FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 2, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 112–91.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Hawks77
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +19
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Knicks102
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Kings95
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Clippers91
Q1 DEN -13; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +21
On this day · 2010–11Feb 2, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Hornets), 43 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Clippers

Denver climbs back to beat Clippers

Stephen Curry goes for 29 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+3+19+21DEN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets19353226112
Clippers3219162491
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 3, 21, 37, 23, 21, 17, 8, 21DEN21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 13, 11, 13, 21, 10, 11, 12, 18DEN18 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 21, 18, 26, 20, 17, 22, 31, 18LAC18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 12, 15, 5, 7, 5, 3, 6, 17LAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Kings

Sacramento fights back from 9 down against Portland

Final: 95–92, after trailing by 9 at the half. Marcus Thornton led Sacramento with 20 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Blazers
Marcus Thornton · SACLaMarcus Aldridge · PORPTS2028REB114AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Spurs14
Jazz-Warriors13
Bulls-Knicks10
Blazers-Kings9
Grizzlies-Hawks5
Nuggets-Clippers4
The night in charts
Jazz-Warriors combined for 220, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 101, Warriors 119
220
Bulls-KnicksBulls 105, Knicks 102
207
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 112, Clippers 91
203
Blazers-KingsBlazers 92, Kings 95
187
Hornets-SpursHornets 81, Spurs 93
174
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 96, Hawks 77
173
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-KingsBlazers 92, Kings 95
+3 SAC
Bulls-KnicksBulls 105, Knicks 102
+3 CHI
Hornets-SpursHornets 81, Spurs 93
+12 SAS
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 101, Warriors 119
+18 GSW
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 96, Hawks 77
+19 MEM
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 112, Clippers 91
+21 DEN
DEN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersDEN won · Nuggets 112, Clippers 91
13 pts
Blazers-KingsSAC won · Blazers 92, Kings 95
9 pts
Hornets-SpursSAS won · Hornets 81, Spurs 93
1 pt
Blake shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
StephGSW · 29 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
HowardUTA · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
GallinariDEN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
FieldsNYK · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 105Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29262228105
Knicks25193127102
The story
Derrick Rose had 32 points and 13 assists as Chicago beat New York 105-102

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 12-26 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the second 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+11+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 92Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3026132392
Kings2720242495
The story
Marcus Thornton's 20 points carried Sacramento past Portland, 95-92

For Portland, Raymond Felton had 15 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 4-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 24-13.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3−9+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge was the fantasy play: 45.8 FPTS on 28 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 112Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets19353226112
Clippers3219162491
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 112-91 behind 21 points from Danilo Gallinari

Chris Paul paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 9 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-10 FG, 5-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-19 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 −13+3+19+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Randy Foye topped the game at 36.6 FPTS: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.1Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.1 in 19 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg24.2Last 3

24.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 34

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 15, 12, 18, 19, 12, 23, 15, 34Knicks-Bulls · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 30, 25, 20, 4, 13, 12, 33Warriors-Jazz · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 18, 22, 24, 34, 34, 35, 18, 32Bulls-Knicks · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 10, 20, 12, 18, 32, 15, 3, 29Warriors-Jazz · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 25, 13, 23, 18, 23, 25, 22, 28Blazers-Kings · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 33, 12, 35, 25, 1, 15, 25, 26Knicks-Bulls · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin MartinHOU+4.2 25.2 last 10 · 20.9 season
Tayshaun PrinceDET+3.9 16.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Derrick RoseCHI+3.8 27.3 last 10 · 23.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+3.7 25.6 last 10 · 21.9 season
Danny GrangerIND+3.6 21.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Kyle LowryHOU−3.2 11.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Tyler HansbroughIND−3.1 6.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
DeJuan BlairSAS−2.9 6.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−2.4 12.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Byron MullensCHA−2.4 8.8 last 10 · 11.2 season