FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 9, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CLE by 2 after the first quarter and won 111–103.

Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Cavs103
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats76
Sixers87
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Mavs116
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +26; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Bucks100
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Kings120
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +11
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The lead · Nuggets-Cavs

Denver makes it nine straight

Jose Calderon goes for 23 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6+11+8DEN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30282627111
Cavs32202130103
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 18, 14, 27, 27, 18, 22, 15, 19DEN19 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 0, 11, 4, 19, 13, 13, 21, 17DEN17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 35, 32, 14, 14, 35, 22, 24, 26CLE26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Alonzo GeePoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 2, 8, 0, 4, 6, 8, 6, 20CLE20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pistons-Bucks

Milwaukee's skid reaches three

Detroit won 105–100; the Bucks fall to 25–24. Jose Calderon led Detroit with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
Wvs PHI110–102L@ CLE108–113Wvs GSW109–102W@ DET117–90Lvs CHI88–104L@ NYK86–96Wvs ORL107–98L@ DEN104–112L@ UTA86–100Lvs DET100–105
Lead changes
Nuggets-Cavs6
Jazz-Kings5
Bobcats-Sixers4
Warriors-Mavs3
The night in charts
Jazz-Kings combined for 229, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-KingsJazz 109, Kings 120
229
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 111, Cavs 103
214
Warriors-MavsWarriors 91, Mavs 116
207
Pistons-BucksPistons 105, Bucks 100
205
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 76, Sixers 87
163
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-BucksPistons 105, Bucks 100
+5 DET
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 111, Cavs 103
+8 DEN
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 76, Sixers 87
+11 PHI
Jazz-KingsJazz 109, Kings 120
+11 SAC
Warriors-MavsWarriors 91, Mavs 116
+25 DAL
DEN rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-CavsDEN won · Nuggets 111, Cavs 103
2 pts
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 105, Bucks 100
1 pt
Jason Thompson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jason ThompsonSAC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
CalderonDET · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
MarionDAL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
Isaiah ThomasSAC · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
FariedDEN · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 105Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons33242424105
Bucks22342618100
The story
Greg Monroe had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Detroit beat Milwaukee 105-100

Samuel Dalembert led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 12 REB 14 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the first 33-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +11+1−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Cavs
Nuggets 111Cavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30282627111
Cavs32202130103
The story
Danilo Gallinari's 19 points carried Denver past Cleveland, 111-103

For Cleveland, Alonzo Gee had 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB · 6-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 28-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2+6+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 91Mavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1620302591
Mavs30322331116
The story
Dallas beat Golden State 116-91 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +14+26+19+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 22 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 26

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 35, 32, 14, 14, 35, 22, 24, 26Cavs-Nuggets · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 2, 18, 12, 18, 14, 23, 13, 26Mavs-Warriors · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 20, 30, 15, 14, 20, 12, 17, 26Bucks-Pistons · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 8, 8, 2, 5, 14, 8, 5, 26Jazz-Kings · L
6.0 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 7, 10, 22, 8, 24, 8, 17, 25Kings-Jazz · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 13, 8, 11, 7, 6, 3, 9, 24Kings-Jazz · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.1 15.2 last 10 · 7.1 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.4 17.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+5.5 12.7 last 10 · 7.2 season
Nate RobinsonCHI+5.4 17.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Michael BeasleyPHX+5.3 16.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.6 19.8 last 10 · 27.4 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−6.0 7.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Dwight HowardLAL−5.5 10.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Michael Kidd-GilchristCHA−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.4 last 10 · 15.7 season