FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 17, 2011Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Spurs99
Bulls109
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Suns106
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +6
On this day · 2009–10Feb 17, 2010: 11 games. Top scorer: C.J. Watson (Warriors-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Suns

Dirk Nowitzki scores 35 as Dallas wins in Phoenix

Derrick Rose goes for 42 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3+5+6DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28263127112
Suns25262926106
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 29, 25, 12, 10, 16, 22, 13, 35DAL35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 17, 21, 23, 22, 25, 7, 12, 16DAL16 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 14, 13, 19, 17, 5, 15, 31, 24PHX24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 2, 33, 10, 6, 6, 7, 10, 16PHX16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Bulls

Chicago leads San Antonio wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 109–99. Best quarter: the first, 30–25. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 42 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Spurs
Derrick Rose · CHITony Parker · SASPTS4226REB51AST84Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Mavs-Suns9
Spurs-Bulls3
The night in charts
Mavs-Suns combined for 218, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SunsMavs 112, Suns 106
218
Spurs-BullsSpurs 99, Bulls 109
208
DAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-SunsMavs 112, Suns 106
+6 DAL
Spurs-BullsSpurs 99, Bulls 109
+10 CHI
Dirk shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
D-RoseCHI · 42 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
64% (18-28)
FryePHX · 24 PTS, 8 REB
60% (9-15)
MarionDAL · 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
NashPHX · 15 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 112Suns 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28263127112
Suns25262926106
The story
Jason Terry's 16 points carried Dallas past Phoenix, 112-106

For Phoenix, Robin Lopez had 13 PTS, 13 REB 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 5-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-25, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3+3+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 99Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2526242499
Bulls30282526109
The story
Luol Deng had 19 points as Chicago beat San Antonio 109-99

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 26 PTS, 4 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 30-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+7+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg23.1Last 3

23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 55 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 42

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 32, 14, 36, 29, 23, 18, 42Bulls-Spurs · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Caris LeVert IND, Feb 4, 2022: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Career high42 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 29, 25, 12, 10, 16, 22, 13, 35Mavs-Suns · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 21, 25, 19, 16, 9, 18, 13, 26Spurs-Bulls · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 14, 13, 19, 17, 5, 15, 31, 24Suns-Mavs · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 19, 26, 18, 15, 8, 14, 24, 19Bulls-Spurs · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 17, 21, 23, 22, 25, 7, 12, 16Mavs-Suns · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeLAC+6.9 15.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.4 13.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.4 31.6 last 10 · 25.2 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.6 27.9 last 10 · 22.3 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+5.3 17.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 8.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.9 6.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.8 10.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.4 7.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.3 9.8 last 10 · 14.1 season