FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 18, 2012Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · OT · Box score
Spurs103
Clippers100
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Nets97
Bulls85
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Hawks77
Blazers97
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +20
The lead · Spurs-Clippers

Tony Parker scores 30, San Antonio wins in overtime

Kris Humphries goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11+2+30+3SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs153025258103
Clippers261724285100
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 18, 42, 21, 37, 12, 14, 34, 30SAS30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 7, 3, 8, 18, 18, 4, 8, 17SAS17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 25, 16, 21, 20, 23, 21, 22LAC22 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 29, 16, 24, 18, 16, 16, 13, 21LAC21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Warriors-Grizzlies

Memphis takes over late to edge Golden State

Down 2 after three, Memphis won the fourth 28–25. Final: 104–103. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over GSW1SAS over LAC3NJN over CHI12POR over ATL20Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over GSW.
Lead changes
Spurs-Clippers11
Warriors-Grizzlies10
Hawks-Blazers5
Nets-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Allen's tip-in with 5.6 seconds left puts the Grizzlies ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 207, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 103, Grizzlies 104
207
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 103, Clippers 100
203
Nets-BullsNets 97, Bulls 85
182
Hawks-BlazersHawks 77, Blazers 97
174
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 103, Grizzlies 104
+1 MEM
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 103, Clippers 100
+3 SAS
Nets-BullsNets 97, Bulls 85
+12 NJN
Hawks-BlazersHawks 77, Blazers 97
+20 POR
SAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 103, Clippers 100
11 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 103, Grizzlies 104
2 pts
Humphries shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HumphriesNJN · 24 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
StephGSW · 36 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
BatumPOR · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
MayoMEM · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
BoozerCHI · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 103Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors19372225103
Grizzlies34202228104
The story
Rudy Gay's 19 points carried Memphis past Golden State, 104-103

For Golden State, David Lee had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-19, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +15−2−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 103Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs153025258103
Clippers261724285100
The story
Tim Duncan had 17 rebounds and 11 points as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 103-100 in OT

Chris Paul led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 17 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST · 5-14 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Spurs took the second 30-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −11+2+30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin led the game in fantasy with 48.0 FPTS (22 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 97Bulls 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3425142497
Bulls1926112985
The story
New Jersey beat Chicago 97-85 behind 29 points and 8 assists from Deron Williams

Carlos Boozer paced Chicago: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 9-26 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +15+14+17+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 29 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg38.4Today

38 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 36

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 29, 11, 16, 36, 14, 9, 8, 11, 36Warriors-Grizzlies · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 33, 18, 48, 14, 33, 18, 10, 11, 33Warriors-Grizzlies · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 18, 42, 21, 37, 12, 14, 34, 30Spurs-Clippers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 21, 25, 34, 14, 27, 26, 29, 29Nets-Bulls · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 20, 10, 9, 5, 15, 10, 24, 24Nets-Bulls · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 25, 16, 21, 20, 23, 21, 22Clippers-Spurs · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola PekovicMIN+6.0 18.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+4.4 12.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.3 23.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Drew GoodenMIL+4.2 16.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Chris BoshMIA−5.0 13.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kevin MartinHOU−4.5 13.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
DJ WhiteCHA−3.6 4.0 last 10 · 7.6 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.4 14.8 last 10 · 18.2 season