FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 15, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOH by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–89.

Final · Box score
Heat110
Pacers103
Q1 MIA +22; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM +16; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Kings96
Thunder126
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +30
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Suns102
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Warriors102
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +13
The lead · Hornets-Warriors

Golden State turns it around against New Orleans

Dwyane Wade goes for 41 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+5+12+13GSW AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3221181889
Warriors22362519102
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 2, 24, 33, 21, 37, 8, 33, 21GSW21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 16, 16, 20, 9, 23, 3, 10, 16GSW16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 10, 20, 16, 18, 32, 17, 17, 15NOH15 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 2, 6, 9, 15, 17, 3, 2, 15NOH15 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Suns13
Heat-Pacers10
Bobcats-Bulls6
Hornets-Warriors5
Kings-Thunder0
Sixers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Kings-Thunder combined for 222, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ThunderKings 96, Thunder 126
222
Heat-PacersHeat 110, Pacers 103
213
Jazz-SunsJazz 101, Suns 102
203
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 94, Bulls 106
200
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 91, Grizzlies 102
193
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 89, Warriors 102
191
PHX won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Jazz-SunsJazz 101, Suns 102
+1 PHX
Heat-PacersHeat 110, Pacers 103
+7 MIA
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 91, Grizzlies 102
+11 MEM
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 94, Bulls 106
+12 CHI
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 89, Warriors 102
+13 GSW
Kings-ThunderKings 96, Thunder 126
+30 OKC
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WarriorsGSW won · Hornets 89, Warriors 102
10 pts
Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 101, Suns 102
3 pts
Heat-PacersMIA won · Heat 110, Pacers 103
1 pt
Frye shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FryePHX · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
KrsticOKC · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DiawCHA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
JeffersonUTA · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
61% (14-23)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 101Suns 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27262028101
Suns29212626102
The story
Channing Frye had 31 points and 11 rebounds as Phoenix beat Utah 102-101

Deron Williams led Utah with 11 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 31 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 12-16 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Suns took the third 26-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2−3+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson led the game in fantasy with 50.5 FPTS (32 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 110Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat41172428110
Pacers19352920103
The story
LeBron James' 27 points carried Miami past Indiana, 110-103

For Indiana, Roy Hibbert had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +22+4−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Thunder
Kings 96Thunder 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2426252196
Thunder37313226126
The story
Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 126-96 behind 15 points from Serge Ibaka

Pooh Jeter paced Sacramento: 13 PTS, 7 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK · 3-8 FG

The swing

A 37-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +13+18+25+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins topped the game at 42.1 FPTS: 21 PTS, 13 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 52 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat Sacramento by 30, the widest margin of 6 games.

PHX over UTA1MIA over IND7MEM over PHI11CHI over CHA12GSW over NOH13OKC over SAC30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 41

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 34, 14, 22, 28, 17, 24, 16, 41Heat-Pacers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Vucevic ORL, Oct 20, 2017: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 21, 20, 28, 21, 23, 26, 4, 32Jazz-Suns · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 11, 14, 13, 19, 17, 5, 15, 31Suns-Jazz · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 23, 24, 51, 19, 12, 41, 16, 22, 27Heat-Pacers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 26, 19, 26, 18, 15, 8, 14, 24Bulls-Bobcats · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 2, 10, 16, 16, 7, 4, 18, 23Sixers-Grizzlies · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 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+7.2 14.6 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
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.3 9.8 last 10 · 14.1 season