FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 23, 2012Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 100–85.

Final · Box score
Knicks88
Heat102
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Magic78
Hawks83
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Spurs114
Nuggets99
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +26; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Lakers85
Thunder100
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +15
On this day · 2010–11Feb 23, 2011: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Thunder

OKC extends win streak to 5

LeBron James goes for 20 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3+11+15OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2320192385
Thunder19272727100
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 19, 21, 33, 23, 51, 31, 28, 33OKC33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 28, 16, 26, 18, 40, 31, 31, 19OKC19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 34, 27, 10, 36, 32, 28, 15, 24LAL24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 16, 16, 20, 10, 17, 16, 24, 22LAL22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Heat9
Lakers-Thunder6
Magic-Hawks1
Spurs-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Spurs-Nuggets combined for 213, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 114, Nuggets 99
213
Knicks-HeatKnicks 88, Heat 102
190
Lakers-ThunderLakers 85, Thunder 100
185
Magic-HawksMagic 78, Hawks 83
161
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 78, Hawks 83
+5 ATL
Knicks-HeatKnicks 88, Heat 102
+14 MIA
Lakers-ThunderLakers 85, Thunder 100
+15 OKC
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 114, Nuggets 99
+15 SAS
Andre Miller shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerDEN · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoshMIA · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
PauLAL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
HardenOKC · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Willie GreenATL · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 78Hawks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2010252378
Hawks2918112583
The story
Josh Smith had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta beat Orlando 83-78

JJ Redick led Orlando with 13 PTS, 2 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +9+17+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard led the game in fantasy with 48.9 FPTS (12 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 88Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2027192288
Heat24272922102
The story
Chris Bosh's 25 points carried Miami past New York, 102-88

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 19 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB · 11-17 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+4+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 85Thunder 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2320192385
Thunder19272727100
The story
Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 100-85 behind 19 points from Russell Westbrook

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 6-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −4+3+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
28.52010–11 avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 2010–11 (58 games). Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Magic-Hawks

Atlanta leads Orlando wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 83–78. Best quarter: the first, 29–20. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over ORL5MIA over NYK14SAS over DEN15OKC over LAL15Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over ORL.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 19, 21, 33, 23, 51, 31, 28, 33Thunder-Lakers · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
DeJuan BlairPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 6, 11, 10, 6, 10, 15, 10, 28Spurs-Nuggets · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 24, 14, 8, 13, 16, 8, 20, 25Heat-Knicks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 34, 27, 10, 36, 32, 28, 15, 24Lakers-Thunder · L
28.4 PPG season to date · −4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 19, 9, 9, 26, 10, 12, 12, 23Nuggets-Spurs · L
10.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 23, 8, 15, 30, 14, 17, 13, 22Hawks-Magic · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jeremy LinNYK+7.4 21.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Tony ParkerSAS+5.3 24.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.3 24.9 last 10 · 19.6 season
Channing FryePHX+5.2 14.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.2 22.6 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−6.3 15.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Anthony MorrowNJN−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
LeBron JamesMIA−4.3 23.1 last 10 · 27.4 season
Kevin MartinHOU−4.1 13.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.0 5.7 last 10 · 9.7 season