX+6.9 13.9 last 10 · 7.0 season
Tyson ChandlerDAL+4.8 15.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Amir JohnsonTOR+4.7 15.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Tracy McGradyDET+4.7 12.6 last 10 · 7.9 season
Corey MaggetteMIL+4.7 17.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.3 7.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−5.0 11.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−5.0 10.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.0 7.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Martell WebsterMIN−3.8 6.7 last 10 · 10.5 season