FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 11, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed IND by 9 after the first quarter and won 113–109.

Final · Box score
Clippers111
Bobcats86
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +32; Q4 LAC +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Pacers109
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Cavs84
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Wolves98
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Nets89
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +14
Final · 2OT · Box score
Blazers94
Mavs97
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs 0; OT2 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Magic99
Bucks94
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Suns98
Kings84
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +14
On this day · 2010–11Feb 11, 2011: 10 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pacers

Denver climbs back to beat Indiana

Kevin Love goes for 32 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+3+4DEN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26342726113
Pacers35252425109
Who led
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 12, 18, 14, 16, 13, 16, 11, 27DEN27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 5, 8, 15, 7, 0, 12, 26, 23DEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 21, 36, 16, 19, 16, 21, 19, 26IND26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 6, 12, 20, 4, 8, 15, 22, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Pacers9
Knicks-Wolves6
Magic-Bucks6
Sixers-Cavs5
Spurs-Nets2
Blazers-Mavs2
Clippers-Bobcats1
Suns-Kings0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pacers combined for 222, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 113, Pacers 109
222
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 100, Wolves 98
198
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 111, Bobcats 86
197
Magic-BucksMagic 99, Bucks 94
193
Spurs-NetsSpurs 103, Nets 89
192
Blazers-MavsBlazers 94, Mavs 97
191
Sixers-CavsSixers 99, Cavs 84
183
Suns-KingsSuns 98, Kings 84
182
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 100, Wolves 98
+2 NYK
Blazers-MavsBlazers 94, Mavs 97
+3 DAL
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 113, Pacers 109
+4 DEN
Magic-BucksMagic 99, Bucks 94
+5 ORL
Suns-KingsSuns 98, Kings 84
+14 PHX
Spurs-NetsSpurs 103, Nets 89
+14 SAS
Sixers-CavsSixers 99, Cavs 84
+15 PHI
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 111, Bobcats 86
+25 LAC
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-PacersDEN won · Nuggets 113, Pacers 109
9 pts
Knicks-WolvesNYK won · Knicks 100, Wolves 98
8 pts
Magic-BucksORL won · Magic 99, Bucks 94
6 pts
West shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestIND · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
PekovicMIN · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
FieldsNYK · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
80% (8-10)
NealSAS · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
AfflaloDEN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Knicks-Wolves
Knicks 100Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30242818100
Wolves3329251198
The story
Jeremy Lin's 20 points and 8 assists carried New York past Minnesota, 100-98

For Minnesota, Nikola Pekovic had 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-24 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 18-11.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3−8−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 94Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Blazers141823266794
Mavs2518182061097
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points as Dallas beat Portland 97-94 in OT

Nicolas Batum led Portland with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 25-14, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +11+11+600+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 99Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1627292799
Bucks2128242194
The story
Orlando beat Milwaukee 99-94 behind 31 points from Jason Richardson

Ersan Ilyasova paced Milwaukee: 17 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 11-18 FG, 9-11 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5−6−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
22.72010–11 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.7 in 2010–11 (81 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Charlotte by 25.

NYK over MIN2DAL over POR3DEN over IND4ORL over MIL5SAS over NJN14PHX over SAC14PHI over CLE15LAC over CHA25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 33

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 25, 22, 28, 29, 39, 13, 14, 33Blazers-Mavs · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 18, 33, 29, 21, 20, 25, 32, 32Wolves-Knicks · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 21 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 2, 13, 19, 17, 20, 9, 14, 31Magic-Bucks · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 34, 26, 12, 21, 25, 34, 14, 27Nets-Spurs · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 12, 18, 14, 16, 13, 16, 11, 27Nuggets-Pacers · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 14, 21, 8, 21, 28, 10, 19, 26Kings-Suns · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Drew GoodenMIL+6.4 19.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Dorell WrightGSW+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Derrick BrownCHA+3.8 11.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+3.7 11.4 last 10 · 7.7 season
Trevor BookerWAS+3.6 10.8 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Chris BoshMIA−3.4 16.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.4 8.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−2.9 8.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−2.8 7.6 last 10 · 10.4 season