FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 10, 2011Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed BOS by 8 at halftime and won 92–86.

Final · Box score
Lakers92
Celtics86
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Suns112
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +1
On this day · 2009–10Feb 10, 2010: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Clippers), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Celtics

Lakers rally from 8 down to beat Boston

Chauncey Billups goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+4+6LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2025272092
Celtics2726151886
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 21, 38, 41, 32, 16, 32, 19, 23LAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 20, 9, 12, 26, 19, 34, 17, 20LAL20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 18, 8, 21, 22, 24, 11, 25, 20BOS20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 17, 14, 32, 15, 12, 18, 22, 15BOS15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Mavs-Nuggets

Denver wins a tight one over Dallas

121–120. Neither team led by more than 14 at any break. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 42 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over DAL1LAL over BOS6PHX over GSW24Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over DAL.
Lead changes
Mavs-Nuggets10
Lakers-Celtics8
Warriors-Suns1
Shot of the night

Afflalo's jumper at the buzzer puts the Nuggets ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 241, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 120, Nuggets 121
241
Warriors-SunsWarriors 88, Suns 112
200
Lakers-CelticsLakers 92, Celtics 86
178
DEN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 120, Nuggets 121
+1 DEN
Lakers-CelticsLakers 92, Celtics 86
+6 LAL
Warriors-SunsWarriors 88, Suns 112
+24 PHX
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-CelticsLAL won · Lakers 92, Celtics 86
8 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDEN won · Mavs 120, Nuggets 121
4 pts
Melo shot 17-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MeloDEN · 42 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (17-25)
UdohGSW · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
PauLAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
BynumLAL · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
NashPHX · 18 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 120Nuggets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs19393428120
Nuggets33262933121
The story
Arron Afflalo had 24 points as Denver beat Dallas 121-120

Shawn Marion led Dallas with 19 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 33-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +14+1−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 92Celtics 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2025272092
Celtics2726151886
The story
Pau Gasol's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Boston, 92-86

For Boston, Rajon Rondo had 12 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 27-15.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−8+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 88Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2220192788
Suns32332225112
The story
Phoenix beat Golden State 112-88 behind 18 points and 11 assists from Steve Nash

Ekpe Udoh paced Golden State: 16 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 6-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +10+23+26+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Channing Frye topped the game at 31.8 FPTS: 17 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.7Season avg35.4Last 5

35.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 42

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 12, 37, 20, 31, 25, 50, 29, 42Nuggets-Mavs · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Feb 23, 2008: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 11, 27, 19, 20, 13, 21, 5, 30Nuggets-Mavs · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 18, 14, 12, 17, 21, 23, 22, 25Mavs-Nuggets · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 9, 5, 9, 13, 22, 4, 12, 24Nuggets-Mavs · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 21, 38, 41, 32, 16, 32, 19, 23Lakers-Celtics · W
25.4 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 20, 9, 12, 26, 19, 34, 17, 20Lakers-Celtics · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcin GortatPHX+5.9 12.9 last 10 · 7.0 season
J.J. BareaDAL+5.4 14.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Tyson ChandlerDAL+4.8 15.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+4.7 29.7 last 10 · 25.0 season
Tracy McGradyDET+4.6 12.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−5.9 9.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−5.2 11.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−5.2 6.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.8 7.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jrue HolidayPHI−4.5 9.0 last 10 · 13.5 season