FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 7, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed GSW by 6 after the first quarter and won 119–116.

Final · Box score
Jazz99
Pacers104
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats84
Celtics94
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Heat107
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Suns107
Bucks105
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Kings84
Wolves86
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Thunder119
Warriors116
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +3
On this day · 2010–11Feb 7, 2011: 8 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Rockets), 50 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Warriors

Kevin Durant scores 33 as OKC wins in Golden State

Monta Ellis goes for 48 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2-2+3OKC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29303228119
Warriors35223623116
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 25, 37, 36, 23, 36, 22, 33, 33OKC33 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 14, 28, 31, 33, 21, 18, 28, 31OKC31 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 25, 20, 4, 13, 12, 33, 18, 48GSW48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 10, 13, 26, 19, 15, 23, 10, 25GSW25 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 16.

PHX over MIL2MIN over SAC2OKC over GSW3IND over UTA5BOS over CHA10MIA over CLE16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Jazz-Pacers14
Cavs-Heat12
Thunder-Warriors7
Bobcats-Celtics6
Suns-Bucks5
Kings-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Nash's jumper with 5 seconds left breaks the tie, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Warriors combined for 235, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 119, Warriors 116
235
Suns-BucksSuns 107, Bucks 105
212
Jazz-PacersJazz 99, Pacers 104
203
Cavs-HeatCavs 91, Heat 107
198
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 84, Celtics 94
178
Kings-WolvesKings 84, Wolves 86
170
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-BucksSuns 107, Bucks 105
+2 PHX
Kings-WolvesKings 84, Wolves 86
+2 MIN
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 119, Warriors 116
+3 OKC
Jazz-PacersJazz 99, Pacers 104
+5 IND
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 84, Celtics 94
+10 BOS
Cavs-HeatCavs 91, Heat 107
+16 MIA
Derrick Brown shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Derrick BrownCHA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
100% (10-10)
PekovicMIN · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
CollisonIND · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
KGBOS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
GortatPHX · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 84Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1620242484
Wolves3117211786
The story
Nikola Pekovic's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Sacramento, 86-84

For Sacramento, Marcus Thornton had 22 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL · 9-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-16, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +15+12+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bucks
Suns 107Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34332119107
Bucks30203124105
The story
Phoenix beat Milwaukee 107-105 behind 18 points and 11 assists from Steve Nash

Drew Gooden paced Milwaukee: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

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

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+17+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ersan Ilyasova topped the game at 38.4 FPTS: 17 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 119Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29303228119
Warriors35223623116
The story
Russell Westbrook had 31 points as Oklahoma City beat Golden State 119-116

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 16 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 31 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 12-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Thunder took the second 30-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6+2−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 48

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 25, 20, 4, 13, 12, 33, 18, 48Warriors-Thunder · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +26.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter ORL, Feb 8, 2010: 48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Career high48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 25, 37, 36, 23, 36, 22, 33, 33Thunder-Warriors · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 14, 28, 31, 33, 21, 18, 28, 31Thunder-Warriors · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 12, 28, 15, 22, 23, 26, 25, 26Heat-Cavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 10, 13, 26, 19, 15, 23, 10, 25Warriors-Thunder · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Webber SAC, Dec 4, 1999: 25 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
25 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 5, 15, 20, 10, 12, 16, 19, 25Cavs-Heat · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul PierceBOS+4.2 22.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Drew GoodenMIL+4.0 15.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Anthony MorrowNJN+3.9 18.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Derrick BrownCHA+3.8 11.1 last 10 · 7.3 season
Dorell WrightGSW+3.5 14.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−3.4 8.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
DeJuan BlairSAS−3.3 5.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Josh SmithATL−3.1 12.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Jose CalderonTOR−2.9 6.6 last 10 · 9.5 season