FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 14, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DEN by 13 after the first quarter and won 121–102.

Final · Box score
Lakers89
Bobcats109
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +20
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Nets85
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Pistons79
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +24
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Wolves81
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Rockets121
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +19
The lead · Nuggets-Rockets

Houston fights back from 13 down against Denver

Josh Smith goes for 27 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+4+20+19HOU AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32221434102
Rockets19393033121
Who led
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 4, 8, 0, 6, 7, 23, 9, 22HOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 6, 7, 16, 14, 6, 5, 7, 18HOU18 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 9, 13, 22, 4, 12, 24, 4, 17DEN17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 37, 20, 31, 25, 50, 29, 42, 28, 16DEN16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pistons

Detroit's skid reaches three

Atlanta won 94–79; the Pistons fall to 20–36. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DET
L@ MIA87–88L@ NYK106–124Lvs CHA87–97Wvs NJN92–82W@ MIL89–78Lvs SAS89–100W@ CLE103–94Lvs MIA92–106Lvs POR100–105Lvs ATL79–94
Lead changes
Spurs-Nets6
Clippers-Bucks5
Hawks-Pistons4
Nuggets-Rockets3
Lakers-Bobcats1
Blazers-Wolves0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 223, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 102, Rockets 121
223
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 89, Bobcats 109
198
Spurs-NetsSpurs 102, Nets 85
187
Clippers-BucksClippers 78, Bucks 102
180
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 95, Wolves 81
176
Hawks-PistonsHawks 94, Pistons 79
173
POR won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 95, Wolves 81
+14 POR
Hawks-PistonsHawks 94, Pistons 79
+15 ATL
Spurs-NetsSpurs 102, Nets 85
+17 SAS
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 102, Rockets 121
+19 HOU
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 89, Bobcats 109
+20 CHA
Clippers-BucksClippers 78, Bucks 102
+24 MIL
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 102, Rockets 121
13 pts
Hawks-PistonsATL won · Hawks 94, Pistons 79
7 pts
Josh Smith shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh SmithATL · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
CunninghamPOR · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
MohammedCHA · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
DelfinoMIL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
FernandezPOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 94Pistons 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2033212094
Pistons2724171179
The story
Mike Bibby's 17 points carried Atlanta past Detroit, 94-79

For Detroit, Tracy McGrady had 14 PTS, 4 AST 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 33-24.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7+2+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 102Rockets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32221434102
Rockets19393033121
The story
Courtney Lee had 22 points as Houston beat Denver 121-102

Nene Hilario led Denver with 12 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Rockets took the second 39-22.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −13+4+20+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bucks
Clippers 78Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1728201378
Bucks22252431102
The story
Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 102-78 behind 26 points from Carlos Delfino

Blake Griffin paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

A 31-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +5+2+6+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 54 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Josh Smith leads the day with 27

Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 24, 17, 18, 10, 29, 16, 28, 27Hawks-Pistons · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 10, 20, 8, 9, 8, 6, 21, 26Bucks-Clippers · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 21, 19, 12, 31, 6, 6, 26, 23Blazers-Wolves · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 4, 8, 0, 6, 7, 23, 9, 22Rockets-Nuggets · W
7.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 22, 14, 25, 16, 26, 20, 22Clippers-Bucks · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 17, 14, 9, 13, 12, 8, 6, 22Spurs-Nets · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeLAC+7.2 15.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.3 13.7 last 10 · 7.4 season
JJ HicksonCLE+5.4 17.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Baron DavisLAC+5.2 18.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Tracy McGradyDET+4.5 12.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−5.4 10.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.5 7.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.4 7.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.2 9.4 last 10 · 13.6 season